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Politics
House Democrats seek to adopt resolution honoring & uplifting Black queer leaders
If adopted, the House will recognize “Black History Month as an important time to celebrate the remarkable and unique contributions of all LGBTQ+ Black Americans in United States history.”
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Politics
Kelly Loeffler is out as owner of WNBA team that protested against her. An out Black woman is in.
The anti-LGBTQ ex-Senator not only lost her seat, but gave up ownership of the team to two out women, including one of the former Black Lives Matter-supporting players she proudly derided.
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Life
The Obamas will produce an upcoming film about Bayard Rustin
The director of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom is attached to direct, and the writer of the Milk biopic is writing the screenplay.
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Commentary
The lessons my Uncle Lloyd taught me belong to Black History Month
But in one area, Uncle Lloyd was unsuccessful. That was a good thing in hindsight.
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Life
Little Richard was anti-gay when he died, but his queer cultural influence overshadows us all
One can’t merely say that Little Richard died a homophobe or renounced his queerness when his life as a queer entertainer made such a cultural impact.
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Commentary
The Wades are showing us that they are the family of our future
The Wades have put together a master class for future generations of fathers, brothers, and step-parents of how to be a supportive family to LGBTQ youth.
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Life
10 Black gay YouTubers & LGBTQ vloggers who are bringing queer color to the small screen
Black gay YouTubers aren’t always easy to find, but we’ve located 10 Black LGBTQ vloggers whose work is fun, fierce, and eye-opening.
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Commentary
The Harlem Renaissance was as Queer as it was Black
Beginning a century ago, Black LGBTQ entertainers & writers expressed their identities freely. We have them to thank for much of our present society.
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Commentary
The revolutionaries behind the Black LGBTQ hip-hop movement
The legacy of Black gay hip-hop artists subverts old notions of hip-hop as much as affirms what hip-hop is: an outlet for disenfranchised Black youth to express our realities through art.
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Commentary
I was stopped-and-frisked 4 times during the Bloomberg administration
Mike Bloomberg’s racist and anti-LGBTQ policies as New York’s mayor disqualify him as a Democratic contender.