Jay Valle

2 days ago | gaysonoma.com | Jay Valle

Features/ Health/ Top Stories Self-defense classes geared toward LGBTQ people can be found sprinkled across the United States, and instructors and students say the skills these classes provide are giving attendees a boost of confidence and a sense of community in a fraught political environment. “Pretend someone’s coming for you. How would you kick them if you were fighting for your life?” an instructor at Queer Fight Club in St. Louis asked attendees during a recent self-defense class. Tori...

5 days ago | nbcnews.com | Jay Valle

Self-defense classes geared toward LGBTQ people can be found sprinkled across the United States, and instructors and students say the skills these classes provide are giving attendees a boost of confidence and a sense of community in a fraught political environment. “Pretend someone’s coming for you. How would you kick them if you were fighting for your life?” an instructor at Queer Fight Club in St. Louis asked attendees during a recent self-defense class.

3 weeks ago | nbcuacademy.com | Jay Valle

New York vocal coach Matt Goldstein never anticipated a gathering of his friends singing pop songs would become a viral sensation. But that 2021 meetup evolved into Gaia Music Collective, which organizes pop-up singing groups across the country, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York to an intimate warehouse space in Los Angeles.  Sign up for our newsletter! “There’s a hunger for this,” Goldstein said of Gaia.

1 month ago | nbcuacademy.com | Jay Valle

When Jesus Salas moved to Florida to be with his husband, he thought it’d be easy to find HIV care. But that wasn’t the case. He only had a one-month supply of his HIV medication and Spanish-speaking specialists were hard to come by. Language and cultural differences are barriers for many Latinos seeking HIV care. While new HIV diagnoses remained steady across the U.S. between 2018 and 2022, rates increased 19% among Latinos, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

2 months ago | nbcuacademy.com | Jay Valle

In March, Jenna Bainbridge will be the first wheelchair user to play the role of Nessarose in “Wicked” on Broadway. Her announcement comes months after Marisa Bode, who also uses a wheelchair in real life, portrayed Nessa in the blockbuster film. “We need to hear disabled stories,” Bainbridge said.