A Global Community Like No Other
Beyond geography, language, heritage, religion, there’s another community with a culture of its own and that’s the LGBTQIA+ community. Bonded by a collective rebellion of gender norms and stereotypes, the queer community value fearless authenticity and are...
“Our Mission Came Out Of A Need”: How Milan’s FLUIDOSTUDIO Spotlights LGBTQ+ Artists
Milan-based record label and recording studio FLUIDOSTUDIO was founded by Italian DJs and producers Stefano Libertini Protopapa and Pierpaolo Moschino as a way to spotlight and provide a platform for LGBTQ+ artists within Italy and beyond. We spoke with fo...
A Series For Women, By Women to Inspire: INSTANT LOVE
Today is International Women's Day, and also marks the debut of the INSTANT LOVE series by in-house label Instant Records, led by The Orchard's founder and producer Richard Gottehrer and copilot Allison Zatarain. INSTANT LOVE is a bi-weekly digital singl...
The LGBTQ Community & YouTube: A Love Story
Those in the LGBTQ community have been early adopters of almost every social media platform, all the way back to the days of Bulletin Board Systems and listservs. YouTube is no exception: From the platform’s launch in 2005, LGBTQ activists have utilized the...