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‘Everybody On Mute:’ Black Community Must Speak Out as Violence Targeting Black LGBTQs Increases
“Big wave in the room, the crowd gon’ move. Look around everybody on mute.” — Beyonce It is constantly a shock to my system to know that...
The Experiences of Black Queer Men Living with HIV on Full Display in 'one in two'
“If current HIV diagnoses rates persist, about 1 in 2 Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and 1 in 4 Latino MSM in the United States...
Nonbinary Actor Antonio Beverly Talks ‘TINA’ National Tour and Why Black Women Are Simply The Best
For eight shows a week in the North American Tour of "TINA—The Tina Turner Musical," Antonio Beverly steps into the role of Ronnie...
RIM Fellowship UCC: LGBTQ Congregation Takes Ministry Beyond The Four Walls of the Church
When Bishop-Elect Sonya E. Williams took a leap of faith in 2008 to start RIM Fellowship, an Atlanta-based ministry within the United...
Ian Cole Ingram Blazes Atlanta Theatre Scene in LGBTQ Rock Musical ‘RENT'
There's a moment in the second act of Jonathan Larson's Pulitzer-Prize-winning musical "RENT" when the character Tom Collins stands...
Rustin/Lorde Breakfast:The Table Is Set as ATL's Black LGBTQ Community Returns for King Day Event
The annual Bayard Rustin/Audre Lorde Breakfast, produced by Southern Unity Movement, a long-standing Atlanta-based Black LGBTQ advocacy...
‘Hadestown’ Star Nathan Lee Graham Talks Touring, LGBTQ Representation: ‘I Could Not Double Act'
Nathan Lee Graham is crystal clear about his personal and professional identity. "My pronouns are he, him—diva. And I'm a very proud...
Rejected By Their Mothers, Two Black Gay Men Open Up About Navigating The Pain
Ian L. Haddock, 35, Executive Director of The Normal Anomaly Initiative, vividly recalls the strange dichotomy of his late mother,...
‘He’s Watching You:’ Can A Black Queer Couple Survive in 80s Inspired Horror Flick?
The cannon of Black horror films is limited. The cannon of horror films featuring Black queer characters, even more so. It's a sobering...
Gilead's Rashad Burgess is Advancing Health and Equity in LGBTQ Communities of Color
Before Rashad Burgess held the professional title of Vice President of Advancing Health and Equity at Gilead Sciences or the personal...
Meet The Mazelins: Online Connection Leads Gay Couple Down The Aisle, Into the Hearts of Millions
Until recently, Alec Tomlin, 30, never allowed himself to dream of living the life he now leads with his husband, Brian Mazelin, 34. The...
Pops, Unc and Me: How Three Black Queer Men Decades Apart Bridged The Generation Gap
When Nathan Townsend, 68, extended an invitation to Black gay men in a private Facebook group to attend Disney’s 2019 “The Lion King”...
Black LGBTQ Filmmaker Explores Faith and Queer Desire In ‘The Spirit God Gave Us’
Los Angeles-based gay filmmaker Michael Donte hasn’t been called to preach, but he has been called through his art and his latest short...
Black Queer Families Navigate Racism and Homophobia Amid Wave Of Anti-LGBTQ Legislation in Florida
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has made Florida ground zero in the latest manufactured culture war targeting the LGBTQ+ community. This...
Black Gay Couple Steps Into Spotlight in New E! Reality Series ‘Mathis Family Matters’
Judge Greg Mathis Sr. has been a familiar face to television audiences for over two decades, but now it’s his son, Greg Mathis Jr., 33,...
‘What Cha Cookin Baby:’ LGBTQ Identical Twins Turn Setbacks Into Success with Popular Food Truck
In a food truck in Southwest Atlanta, identical twins Jada Grèmillion and Branden Louis, 31, are serving up crawfish beignets, cornbread...
To Have And To Hold: How Unconventional Starts Led Two Black LGBTQ Couples Down The Aisle
Takia Canty, 40, is aware that lesbians have a reputation for moving quickly into relationships. She hadn’t dated her then-girlfriend...
The Rebirth of Dr. David Malebranche: How A Devastating Loss & Professional Detour Fueled A Comeback
There was a bedtime and morning ritual in the Malebranche household. A kiss from the family patriarch to his son David and daughter...
‘Forks & Flavors’ Owners Set To Make TV Debut On Food Network's ‘Restaurant Impossible'
Married couple David Wilmott and Darnell Morgan, co-owners of the successful Kennesaw, GA restaurant “Forks & Flavors,” will step onto...

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