Literature and fields of study have often overlooked, or altogether erased, the presence and impact of Black gay men in socio-political movements and ideologies. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) and African-American disciplines have both neglected to give proper credit to Black gay men’s contributions to their respective fields. Kevin J. Mumford’s Not Straight, NotContinue reading “Book review: Not Straight, Not White: Black Gay Men from the March on Washington to the AIDS Crisis”
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4 Reasons Why Black Queer Men Code-Switch
This week, The Advocate, a popular LGBT publication, posted an article about Insecure’s newest ostensibly gay character, Ahmal (Issa’s brother), and code-switching. When I seen the article come across my feed, I was glad that someone was finally addressing it. When I first saw the episode, I clocked the code-switching immediately and just knew thatContinue reading “4 Reasons Why Black Queer Men Code-Switch”
Pride and The Police
*singing* It’s the most wonderful timeee of the yearrrr! No, it’s not Christmas (which is also lit), but it’s Pride month. The one month of the year (honestly, Pride celebrations start in April and go through Labor Day, but the official Pride month is June) where LGBTQA+ identifying folks come together and aim up ourContinue reading “Pride and The Police”
Avery Ware 