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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
Black gay love is revolutnary. * black gay community *
However, overall, Black LGB and transgenr adults reported ncealg their sexual orientatn or genr inty and experiencg ternalized homophobia or transphobia to some gree.
When two Black men love each other on screen, shows others what is possible, and shows that you n be who you are and still fd we want to take a look back at some of the Black gay upl that we've seen on TV who have spired viewers and changed media as we know . Unfortunately, the upl aren't as numero as they should be, but as more Black queer creativ get chanc to tell stori, we n only image what the future of Black gay reprentatn looks like.
THE BLACK GAY COMMUNY… OR THE LACK THEREOF?
Kev Maxen has bee the first male ach a US men’s profsnal sports league to e out as gay. * black gay community *
And then there is Native Son, directed by E Wilbek, the former managg edor of The anizatn, found 2016, is a “global platform that illumat Black gay/queer men and assur them of their “worths and purpose all muni which they exist. 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.
ACTIVISTS NMN VLENCE AGAST LGBTQ MUNY ST. VCENT, WHERE GAY SEX IS ILLEGAL
“Wh the black gay muny, there are those who have bee the very opposn that generatns before have fought agast.” As a member of the LGBTQ muny, exclively the black gay… * black gay community *
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.
REMEMBERG A FOTTEN LANDMARK GAY, BLACK, BRISH HISTORY – AND THE LSONS N TEACH
A documentary explor the formatn of the Gay Black Group, a landmark group that gave queer men of lour a rare and radil safe space. * black gay community *
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.
CHARL BARKLEY FENDS LGBTQIA+ MUNY, BUD LIGHT EXPLETIVE-FILLED RANT: ‘IF YOU’RE GAY, GOD BLS YOU’
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.
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 BLACK AND GAY: HOW TERSECTNAL STIGMA IMPACTS ON THE UPTAKE OF PREP
“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.
UGANDA'S LGBTQ MUNY IS ' SHOCK' OVER NEW MEASURE, GAY ACTIVIST SAYS
” 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. 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.
BLACKS, GAYS AND THE CHURCH: A COMPLEX RELATNSHIP
” 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. “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.
THE RELATNSHIP BETWEEN BLACK AND GAY MUNY VOLVEMENT AND HIV-RELATED RISK BEHAVRS AMONG BLACK MEN WHO HAVE SEX WH MEN
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.