National Coming Out Day aka NCOD is an annual awareness day every October 11 dedicated to raising awareness about queer experiences. Founded in 1988 after being inspired by the revolutionary National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights in 1987 that drew hundreds of thousands of LGBTQ people, AIDS/HIV patients and allies to the nation’s… Read on
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By Ellis Schroeder, VOX ATL Teen Staff The stigma is being spread everywhere: “HIV and Monkeypox = gift to gays,” graffiti in Berlin, Germany reads. “Monkeypox is really only transmitted mostly through gay sex,” Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene states in a viral video. “Gaypox” trends worldwide on Twitter. Lawmakers in Latvia attempt to cancel… Read on
When it comes to being Black in the LGBTQ+ community, many of us are exposed to a unique brand of prejudice that is brought about in response to our overlapping identities Read on
In early November, the film adaptation of the late Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical, one-man rock musical, “tick, tick . . . BOOM” was released on Netflix. After seeing all the buzz it accumulated via social media (and the multiple “It’s so good!” comments from friends), I jumped on the bandwagon and watched it. Directed by “Hamilton”… Read on
In this VOX Bubble, VOX ATL teens talk about their mental states changing for better and for worse over the past year. Read to hear what they have to say! Read on
While being in the midst of Black History Month, this author highlights the importance of honoring Black queer icons who fought for everyone's liberaiton. Read on