Bio: Lindsey Anderson is a Seattle-based writer. She was previously published in The Stranger, The Seattle Gay News, Openly: A Reuters Publication, and Charter. She has been a staff writer for The Seattle Gay News since 2021. She graduated with a bachelor’s in English writing and Political Science from Gonzaga University, where she served as a student advisor to the University President, wrote for the satirical news program The Updog, and presented a seminar for the Gender in Pop Culture series. She lives in Seattle, WA, with her partner, two dogs, and a large cat.
Bio: Taina Queiroz Fonseca is an undergraduate student at Arizona State University, where she is pursuing a Bachelor’s in Journalism. Originally from São Luís, Brazil, she moved to the United States in 2013. She is fluent in both Portuguese and English and is a passionate storyteller with an interest in exploring music, film and entertainment. She has been published in Ka Leo News, Downtown Devil, and Blaze Radio, and worked as a floor director for Cronkite News where she improved her skills in reporting, writing, and broadcasting. Taina is excited to continue writing meaningful stories and striving to bring more quality journalism.
It was the middle of the 1980s, Micheal Jackson and Whitney Houston ruled the airwaves, the crack epidemic raged outside his front door, and a young Danny Cortes looked up at the television set as the usual commercials interrupted his favorite Saturday morning cartoons. Most kids would see nothing but ...
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