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Dec 18

Gay in a Black Family

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By Erma BreAnn As family reunion season begins to wind down, I can’t help but reminisce. The passing down ancestors stories and seeing family who’ve moved far away always touches my spirit. I can feel the heat of the south and the smell of the fish fry. My grandmother's hands in mine as we dance and I sink into a…

May 04

Is the Man You’re Dating Homophobic? Here’s How to Find Out

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Amanda Seales via her IG By Veronica Wells Amanda Seales shares some incredibly interesting stories on her Instagram page. Most of them are told through the lens of activism, but occasionally she’ll sneak in some relationship advice or an anecdote from her own romantic experiences. In one of the more recent ones, she shared why she had to get rid…

Sep 21

Meet Naturally Glam Anti-Street Harassment Duo: Akira & Nalo

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Akira & Nalo By Jashima Wadehra Naturally Glam Bronx high school students, Akira Johnson and Nalo Turner attended the annual STOP STREET HARASSMENT rally in New York to speak out against harassment of individuals in the LGBTQIA (African American and East Asian) communities. These naturally glam teens completely fed our soul with their warmth, honesty and passion for making a…

Dec 18

Sidra Smith On Launching Her LGBTQ Web Series Indiegogo Campaign

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By Mwabi Kaira Imagine, 18 years ago, before ‘Queer As Folk,’ ‘The L Word,’ or ‘Noah’s Arc,’ a film centered around the lives of four black lesbian women navigating friendship and love. The name of the film was, ‘A Luv Tale,’ it was written, directed and produced by Sidra Smith, and it starred Tichina Arnold, MC Lyte, Gina…

Sep 21

Are We Overreacting To Dave Chappelle’s Netflix Performance?

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Photo Credit: Lester Cohen/Wire Image Written by Nikki Igo of www.nikigbo.com “You are a f***ing ***hole for saying these things,” Dave Chapelle said about 50 minutes into his recently released Netflix Special Age of Spin: Dave Chapelle Live at The Hollywood Palladium. He was quoting a feminist’s disapproval of his views on Bill Cosby during a show in Syracuse. He…