by Sam Gindin

Music, Pride, and Perseverance: Leading a Queer Marching Band During the AIDS Epidemic

 Hi, my name is Sam Gindin and I’m from Brooklyn.  One of the memories I have, which definitely turned my life around, was when I went to a local party. And I went there The best time that we could make possibly during these tragic days was that we could still keep marching and keeping the band together. We had already lost several members of the ...

by Bernie Wagenblast

The Trans Woman Behind the NYC Subway Announcements

My name is Bernie Wagenblast. I’m from Cranford, New Jersey.  I was four years old. I recall being at my grandmother’s house, sitting in front of her vanity, putting And one of the things that I had come across online was a new app that had come out called Face App. You could upload a photo of yourself and you would be able to see how you look...

by Victor Mendolia

Challenging “The Clones” of Fire Island and Celebrating The Freaks at The Pyramid Club.

I’m Victor Mendolia and I’m from Selden, New York, which is on Long Island. When I was 16, I started going out to Fire Island, to Cherry Grove. I had recently left this born-a...