Adam Fried: Ally
Ruby raps with Adam Fried
Mr. Fried and I have crossed paths more than once. (Straight away I’ll impart to you: his surname is pronounced...
Venita Ray: Advocate
Venita Ray
by Ruby Comer
Marquee Photo by Johnnie Ray Kornegay III
"We build power, change culture, and transform systems.”
Landing on this bold quote one evening, while...
Seth Sikes: Ally
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Seth Sikes
COVID-19 got your panties in a bunch? Read on, uptight reader.
Judy Garland, Barbra Streisand, Lena Horne, Bernadette Peters, and Liza...
Kyle Brown: Ally
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Kyle Brown
“If you’re gay you’re going to hell!”
How many of you have been victim to this evil epithet??!
Unfortunately, Kyle Brown was...
Ben Bogen: Ally
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Ben Bogen
The rock musical Rent has certainly opened many a mind’s eye about Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
The play first appeared on...
Trent Park: Advocate
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Trent Park
Hip-hop singer Trent Park was raised in Syracuse, New York, comes from a Mexican mother and a Black father and...
Lesley-Ann Brandt: Advocate
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Lesley-Ann Brandt
I’ve always had a fondness for demons …more so than angels.
Mazikeen, better known as Maze, is on the top of...
Tommy-Lee Baïk: Advocate
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Tommy-Lee Baïk
Several years ago I was in Paris and attended a UNAIDS conference. After an early dinner, at the opulent Hotel...
Todd Lien: Advocate
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Todd Lien
Todd Lien is a Star Walker! He raised more than $1,000 for the AIDS Walk, which qualified him for that...
Matthew Olshefski & Paul Castle: Advocates
Ruby's Rap
by Ruby Comer
Matthew Olshefski & Paul Castle
As strippers Tessie Tura, Mazeppa, and Electra proclaim in the rollicking iconic musical, Gypsy, You Gotta Have...