Damn These Heels 2018: 1985

Damn These Heels 2018: 1985
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1985 is Adrian’s story of moving through his hometown one last time. Having contracted HIV from his now-deceased boyfriend while living in New York, Adrian struggles to reconcile his relationship to his god-fearing family with his knowledge that he is sick, that he will almost certainly die. … read more

Damn These Heels 2018: Freelancers Anonymous

Damn These Heels 2018: Freelancers Anonymous
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What happens when a millennial gets stuck in an unfulfilling office job? She takes it upon herself to create a startup, of course—but not without some twists and turns along the way. … read more

Localized: Shecock & The Rock Princess

Localized: Shecock & The Rock Princess
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With full faces of makeup, pink corsets and attitudes to match, Shecock & The Rock Princess, comprising guitarist/vocalist Sofia Scott (The Rock Princess), bassist Garrett Gridley (Low End Lucy) and drummer/vocalist Matthew Bennett (Mat Benatar), have a heavy sound and profound message. … read more

Creature Feature: Lucy Fur

Creature Feature: Lucy Fur
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To Lucy, drag has been an extremely important means of expression. “I’ve been dying my hair and getting wild piercings for years, and it’s always been a big part of me—to not feel scared to do what I want to do or to be who I am,” he says. … read more

Este Barrio No Se Vende: Jessica Sabogal’s Artistic Activism

Este Barrio No Se Vende: Jessica Sabogal’s Artistic Activism
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Muralist Jessica Sabogal is a first-generation Colombian American whose spray-painted works reach out to marginalized people, show them support and speak the message of their struggle and humanity, which is so often misheard or misrepresented. … read more

Fazilat Soukhakian

Fazilat Soukhakian
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Fazilat Soukhakian’s approach is an active, inquiring one. The Iranian artist-photographer’s work continually records and questions what it means to exist in our contemporary world—what it means to engage with it, to have a stake in it. … read more

Local Review: Talia Keys and the Love – We’re Here

Local Review: Talia Keys and the Love – We’re Here
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Talia Keys and the Love = Hozier + Amy Winehouse + Joshy Soul and the Cool
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A Place of Power: Russel Albert Daniels and the Authentic Native Image

A Place of Power: Russel Albert Daniels and the Authentic...
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Russel Albert Daniels is a quiet, pensive artist who contains an expansive river within him, much like the spaces and stories his work reflects. His photographs have captured the complexity of the modern Native experience intersecting with nature and contemporary political struggle. … read more

SLUG Style: Erika Longino

SLUG Style: Erika Longino
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Erika Longino is a cross-country bicycle tourer, grassroots educator and producer of the zine Mobile Moon Co-op. She studied Urban Ecology at the University of Utah. This month’s photos were shot at Erika’s bus, which she is turning into an herbal apothecary botanical classroom and tearoom geared toward femme and queer empowerment. Every month, SLUG Style features a distinct