Raquel Quintana

As a young girl growing up in a military family, I went to a lot of ceremonies and parties…nothing ever fun or life-changing though, I promise.

The teenage experience is chronicled time and time again in television and film, but often in a way that undermines the depth and complexities of these formative years.

Despite common misconceptions, psoriasis has absolutely nothing to do with personal hygiene.

Music has long been a driver of a cultural change as artists continue to push evolving social boundaries. In late 2018, Montero Lamar Hill was a college drop-out sleeping on his sister’s couch and recording songs in the closet…literally.

If you have never been to a Pride parade, you are missing out. Every June, cities across the globe join together in a series of festivities to celebrate their LGBTQ+ community and how far their love has taken them.

Way before the world was on a first name basis with Ellen Degeneres and audiences fell in love with the Pritchett family, television’s representation of the LGBTQ+ community was…lackluster to say the least.

From Paris Is Burning (1990) to Brokeback Mountain (2005) to Moonlight (2016), the film industry has seen a massive shift in LGBTQ+ representation over the years.