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A colorful digital painting of the historic blue bungalow of Michael Hardwick, heavily draped in a giant, waving rainbow pride flag that sweeps from the foreground over the roof as if to protect it. To the right, an excavator is silhouetted against a vibrant sunset on a distant ridge, symbolizing the threat of demolition.
November 12, 2026

Stop the Demolition of Michael Hardwick’s Home: LGBTQ+ History Is Not Disposable

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Sean Sasser, left, and Pedro Zamora pictured within a vintage television screen, with a red AIDS awareness ribbon in the foreground.
November 12, 2026November 12, 2026

Podcast Episode: Pedro Zamora and Sean Sasser: Love on MTV

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Sean Sasser, left, and Pedro Zamora pictured within a vintage television screen, with a red AIDS awareness ribbon in the foreground.
November 12, 2026November 12, 2026

Pedro Zamora and Sean Sasser: Love on MTV

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Illustrated Rob Sand in a dark runway coat beside an older portrayal wearing a navy blazer outside the Iowa State Capitol.
November 9, 2026November 9, 2026

Podcast Episode: From Prada to Public Office: Iowa Elected Rob Sand, and the Résumé Has Range

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Illustrated Rob Sand in a dark runway coat beside an older portrayal wearing a navy blazer outside the Iowa State Capitol.
November 9, 2026November 9, 2026

From Prada to Public Office: Iowa Elected Rob Sand, and the Résumé Has Range

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October 31, 2026October 25, 2026

The Quilter, the Elder, the Survivor: Harvey Fierstein After Broadway’s Applause

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October 30, 2026October 25, 2026

Mrs. Doubtfire, Mulan, Independence Day, and the Mainstreaming of an Unmistakable Queer Voice

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Kinky Boots-inspired shoe factory scene with glittering red boots, shoemaking tools, design sketches, drag performer imagery, and themes of labor, masculinity, acceptance, and queer survival.
October 29, 2026October 25, 2026

Kinky Boots, Lola, Masculinity, Labor, and the Factory Floor of Queer Survival

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Colorful Hairspray-inspired theater scene with big wigs, makeup, mother-and-daughter portrait, retro records, dancing performers, and messages about body acceptance, racial integration, visibility, and love.
October 28, 2026October 25, 2026

Hairspray, Edna Turnblad, and the Radical Comedy of Being Seen

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