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Ballet’s Bad Boy Tells All
Frank Rizzo caught up with James Whiteside, principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre — and VOICE’s first cover boy — has always been an outspoken guy. Whether it’s as a star of bot...
More Than A Toy
When Matthew Ashton, LEGO Group’s vice president of design, was a child, he and his brother were very different. He knew he identified LGBTQ+ from an early age, and his brother was, well, more tradi...
ACLU Seeks Executive Order on ID Gender Changes; Biden Starts with Passports
Change may only come about from a grassroots uprising, but it’s always good to have some help straight from the top. That’s the strategy the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is pursuing on...
Once upon a time in West Hartford…
Maybe you were one of the lucky ones who witnessed, Tell Me Another—the LGBTQ+ Experience. Sponsored by West Hartford Pride 2021, it was a captivating evening of mesmerizing storytelling with true...
New Law Says All Parents are Parents
The very title of the form given to parents of newborns tells you what’s wrong with it: “Acknowledgement of Paternity.” It’s also revealing to see which parents it’s offered to: opposite-sex...
Signs Point to Progress
Julia Gordon wanted to make a statement. While still in middle school, the Avon native watched the Black Lives Matter demonstrations and shared with her friends their upset over the murder of George F...
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Pilobolus’ Changing Shape with LGBTQ Dancers
Quincy Ellis sits cross-legged on the rehearsal hall floor of the Warner Theater in Torrington, his attention focused on the details of a dance piece performed by two members of the Pilobolus dance co...
The Show Must Go On
After an Extended Intermission, Theaters Look Ahead By Paul Whitman It’s time to rediscover the performing arts. Over the last year, life’s been very dull and you’ve kept a low profile for ...
Fresh Ideas
New LGBTQ Programmer Brings a New Vision to a Longstanding Festival By Frank Rizzo The first thing you notice about Malakhi Eason, besides his beaming smile and upbeat personality, is his hair. I...
The Fabulous ’70s Decade of After Dark Magazine
When gay culture winkingly slipped into the mainstream Written & Photographed By FRANK RIZZO Billy Ordynowicz and Lawrence Degley have a gay obsession. Over the past few years Ordynowicz, a 3...
Through A Different Lens
Author shines light on LGBTQ echoes in the characters, and life, of Thornton Wilder By FRANK RIZZO In Howard Sherman’s newly published book Another Day’s Begun – his “biography of a play” ...
A New Chapter
Author Gregory Maguire on “Wicked,” sexy swans and gay perspectives By Frank Rizzo Can there possibly be a more beautiful bird?” asks author Gregory Maguire about one of his characters is his ...
Health & Wellness
Clinical staff at Middlesex Health provide more than medicine
Getting appropriate and compassionate healthcare can be a challenge for…
The Right Fit
For Trans Men, Binding Doesn’t Need To Be A Pain…
Living Authentically
Masculinizing Hormone Replacement Therapy Can Empower Trans Men By Jane…
Botox for Men
The Benefits of Botox For Men Sure, you’re into the…
Comfortable In Their Own Skin
Feminizing Hormone Therapy Helps Many Trans Women Feel Like Themselves…
Continuous Care
Middlesex Health is supporting transgender patients who face additional health…
Youth
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Back to School Out and Proud
How colleges and universities across Connecticut are welcoming LGBTQ+ students
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Funding the Future
LGBTQ Foundation Provides Crucial Scholarships By Dawn Ennis Coming out…
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Voice of Reason
This transgender advocate has always spoken up for herself; now,…
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The Agony of Youth
UConn researchers hope a groundbreaking study will lead to progress…
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On Her Own Terms
Connecticut’s Kid Governor looks to the future By Cara McDonough…
