Stonewall 40th and Pride Unveil NYC's Shameful Priorities

Stonewall 40th and Pride Unveil NYC’s Shameful Priorities Written by Yasmine Farhang & Kenyon Farrow Just months before the 40th anniversary of one of the most significant rebellions of poor and working class queer and transgender people (mostly of color), … Continue reading read more »

Why I Love & Hate Black Gays: Mariah & Janet Read the Divas!

I have recently been having a lot of conversations with Black women, particularly lesbian friends, about Black gay misogyny. Without going into grave detail (right now anyways), what are the ways in which black gay male performances of black women … Continue reading read more »

A Black Gay Day In NYC: Black Lesbians Beaten By NYPD, RIP Octavia St. Laurent, Prop 8 Protest

The last few days have been strange.Perhaps it was not so strange, as it was a series of events that got me thinking alot about Black gay life in New York. RIP! Octavia Last week, we lost Octavia St. Laurent, … Continue reading read more »

Women's History Month #1: Me'shell Ndegeocello

I have been extremely busy, overworked, and also really bored with blogging lately, so I am gonna do some more fun blogs that don’t follow the press. So being Women’s History Month, I am gonna focus most of my posts … Continue reading read more »

Silence is KIlling Black Gays as Much as HIV

From The Defenders Online (the blog of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund). …28 years into the AIDS epidemic, that silence that once protected us, is now killing us. As we near Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day on February 7th, all sorts … Continue reading read more »

Sharpton Turns the Church Out On "Gay Marriage" Focus

The Southern Voice reported today that Reverend Al Sharpton on Sunday in Atlanta called out Black church community on how much energy they put on the same-sex marriage issue, and little else about anything else in the Black community. Here’s … Continue reading read more »

Teaching Hillary Clinton A Lesson

I am going crazy with work. But in the meantime, I just was sent the BEST and most clever blog entry I’ve read in a long time…Republic of T. comments on how Clinton should handle her loss in his entry … Continue reading read more »

Music You (and I) Slept On…

I like to think I’m cutting edge. There’s no new music worth hearing that escapes Kenyon Farrow, no-sir-ee! Whether overground or underground, my finger is on the pulse. But even I miss some things sometimes. And the older I get, … Continue reading read more »

GO See 'Dirty Laundry' This Weekend in NYC & LA

DIRTY LAUNDRY IN THEATERS IN NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES DIRTY LAUNDRY IN THEATERS IN NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES FRIDAY, DECEMEBER 7, 2007 Gay/SGL Men of African Descent is proud to support “Dirty Laundry” and encourages the Black Gay/SGL … Continue reading read more »

What May Come: Asian Americans and the Virginia Tech Shootings

What May Come: Asian Americans and the Virginia Tech Shootings   Tamara K. Nopper April 17, 2007   Like many, I was glued to the television news yesterday, keeping updated about the horrific shootings at Virginia Tech University . I … Continue reading read more »