Uganda's LGBTQ muny is ' shock' over new measure, gay activist says

Contents:

• KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY
• THE BLACK GAY COMMUNY… OR THE LACK THEREOF?
• ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
• REMEMBERG A FOTTEN LANDMARK GAY, BLACK, BRISH HISTORY – AND THE LSONS N TEACH
• CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’
• BEG BLACK AND GAY: HOW TERSECTNAL STIGMA IMPACTS ON THE UPTAKE OF PREP
• UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
• BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
• THE RELATNSHIP BETWEEN BLACK AND GAY MUNY VOLVEMENT AND HIV-RELATED RISK BEHAVRS AMONG BLACK MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN

KEV MAXEN BE FIRST MALE ACH A US MEN’S PROFSNAL SPORTS LEAGUE TO PUBLICLY E OUT AS GAY

However, overall, Black LGB and transgenr adults reported ncealg their sexual orientatn or genr inty and experiencg ternalized homophobia or transphobia to some gree.

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THE BLACK GAY COMMUNY… OR THE LACK THEREOF?

Native Son is a movement, muny and platform created to spire and empower the Black gay and queer muny and to harns our llective power. Our foc is amplifyg the voice and visibily of Black gay and queer men, creatg muny and safer spac and ensurg that our existence is seen, heard, and rpected. There are so many stori that need to be told to help uplift the Black gay muny as well as the Black muny holistilly pecially the areas of HIV, mental health, inty and reprentatn.

ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL

We have grown our muny om zero to 47, 000 on social media by creatg muny, shiftg the narrative of Black gay and queer men, and showg the muny diversy and reprentatns.

That is clearly makg an impact on the Black muny bee we are brgg Black gay and queer men and their stori out of the shadows and to the light an effort to create more visibily, cultural unrstandg and to mimize the shame and stigma many Black LGBTQ folks feel the Black muny. Follow on social media, donate to Native Son to advance the work of amplifyg the voice and visibily of Black gay and queer men, and bee an ally for .

The Natnal Black Jtice Coaln (NBJC) is Ameri’s leadg civil rights anizatn dited to the empowerment of Black lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer+, and same-genr-lovg (SGL) people, cludg people livg wh HIV. Per Outsports, as of September 2022, there have only ever been 16 players NFL history to publicly e out as gay or bisexual.

REMEMBERG A FOTTEN LANDMARK GAY, BLACK, BRISH HISTORY – AND THE LSONS N TEACH

Per Outsports, Maxen is the “first publicly out male ach a major Amerin men’s pro sports league, ” wh WNBA ach Curt Miller, who publicly me out to the media as gay 2015, also a publicly out male ach an Amerin profsnal sports league. Syd is one of the most proment gay R&B artists, and she’s “always ma a pot to jt be gay, ” she told the Guardian last year.

” Her androgyno bety, equent appearanc at gay clubs and ristance to easy labels elevated her to queer in. “Beg tangled up, havg some of the man me, I loved that, ” she wrote her 2015 memoir of attendg gay clubs wh her brother and her own masculy. Moi Renee was a drag performer and traed dancer who was the toast of New York’s unrground gay club scene throughout the ’90s.

” There’s footage of the performer donng a neon-green beehive wig and a black cutout jumpsu on a lol gay talk show the ’90s. DJ MikeQ is a fixture of today’s ballroom scene, spng at gay clubs and puttg his own fluence on a beloved genre: The New York Tim 2012 said he and his ntemporari have “put a hip-hop sp on ballroom sounds and slang, while rpectg tradn.

CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’

LaBeija, fed up wh the racism she experienced drag petns n by Whe gay men – a grievance that provid the most memorable scene the 1968 documentary “The Queen” – created her own balls for Black and brown queer and trans performers.

” It’s at least the send time Bey has pulled om Summer: “Nghty Girl, ” om Beyoncé’s solo but, terpolat Summer’s “Love to Love You, ” another gay nightclub anthem. Even though her relatnship wh her gay fanbase was tenuo – Summer was acced of makg homophobic ments about gay victims of AIDS – her mic was beloved by LGBTQ listeners for “s poise, gravy and open sex ntent, ” wrote Pl Flynn, journalist and chronicler of gay culture, a 2012 piece for the Guardian. She was “blsed wh a dive abily to tu how 3am unr a mirror-ball a Metropolan gay nightclub ought to sound, ” Flynn wrote.

