Tag: drama

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“Who are we?”: What do we see when we confront our reflections?

Twenty-six years ago, Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson murdered Matthew Shephard in Laramie, Wyoming. On October 6, 1998, they beat him and left him strung to a fence for eighteen hours until someone found him. Six days later, Shepard died at a hospital in Fort Collins, Colorado. McKinney and Henderson were charged with first-degree murder, and the case drew attention to anti-LGBTQ violence and … Read More “Who are we?”: What do we see when we confront our reflections?

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Charlotte von Mahlsdorf and the Importance of History

In March 2023, Tennessee governor Bill Lee signed the Tennessee Adult Entertainment Act, or the Tennessee drag ban, into law. The ban modifies section 2 of Tennessee Annotated Code § 7–51–1401 which governs the location and business hours of “adult-oriented establishments” and section 2 defines “Adult cabaret.” The drag ban defines an “Adult cabaret performance” as any performance not located in an “adult cabaret” that involves, among … Read More Charlotte von Mahlsdorf and the Importance of History