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    • “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” centers a very real & very queer Black woman
      Life

      “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” centers a very real & very queer Black woman

      The film is based on a fictional play. But the titular character – and her bisexuality – was real.

      Monday, December 28, 2020
    • The Harlem Renaissance was as Queer as it was Black
      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.

      Saturday, February 22, 2020
    • This gender non-conforming blues singer was a Harlem Renaissance super star
      LGBTQ History

      This gender non-conforming blues singer was a Harlem Renaissance super star

      She was famous for her bawdy performances and a chorus line of eight effeminate male dancers.

      Thursday, February 28, 2019
    • This out bisexual singer reigned as Empress of the Blues in the 1920’s
      LGBTQ History

      This out bisexual singer reigned as Empress of the Blues in the 1920’s

      She sold more than 2 million records in the first ten months after she was signed by Columbia Records and performed on Broadway – and then the Great Depression hit.

      Friday, February 15, 2019
    • In 1928, the ‘Mother of the Blues’ recorded an amazing lesbian anthem
      News (USA)

      In 1928, the ‘Mother of the Blues’ recorded an amazing lesbian anthem

      She was singing about how she could “talk to the gals just like any old man” over 40 years before Stonewall.

      Tuesday, February 13, 2018
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