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Chappell Roan: We knew her when - Out In Jersey
Oct 23, 2024 · Just before reaching pop superstardom, Chappell Roan spoke to us about making straight boys dance and being part of pop music’s “alliance of queer girlies.”. When we connected in late September 2023 from her tour bus, some of Chappell Roan’s first words were, “Hopefully this Zoom works.”. You might call that iconic if Roan were the ...
Where are the New Jersey Gay beaches? - Out In Jersey
Apr 27, 2017 · The festivities start for most of New Jersey’s LGBT community early on Friday, June 2, 2017. Back on the Asbury Park beach, there is a charge of $5 per day for a beach tag, seasonal tags are $70 ($20 for seniors and teens), and 12 and younger are free. Parking can be a bit of a hassle, so arrive early or go in the late afternoon.
244 Spot aims to fill Central Jersey’s gay bar desert
Jan 1, 2024 · Nothing — a gay Bermuda triangle where the bars that dare enter soon disappear. That’s the void that the staff of The 244 Spot hopes to fill. The new LGBTQ bar opened at 244 Cedar St. in South Amboy on Oct. 11 a fitting observance of National Coming Out Day. EDITOR’S NOTE: A few readers have pointed out that in a summary of New Jersey’s ...
Black male votes matter - Out In Jersey
5 days ago · Within a year of the March, over 1.5 million Black men registered to vote for the first time. At BET Media they addressed seven topics: • Harris’s record. • Protecting our community. • Confronting sexism. • State of the economy. • Economic opportunity. • Protecting Black women. • …
A history of LGBTQ Pride in New Jersey
Jun 4, 2024 · In 2005, the Newark Pride Festival was founded following the devastating murder of Sakia Gunn, a lesbian targeted for her sexual orientation, in Newark. Pride marches and events during the 2010s celebrated and fought for historic legislative wins, such as the fight for marriage equality in New Jersey in 2013 and the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” nationwide in 2010.
“Hamilton” makes its return to Philadelphia - Out In Jersey
Oct 30, 2024 · Not only is the show in Philadelphia from Oct. 29 until Nov. 23, 2024, but much of the story itself takes place in 18th-century Philly. Hamilton chronicles Alexander Hamilton’s life, from his Revolutionary War service under George Washington to his tumultuous political career as a lawyer and Secretary of the Treasury. The musical culminates in his tragic duel with Aaron Burr.
My Chemical Romance revisits their Jersey roots - Out In Jersey
Nov 14, 2022 · The My Chemical Romance Reunion Tour initially kicked off on December 20, 2019, in Los Angeles before being abruptly postponed. It was rescheduled for over two years due to COVID-19. Nevertheless, the tour finally recommenced this past May, coinciding with the release of “The Foundations of Decay,” the band’s first single since 2014.
LGBT and community leaders launch Out Montclair organization
Apr 14, 2021 · Local LGBTQ activists in Montclair launched a new LGBTQ organization. The organization promised educational, social, and leisure events to support and promote inclusivity and equality for LGBTs. Out Montclair was created to “foster community with and provide support and solidarity for the LGBTQIA+ community of Montclair,” said a press release.
“As You Like It”: Roughing it in the forest for love
Jul 3, 2024 · For this season’s outdoor offering by the Shakespeare Theatre of NJ, we get As You Like It, arguably Shakespeare’s best-loved romantic comedy.As presented at the outdoor amphitheater at the College of St. Elizabeth in Convent Station, it is a light-hearted confection, as airy as a summer’s breeze, in which wrongs are righted, identities revealed, philosophers are foolish and fools are ...