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Commentary
Don’t just read about Black history. Create it.
HRC’s Director of Community Engagement for the Transgender Justice Initiative explores her place in Black history.
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Commentary
I lived unapologetically as a Black gay man in the 70s. Now I’m aging with pride & dignity.
“So much has changed and I know my generation has made a significant contribution to the growth,” writes activist Alston Green.
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Commentary
The legacy of Black LGBTQ leaders is at stake
“Our fight…is to ensure that future generations of Black LGBTQ people see themselves where they belong: squarely in the pages of American history books,” writes Nadine Smith.
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Commentary
“Radical freedom is reclaiming rest” says activist Elle Moxley
“We are going to give our community permission to focus on their mind, body and spirit.”
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Commentary
When Jack can’t fit in the box
While my sisters transformed our living room into a delivery room, I went upstairs to become pregnant.
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Commentary
Young Black LGBTQ people need accurate sex education. Why are politicians trying to take that away?
“Trust us when we tell you what we need.”
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Commentary
This Black nonbinary activist says Fannie Lou Hamer taught them key lessons about radical change
“The most important people in history are not only those whose names are written down. The largest waves are sometimes made by the smallest ripple,” writes The Okra Project founder, Ianne Fields Stewart.
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Commentary
Andrea Jenkins on the power of Black trans resilience
The nation’s first out trans city council president lives two blocks from where George Floyd was murdered. She writes about where we go from here.
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Politics
These 10 Black LGBTQ candidates could make history in this year’s midterms
This midterm cycle, we have a historic number of Black LGBTQ candidates on the ballot. The LGBTQ Victory Fund shares 10 candidates to watch.
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Life
TikTok star Emira D’Spain is Victoria’s Secret’s first Black trans model
25-year-old Emira D’Spain just made history by becoming the first black, transgender model to work with Victoria’s Secret.