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☆ O'Shae Sibley's killing unites New York's Black LGBTQ community in grief, defiance
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( Chandelis Duster | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —O’Shae Sibley’s passion for dance was transcendent. Sibley’s death has renewed fears for their safety, several members of New York’s LGTBQ+ community told CNN. “I’m just trying to keep going.”Kemar Jewel, left, and O'Shae Sibley are seen together in this image provided by Jewel. After news of his death broke, Beyoncé honored Sibley, posting, “REST IN POWER O’SHAE SIBLEY” on her website Wednesday. He even volunteered to teach others how to do the dance, Jewel told CNN.

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☆ Shanghai’s ‘voguing’ dancers step lightly to avoid official gaze
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-22 | by ( Aly Song | ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

"I think the biggest difference in voguing is that you need to dance your own self, the deepest you want to express," said Sui Kawakubo, a member of the Kiki House of Kawakubo, one of the city's key voguing "families", as they describe themselves. Voguing is a dance style characterised by staccato hand motions and angular arm and body postures punctuated by brief pauses, much in the manner of a model posing for photographs. "I wouldn't say voguing has made me an extrovert, but it allows a new me to emerge," added Kawakubo, a self-proclaimed introvert who uses a stage name chosen as a tribute to Japanese fashion designer Rei Kawakubo to protect his privacy.

Persons: Sui Kawakubo, Kiki, voguing, introvert, Rei Kawakubo

☆ Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ tour has begun. Here’s what to know before you go
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-17 | by ( Scottie Andrew | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —If you’re one of the lucky members of the BeyHive who scored tickets to Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour this summer, expect one of the more epic nights of your life. Fans have been waiting for this tour since last summer, and it’s finally time to unleash our inner alien superstars. Here’s what “Renaissance” tour-goers need to know before the show hits their hometown (or, before they fly across the world to catch it – the things we do for Beyoncé). Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ParkwoodThe aesthetic of the “Renaissance” tour, based on the footage fans have captured, is more “Alien Superstar” than “Cuff It”: Think Afrofuturist cyborgs with impeccable style. ), and she lets those in the audience know that a “queen moves at her own pace.” We’ll have to keep waiting on those music videos.

Numbers don’t lie (Madonna is one of the bestselling pop stars of all time), but they don’t often tell the whole story. Without question, I view Madonna as someone who pushed the boundaries of overtly and unabashedly sexual performances in popular culture. But Black artists often get excised from predominating narratives about U.S. popular culture. But Black artists often get excised from predominating narratives about U.S. popular culture. The risks were much higher for the Black women and the Black and Latinx queer people across genders who chose to be sexually provocative entertainers.

☆ How a TikToker with 1.8 million followers built a 6-figure income without an agent or manager
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Shriya Bhattacharya | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

His "stank walk challenge" video went viral two months later, and brands started reaching out. Nate White had been posting on TikTok for a month when he saw the viral "stank walk challenge" his friend Crayzrah created in April 2020. He started making money from social media later that month when brands reached out to collaborate. Now, White has 1.8 million followers on TikTok and almost 340,000 followers on Instagram. Brands pay him to make in-person appearances at events, post a video on his account promoting a product, or appear in campaign videos.

FIF Queer Voices te invită să privești filme despre cultura ballroom din comunitățile LGBTQI+ din mai multe țăriFestivalul Internațional de Film Queer Voices III — Queerantine edition , ce va avea loc între 18 și 20 decembrie, te invită să privești o selecție colorată de filme despre cultura ballroom din Regatul Țărilor de Jos. Ca de obicei, FIF Queer Voices a compilat un program excepțional de 14 filme ce descriu situația comunităților LGBTQI+ din mai multe țări. Astfel, te invităm să descoperi două filme despre comunitățile ballroom din Amsterdam și Rotterdam. „Ouăle mamei”, 2018Un documentar despre Amber Vineyard, fondatoarea primei case olandeze de ballroom — House of Vineyard. Vezi aici detaliile FIF Queer Voices.

Persons: Amber Vineyard, Amber Organizations: gay Locations: Regatul Țărilor de Jos, Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Amber

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