BEG BLACK AND GAY: HOW TERSECTNAL STIGMA IMPACTS ON THE UPTAKE OF PREP

“Wh the black gay muny, there are those who have bee the very opposn that generatns before have fought agast. ”Photo by Jack Lus Smh on UnsplashAs a member of the LGBTQ muny, exclively the black gay muny, I fd myself qutng the muny, self, and my place wh 21st century has granted the LGBTQ muny wh more eedoms and avenu of nnectn than any other generatn before . Throughout my experience of g to my own as a black gay man, I n rell moments of gratu that I would feel the pany of other black gay men.

Whether be amongst new iends, the iends of new love terts, or the crowds of proud black gay men the Atlanta streets durg Pri, I would always revel the moment of beg around those who shared the stggle of embracg their sexual inti and exprsg them loudly and is somethg affirmg about beg a part of a muny wh a distct history of muny and activism due to the blatant attack agast our humany om those opposn to our time, through the accs of social media outlets such as Facebook, Instagram, and specifilly, Twter, I n see that sense of muny beg lost amongst the celty and nstant judgement that is projected onto one days, feels as if we are petn wh one another more than we are nnectg.

UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS

I fd myself hant to occupy promently black gay spac such as Atlanta Pri bee of the csant envy and vlence that I see accumulatg on my social media feed, almost daily, proudly rerd by other members of the muny. I n only image that was not easy, but I know that uld not have happened if there was not a llective love, empathy, and tst amongst them to change the urse of I thk of the black gay muny that me before me, I remember those we lost durg the AIDS epimic.

I feel that sense of muny whenever I am around an olr black gay man bee they always make me feel seen and weled.

A part of me feels that the black gay muny of today would be a far more passnate and acceptg ndn if we had not lost so many betiful souls durg that are not far removed om that generatn, at all, wh only beg 40 years ago. We shame one another based on sexual posns and terts, we judge each other based on whether one is “too gay” or lacks mascule quali, and we impose the very genr rol that we rebe heterosexists of unjtly imposg upon the black gay muny, there are those who have bee the very opposn that generatns before have fought unrstand, I am not sayg this is a reprentatn of the black gay muny as a whole bee there are a lot of out here still creatg spac for change, growth, and healthy munitn.

BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP

I do believe that is the rponsibily of my generatn of black gay men, lennial black gay men, to help the generatn after be better and to show them a better way.

He explored issu of sexualy and black inty his work, and his avant-gar story “Smoke, Lili, and Ja” is thought to be the first explicly gay story published by a black RUSTIN (1912-1987)Bayard Rt his Park Avenue South office New York Cy, April 1969. In 2013, Rt was posthumoly award the Printial Medal of Freedom, the natn’s hight civilian honor, for his tirels work promotg equal BALDWIN (1924-1987)Author Jam BaldwTed Thai / LIFE Picture Collectn/Getty“There isn't a sgle black gay wrer of lerary fictn or nonfictn that has not been fluenced by Jam Baldw on some level, " Charl Stephens, executive director of the Counter Narrative Project, told NBC News.

A wrer and social cric, Baldw is perhaps bt known for his 1955 llectn of says, "Not of a Native Son, " and his groundbreakg 1956 novel, "Gvanni's Room, " which picts them of homosexualy and AILEY (1931-1989)Dancer and choreographer Alv Ailey. "RON ODEN (Born 1950)Ron On, April 18, Khan / LA Tim via Getty ImagWhen On was elected mayor of Palm Sprgs, California, 2003, he ma history by beg the first openly gay Ain-Amerin man elected mayor of an Amerin cy, acrdg to The Advote.

THE RELATNSHIP BETWEEN BLACK AND GAY MUNY VOLVEMENT AND HIV-RELATED RISK BEHAVRS AMONG BLACK MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN

Vcent and the Grenad, where gay sex is still homelsns to ongog physil and verbal abe, the gay muny the small natn of some 100, 000 people says is unr nstant threat.

While rarely voked, the rights group and a lol activist said the laws help legimize hostily and abe agast gay people.

Vcent who are livg abroad filed a se to challenge lol laws crimalizg gay sex that activists say should be stck down. ”Human Rights Watch terviewed more than 20 members of the island’s LGBTQ muny who shared their stori but were not intified to protect them, notg that lol police are often openly discrimatory toward gay people who seek help. Several reported that their fai are homophobic and physilly and verbally abed them, g them to bee homels and promptg some to nsir suici.