LGBTQ+ Affirming Care

Struggle and Brilliance in Paris is Burning

By Spencer Northey / June 24, 2025

I found the full documentary, Paris is Burning, on YouTube for free when I went to search Madonna’s 1990 smash hit “Vogue.” I realized that this documentary offers richer ground for reflection. There is a complicated irony in having a song by a cisgendered white woman like Madonna bring voguing to the mainstream. Madonna never…

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Celebrating Pride and Giving Your “Heart to Break”

By Spencer Northey / June 8, 2023

“Heart to Break,” by Kim Petras, and her accompanying video, is pure gender euphoria as she embraces her young-girl-in-love femininity. Gender euphoria is generally defined as the joy people experience when their gender expression aligns with who they are. It is the opposite of gender dysphoria. Both transgender and cisgender people can experience gender euphoria.…

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