Fashion
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Daring to Bare Their Beach Bodies
For trans individuals, swimsuit season brings hopes and fears By Dawn Ennis Her first bikini wasn’t even hers. A substantial but still comparatively skimpy white, pink and gray patterned two-piece swimsuit, it had actually once belonged to her teenage daughter, who outgrew it as the girl matured. Now, it was a...
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The Best Costume For The Day
By MAR JENNINGS “… I think this is the best costume for today … Mother wanted me to come out in a kimono, so we had quite a fight.” Many of you surely recognize that as a quote from American socialite, fashion model, and cabaret performer Edie Beale, or...
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Confessions of a Drag Addict And A Word From Asia O’Hara
By FRANK RIZZO Photography by Brandon Voss, Voss Events It started slowly, with my husband Bill becoming a fan first. Eleven years ago, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” was new to Logo, the gay cable channel best known to me at the time for reruns of “The Golden Girls.” Finally, it...
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Dressed For Success
SCSU’s new clothing and toiletries closet helps and uplifts LGBTQ students By Cara McDonough / Photography by Daniel Eugene The “Open Door Closet” isn’t your typical closet. Yes, it takes up a corner space in a room, has drapes that act as doors for privacy and includes many of the accoutrements a closet...
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Fashion Your Seat Belts
What happened to traveling in style? By MAR JENNINGS Think about this: you have in your hot little hands the tickets for your trip to … Florence… Paris… Barcelona… San Francisco… Boise. You’re packed, your passport is safely tucked away, your itinerary has been checked and confirmed, and your...
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Fashion Should Not Be A Drag
Find your inner fashionista! By Mar Jennings Did I get your attention? First and foremost, I’d like to welcome you to my column, a fun approach to fashion that embraces personality and individuality. That said, no one personifies personality and individuality more than a professional drag queen. Truth be told,...
