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fromAdvocate.com
2 days ago

12 portraits of transgender beauty and resilience in the Deep South

Exploring Transgender Identity in South Carolina is a candid photographic and interview-based documentation of transgender life in South Carolina. This project offers a contemporary visual record of a community that exists largely outside of that narrative yet within its realities.
SF LGBT
NYC music
fromHell Gate
2 weeks ago

What Exactly Was Brooklyn's Indie Rock Scene?

Ronen Givony's book documents the Brooklyn indie rock scene from 2004-2014, but struggles to justify its cultural significance to audiences unfamiliar with indie music history.
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Act Black: posters of Black Americans on stage and screen in pictures

Many of these posters are the only surviving proof of certain shows, with no recordings of plays, and certain films, having been lost over time. They offer a history of Black Americans trying to counter harmful stereotypes and provide vital and humanizing contributions to a growing Black culture.
Arts
from48 hills
1 month ago

Zines, memories, sonic assault: Mabuhay Gardens' 50-year SF punk detonation - 48 hills

It started as the only punk rock club in town, and for two to three years, it was the only place you could go, which was good because you'd see everyone you knew. The arrangement was practical and symbiotic: the restaurant profited from the punk crowds while the venue provided a crucial gathering space for the emerging underground music scene.
SF music
fromThe Washington Post
7 months ago

His camera captured Che, a famous black eye and 1960s Mexico City

Rodrigo Moya, who died July 30 at 91, was one of Mexico's most versatile and renowned photojournalists, capturing vulnerable moments of celebrities and public figures.
Photography
NYC LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Firestorms, county fairs and chimp hospitals: winners of the All About Photo awards 2025 in pictures

Husnah Kukundakwe, Uganda's only classified paralympic swimmer, finds confidence in her sport, overcoming challenges related to her disability.
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