In Defense of Brontez—and the Rest of Us Too Proud or Too Trashy to Go Down Without a Fight

Let me first state that there is no pretense of objectivity or an emotional distance here for several reasons. One, Brontez Purnell is a very close friend of mine. Two, this issue cuts at the core of some thoughts and … 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 »

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 »

New Jersey 4 Update: Another Retrial, One Reduced Sentence

The highest court in  New York State (the Court of Appeals) decided to give New Jersey 4 Defendent Venice Brown a new trial, and reduced the sentence of Patreese Johnson from 13 to 8 years. For Brown, the court decided … Continue reading read more »

Tecumseh Roberts: Gay Murder and Nation-making in Liberia

I have this theory–nationalism is bad for queers. Why? It seems to me that many nationalist movements are framed around an idea of nationhood that equates resistance with (hetero) masculinity. The idea of building a nation then means that the … Continue reading read more »

Bloods Kill Member for Being Gay

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