Once a stronghold for straight dudes, the skateboarding scene is finally opening up to queer riders. Four skaters talk about how they made inroads and found a loving community along the way.
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Thirty years ago, El Convento Rico threw its doors open to College Street and became the West End’s liveliest and most welcoming nightclub. To mark the anniversary, we spoke to patrons, performers, employees, a few detractors and its formidable matriarch, Maritza Yumbla, about the power of belonging, the importance of bedazzling and the meaning of drag.
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In 1985, three women started a lesbian soccer league, called Pink Turf, to have a safe place to play. Over the years, the league and the community that grew around it became about a lot more than the game. Here, they talk about the difference a queer club makes.
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