The Latest Tragedy for Black Gays in New Orleans
It has been over a decade now since Hurricane Katrina barreled through New Orleans. Today, much of the Big Easy […]
Whither Gay Provincetown?
The best week to be in Provincetown is the week of Carnival. The parade is its signature extravaganza.
While many would […]
Is The Provincetown Carnival Losing Its Queerness?
The best week to be in Provincetown is the week of Carnival. The parade is its signature extravaganza.
While many would […]
The Stonewall I Remember Wasn’t Just White
“By institutionalizing memory, resisting the onset of oblivion, recalling the memory of tragedy that for long years remained hidden or […]
Black Women, Gay Men Suffering at the Hands of Police
For many African-American women, like myself, Sandra Bland’s death, possibly resulting from police brutality, doesn’t feel like news. The national […]
Where Is My Black Body Safe In America?
The reality of unarmed African American women being beaten, profiled, sexually violated and murdered by law enforcement officials with alarming […]
The Atticus We Don’t Want to Know
The literary world rejoiced when news disclosed that reclusive author Harper Lee was soon to release her second book Go […]
Church Burnings and Southern Resistance — Is It 1963 Again?
I am a child of the black church. And like so many of my African-American LGBTQ brothers and sisters, we […]
Marriage Equality: Okay, But I Ain’t Moving to Georgia!
For some time now, my spouse and I have been bickering over where we should live in our retirement years. […]
We Must Keep Talking
As we all try to move away from America’s racial past, the Charleston black church massacre, leaving nine dead-including its […]