New Study Shows Black Gay Men Think Masculine Men are Less Likely to Have HIV

Are we the kind of boys/men we want? According to a new study by  John’s Hopkins University, the answer is no. The new study, conducted as a series of interviews with 35 young/teen Black men who have sex with men … Continue reading read more »

Black Gay To Serve on Obama Policy Council on Faith-Based Initiatives

From Gay Politics.com--Fred Davie, the openly gay president of Public/Private Ventures, has been named to serve on President Barack Obama’s Policy Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Davie will work to provide objective, nonpartisan advice to the president on a … Continue reading read more »

Young Black Gays Debate Homophobia in Hip-Hop

I founs this duo online who produce the “LesMan Show” and I am in love with smart young Black gay men producing media and trying to think thru some things. In this case, ‘Lil Wayne’s homophobic lyrics:... read more »

Black LGBT Folk To Protest Rick Warren's MLK Day Sermon at King's Church

The layers of the following story are a mess. But let’s jump in: One year ago this weekend, then-Senator Barack Obama delivered a speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church where he very directly challenged the Black church and by extension the … Continue reading read more »

2008: Year of the Black Queer!

2008 is the year of the Black Queer! OK. That sounds really cheesy. But I was thinking about what my end of year blog entry would be, and while watching the finale of the Keyshia Cole reality show on BET, … Continue reading read more »

Interview with Writer/Director Stanley Bennett Clay

I don’t read a lot of novels, but when I read a good one, I definitely have to pass it on. Recently I read Looker, written by Stanley Bennett Clay. The novel’s basic story is of two black gay men, … Continue reading read more »

NYT Article on Gay Youth and HIV Draws Mostly Misinformed Analysis

(originally written for Prevention Justice.org: The blog of Community HIV/AIDS Mobilization Project) Want the good news or bad news first? I’ll give you the bad news. Sex columnist Dan Savage whose syndicated column Savage Love is read weekly by millions … Continue reading read more »

NYC Theater Bags 'Dirty Laundry' After Smash Weekend

This is an instance where “green” does not override “black.” Even in limited release in LA and NYC, the new comedy “Dirty Laundry” was the highest grossing movie per screen this past weekend, making a whopping $12,000 per screen, with … 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 »