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Farewell Beijing: When An Expat Musician Stood Up To China’s Morality Police

An Artistic picture of a semi-transparent blue man walking through a town with trees
A picture from the newspaper article about the departure of a foreigner in Beijing and the forced closure of an independent music bar. Photo: Mantha Mok / Initium Media

David Carey, an Irish musician who lived in China for nine years, built an independent record label and a thriving cultural space that was appreciated by foreigners and locals alike. But the screening of a film that included LGBTQ+ elements brought an end to all that.

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Eyes on the U.S. LGBTQ Plus Society

Riding With Pride: How Gay Rodeo Found Its Place In Cowboy Culture

Riders with Pride participating in the Big Horn.
Riders with Pride participating in the Big Horn Rodeo. Nevada Gay Rodeo/Instagram

Created in the 1970, gay rodeos have been breaking down prejudices about homosexuality among cowboys in the United States, and claiming its own safe space in American folklore.

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Inside Vogue, The Life-Changing Dance Phenomenon in Puerto Rico

Inside Vogue, The Life-Changing Dance Phenomenon in Puerto Rico
A group dances during an open practice to celebrate the third anniversary of Laboratoria Boricua de Vogue in Puerto Rico. GABRIELA MELÉNDEZ RIVERA, GPJ PUERTO RICO

Members of the LGBTQ+ community escape discrimination, heal emotional wounds, and find family under the neon lights of the region’s voguing scene.

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