Gay up Your Garden for the Spring
Spring, my absolute favorite season, is officially here in all of its colorful glory! It’s time to shake off your heavy winter coats and layers and exchange them for short sleeves and a stylish jacket for those...
Fashion Fixes without Breaking the Bank
Places like Rag-O-Rama or Plato’s Closet are perfect spots to grab those bargain items, but other places could break your bank. As you’re shopping for a new spring wardrobe, keep the following tips in mind. Oth...
If You Really Like It, Then You Should Put a Prenup On It
So, you recently changed your Facebook status to “Engaged.” Congratulations! While it’s fine to get caught up in the magic and majesty of devoting every fiber of your mental, emotional, and physical being to so...
Setting the Tone for Your Day
How many times have you wished you could just start your day all over again when trouble takes over? Digging deeper, you may discover the root of the issue is that you have yet to design a morning routine that ...
Say “Yes” to the Rebound
It’s a Game of Thrones-style plot twist you never saw coming. You look down expecting to see a bloody cavity in your chest where your heart used to be. Breakups hit you on every level of existence; emotionally,...
Snatch the Edges of Your Home with These Life Hacks
A new year brings new promises and a new commitment to maximizing your life. As you’re improving your mind, body, and soul, be sure your home gets a little resolution loving too. No matter what your resolutions...
The Atlanta Ballet Presents “The Nutcracker” at Fox Theatre
When you hear mention of “The Nutcracker,” your mind may instantly conjure up the new “The Nutcracker and the Four Realms” movie. Rather than take a risk on what’s (so far) shaping up to be a rather lackluster ...
Prominent Queer Black Wordsmiths From Yesterday and Today
Anyone who’s spotted my “Reading Is Sexy” bumper sticker or has witnessed me attempt to override my knee-jerk urge to gently correct someone when they use the wrong word (I promise I don’t mean you any ill will...
On Fetishizing Black Men
You see him standing/walking/lounging at the bar, at the gym, in the aisle at the bookstore, at a coffee shop or wherever else you like to frequent. Or maybe you see him while scrolling through Scruff, Tinder, ...
Words & Sounds Sent From the Afro-Future
Afrofuturism has been making quite a name for itself lately, especially with the blockbuster and cultural triumph of Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther.” The concept of the intersection of technology and the Africa...
Sankofa: Engineered Strides in Curing HIV
To this day, the AIDS epidemic that flared up in the 1980s is considered Gay History 101. It’s a deeply sobering part of our community’s history that saw some of our older members attending multiple funerals a ...