Sasha Colby wants future generations to know how Pedro Zemora, Grindr & ‘Veneno’ helped shape queer culture
Queerty is launching The Queer Time Capsule, a new recurring feature where we ask some of our favorite LGBTQ+ icons to hand select five items from the culture that they feel are worthy of being preserved for the future.And who better to help kick off the Queer Time Capsule project that the G-O-D-D-E-S-S herself, Sasha Colby?Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.A post shared by Sasha Colby (@sashacolby)As it turns out, Sasha’s been thinking a lot about the past, too, especially as she’s linked up with LiveNation for their Home Stretch docuseries, which follows the legendary performer on her whirlwind solo tour Stripped, culminating in her homecoming show in Hawaii.Growing up in conservative Jehovah’s Witness household, the concept of “home” is a complicated one for Sasha, but it’s also where she found her chosen family and began her journey to worldwide superstardom.
She calls Home Stretch “a beautiful showcase of my creativity and the community of friends and family that I create with,” one that she believe can “offer strength and inspiration to queer people everywhere by sharing my own journey and vulnerabilities.”The series launched this month on LiveNation’s YouTube channel, and if it were to end up in a time capsule, Sasha hopes future generations “will find value in seeing how we, as a community, support and uplift each other.”But what else deserves a place in our Queer Time Capsule?
Sasha Colby makes the case for 5 timeless pieces of queer culture below:“It symbolizes the start of the queer fight for equality and the broader struggle for equal rights.
