All Blog Posts Tagged 'Series' (22)

It's Black History Month! Join The Peculiar Kind onTumblr every Monday as we show love and honor black owned businesses, entrepreneurs, creatives, legends and leaders in our community.

Until then, check out the season no. 2 teaser... (We're Baaa-aack with new faces & new voices on February 28th 2013 9PM EST.)…

We came across this article on GLAAD.org so we had to share it with you.

REMEMBERING HOMELESS YOUTH DURING THE HOLIDAYS

As families across the country gather to celebrate the holidays, it’s important to remember the many people, particularly LGBTQ-identified youth, who are without a permanent home or family simply because of who they are and love.

In fact, a census conducted by the Empire State Coalition and released by the New York City Council in 2008, found…

Been wondering what's going on with The Peculiar Kind lately? Welp, we're gearing up for season no. 2, prepping for our spring tour, working on dropping a new web series and more...

We're posting our season finale episode about Community next week (It's been a long time coming... You can thank Sandy and a wonky internet connection ever since her wrath for that delay) but in the meantime check out the new Trailer/Snippet for The Peculiar Kind: The Doc.…

THE ARTCHITECTS ANNUAL COAT DRIVE

Now is the perfect time to go through your closets and pull out some of those coats that have been collecting dust. There is still an alarming amount of people who are still recovering from Sandy and/or homeless. Please donate your unused coats!!!…

We absolutely LOVE Meshell Ndegeocello's music and we think it would be amazing if she would sit down and chat with The Peculiar Kind. Yes? Well, let's put that out in the universe and see what happens. HA!

Check out her interview with BET as she chats a little about sexuality, Nina Simone and…

Spirit Day is an annual day in October when millions of Americans wear purple to speak out against bullying and to show their support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth.

You can also show your support by tweeting using hashtag #spiritday and changing your twitter and facebook profile pictures to a lovely purple hue!…

It's Pride Month at New York University and the organizers have a calendar filled with goodies. One being the Reel Queer Film Series. If you haven't seen the film 'PARIAH', you can check it out on October 18th at NYU. It is FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

Directed by Tisch alum Dee Rees, Pariah highlights the trials and tribulations of a young black woman in Brooklyn as she explores her sexual and gender identity. It illustrates how the responses of family, friends and…

With dynamic performances from poets and musicians alike, THE REVIVAL weaves a salon-styled night of libations and genuine fellowship. Reminiscent of independent poetry tours like SisterSpit…Saltlines… the iconic Def Poetry Jam, The Revival is a unique arts experience as each concert takes place in an actual home. A collective of queer women artists on a national, 10-day expedition, The Revival caravan honors a queer tradition. They not only demand safe space, they create…

It seems that 2012 has been the year for Queer Artists. The Peculiar Kind would like to say... About damn time! But seriously, Art is art and whether you're queer, straight, red, brown or green, if your art is great, people will relate ( We write rhymes too.) Below is a little something we threw together (literally) from this years Latex Ball featuring Zebra Katz and Njenna Reddd Foxxx. Also, check out the dates for Zebra Katz and Azealia Banks European tour... BIG…

We are taking our documentary, "The Peculiar Kind: A Doc" on tour starting October 22nd thru November 16th! The documentary is based on the web series that provides a more detailed look into the QWOC community with never before seen conversations, meetings, events and interviews. The film covers topics from gentrification to unemployment and issues from queer communities around the world.

If you're interested in bringing TPK to your College or University, reserve your date…

Here's a sneak peek of The Peculiar Kind's weekend at Afropunk Fest 2012 and a teaser of our season finale... "Community". As you all know, The Afropunk Festival is full of so many different kinds of people from various walks of life. With that in mind we decided to ask folks at the festival two simple questions:

1. How do you define community?

2. How important is it to have a supportive community?

Our season finale drops in October so stay tuned…

In Episode No. 5, we discussed queer folks of color in the media with artists of various backgrounds and experiences. The artists featured are so AMAZING that we want you to get to know them a little better. Check out The Peculiar Kind's "ARTIST SPOTLIGHT" with Syd Tha Kyd // Ayo Leilani // Siaira Shawn // Alexa Hall // THEESatisfaction.…

Reading the logo for The Artchitects, a female-run production company based in New York, is like that of an inspirational yoga testimonial. Splashed across their website reads “The Artchitects. Breathe, feel, create. Where anything is possible.” The company’s founders, Mursi Layne and Alexis Casson, are standing behind their brand, serving as film directors, sound design, DJ’s, and most recently releasing a popular web series, …

On August 9 comedian and AP member W. Kamau Bell's new late night series "Totally Biased" expands a fresh FX lineup to humorously translate opinions on socio-political issues. The six episode run is executive produced alongside award winning comedian Chris Rock, whom he credits for this opportunity. Bell says: 'I wasn't getting anywhere just being a comic and that's when I started my "Bell Curve" show…

We love to hear from the LGBT voices of the community, and boy did we hear from them when artist collective The Artchitects released the first episodes of their new monthly web series 'The Peculiar Kind'. Candidness and humor are on the program, but the issues highlighted are sometimes serious (hate crimes, safety, relationships, substance/alcohol abuse, lifestyle). "[Alexis Casson] wanted to create a…

With a mission statement that reads "Stories of survival and freedom. No judgement.", new magazine Hycide challenges readers and viewers with captivating, raw articles, photo series and videos. Housing projects, butch lesbians called "aggressives", drug addicts, you name it: the focus is on survivors, and yet many of the features also manage to show the love and brotherhood/sisterhood still present in spite of the adversity.…

Oh hell yeah! A comic book series with touches of punk and hip-hop cultures, statements about consumerism and rebellion... Meet PUNXofRAGE, published by Chicago-based Strictly Underground Comics. Talented writers and visual artists got together to create this story, which they started to work on in 2009.…