It's Your Anniversary

It's Your Anniversary

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It’s Your Anniversary: Christina Aguilera’s ‘Dirrty’ Video Still Has an Impact on Me 20 Years Later

The pleasure in the video was never for anyone but her.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

Sep 28, 2022

bisexuality

It's Your Anniversary

movie features

It’s Your Anniversary: My Rage at “Chasing Amy” Helped Me Find My Bisexuality

25 years later I was curious to see if I’d still hate it since I’ve stopped judging my queerness by my distance to gold star lesbian status.

Shana —

Apr 6, 2022

It's Your Anniversary

RENT

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It’s Your Anniversary: Rent Was My First Class On Anti-Capitalism

I felt even more galvanized by the queer anti-capitalist characters I had come to know so well — and felt seen in the small choices I made to work towards…

Em Win —

Jan 25, 2022

It's Your Anniversary

film

It’s Your Anniversary: “The Watermelon Woman” Gave Me Black Sapphic Genealogy & Queer Joy

“As queer youth, part of the journey to find and honor our queer lineage is to take the pieces left to us and fill in the gaps with joy.”

Jumko Ogata-Aguilar —

Jul 28, 2021

It's Your Anniversary

music

It’s Your Anniversary: Craig David’s 7 Days Is Really About Lesbian Dating

“I’m sure Mr. David didn’t set out to write a Black lesbian dating anthem but this is where we are — where I am — in regard to this timeless…

danijanae —

Jun 3, 2021

It's Your Anniversary

movie features

It’s Your Anniversary: The Craft Was a ’90s Guide to Reclaiming My Power

“Watching this fierce pack of teenage girls punish those that harmed them resonated with me. I too sought catharsis for the trauma that I’d endured — I began to realize…

Jasmine Renaé —

May 11, 2021