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Harlem Renaissance

    • “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
    • Richard Bruce Nugent, the queer rebel of the Harlem Renaissance
      LGBTQ History

      Richard Bruce Nugent, the queer rebel of the Harlem Renaissance

      The “bizarre and eccentric vagabond poet” was open about his sexuality, and then married a woman.

      Wednesday, February 27, 2019
    • Meet the Harlem Renaissance dancer who made sure lesbian history wasn’t forgotten
      LGBTQ History

      Meet the Harlem Renaissance dancer who made sure lesbian history wasn’t forgotten

      Harlem Renaissance dancer, domestic worker, archivist, philanthropist, early lesbian activist; in her lifetime, Mabel Hampton was many, many things.

      Monday, February 25, 2019
    • This gay sculptor focused on black male beauty during the Harlem Renaissance
      LGBTQ History

      This gay sculptor focused on black male beauty during the Harlem Renaissance

      Richard Barthé was one of America’s best sculptors – and he didn’t shy away from his sexuality.

      Monday, February 11, 2019
    • How a bi black dancer from St. Louis helped the Resistance liberate France from Nazis
      News (World)

      How a bi black dancer from St. Louis helped the Resistance liberate France from Nazis

      Josephine Baker became a celebrity in France. When Germany invaded, she used her skills for espionage.

      Thursday, February 22, 2018
    • Meet 4 historic icons who made the Harlem Renaissance ‘as gay as it was black’
      News (USA)

      Meet 4 historic icons who made the Harlem Renaissance ‘as gay as it was black’

      “Nobody was in the closet. There wasn’t any closet.”

      Monday, February 19, 2018
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