Letter from the editor-in-chief
Letter from the editor – Issue 19
There has never been a safe time to be a member of the LGBTQ+ community. Stigmas and violence mean queer people often have to limit how open and free they can be. Conservatives have declared all-out war on the community — outlawing drag performances in some states and labeling anyone who even speaks about LGBTQ+…
In this issue
VERSION is a necessary space.
For decades, Black queer folks have found solace, release, and peace in nightlife. In Baltimore and beyond, dance floors, warehouses, and clubs provide marginalized people the opportunity to be something that they’re often denied in the daylight: free. VERSION is a queer and trans dance party by and for Black people, started in 2017 by Jessica Hyman,…
Around Baltimore: youth curfew, renters’ rights, and Carmelo Anthony
Baltimore City Youth Curfew There’s ample evidence that curfews don’t work. “Evidence suggests that juvenile curfews are ineffective at reducing crime and victimization. The average effect on juvenile crime during curfew hours was slightly positive — that is a slight increase in crime — and close to zero for crime during…
Photostory: VERSION
Photographer Sydney Allen has been shooting pictures for VERSION, a queer and trans dance party that happens monthly at The Crown, since 2018. She’s self-taught but also calls herself community-taught because of the knowledge she’s gained from other photographers. She says that when she’s shooting parties, she’s…
‘Master Gardener’ is a heat check for the limits of redemption
Across five decades and two dozen films, Paul Schrader has told all manner of stories, but his ongoing “Man in a Room” series will be his enduring legacy. Schrader has spent a lifetime critiquing modern American masculinity through thematically tethered tales of lonely, self-destructive men, their disconnection from the world and their respective quests for…
June Tarotscopes
Air Signs – Aquarius, Gemini, Libra The Chariot + Nine of Wands + Two of Swords Air sign check-in: how has your anxiety been over the past month? Have you been on the verge of an anxiety spiral? If so, it’s time to consider what you’ve committed yourself to over the past month. The nice…
Price·less
Adjective Adjective: priceless So precious that its value cannot be determined I’m Priceless You can’t define my worth to a simple price list I keep my head up through tough times, guess you can call me timeless Get behind it My mental will never change, call me confident It’s common sense, ask about me I’m…
