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Black LGBTQ Americans Are Disproportionately Financially Affected by COVID-19, Report Finds

Black Americans have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19, making up 23 percent of COVID-related deaths despite making up only 13 percent of the population. However, new findings from the Human Rights C...

The Trevor Project Releases Mental Health Guide for Black LGBTQ Youth

The Trevor Project, the leading national organization dedicated to providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth, has released a guide to help support Black LGBTQ youth’s mental h...

Almost One in Five LGBTQ People Have Been Homeless in Their Lives, New Study Finds

Almost one in five LGBTQ people have experienced homelessness at some point in their lifetimes, according to a new study from the Williams Institute. According to the study, 17 percent of sexual minority adu...

‘Let Black Fxlk Be’ Queer Art Exhibit On Display at The Bakery Atlanta

Let Black Fxlk Be, an exhibit of diverse works from local queer artists celebrating Black love, friendship, community, and identity, is on display now at The Bakery Atlanta. The series of work from local que...

HRC Releases Transgender Violence Report for Transgender Day of Remembrance

In honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance (November 20), the Human Rights Campaign has released this year’s report on anti-transgender violence. According to the report, at least 157 transgender people have...

Parker Slams Media for Reporting Black Voters Won’t Back LGBTQ Candidates

The head of the LGBTQ Victory Institute took the media to task Friday amid a flurry of media reports Pete Buttigieg isn’t faring well in the South because black voters are reluctant to support a gay presidentia...

Black LGB People Report Regularly Being Harassed or Threatened

A majority of black LGB people feel harassed or threatened multiple times a year according to the Black Futures Lab’s Black Census, the largest survey of black people in the U.S. since Reconstruction. A tota...

Nearly 2 in 10 Black LGBTQ Youth Forced into Sexual Acts, HRC Report Reveals

According to a new report from the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), 18 percent of LGBTQ youth in the U.S. have been forced to perform unwanted sexual acts. The Black and African American LGBTQ Youth Report, whic...

The Trials of Triumphs of Being a Black Lesbian

In general, the experience of African-American lesbians tends to be marginalized in the LGBTQ community; Caucasian lesbians are over-represented in media and public spaces. Additionally, black lesbians deal wit...

Where We Intersect

I’m a black, straight woman who’s an ally to the LGBTQ community, and I identify with its struggles.

Singer Janelle Monae comes out

Janelle Monae has come out as a "queer black woman" in the pages of Rolling Stone. The singer has long been rumored to be part of the LGBTQ community, including dating “Thor: Ragnarok” actress Tessa Thompson. ...

A time of reckoning: Atlanta's LGBTQ community addresses racism problem

LGBTQ and Civil Rights Advocates Criticize Passage of Georgia Police Protection Bill

Dragging Out the Vote in 2020

Black LGBTQ Americans Are Disproportionately Financially Affected by COVID-19, Report Finds

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

New Documentary Follows Life of Gay Disney Songwriter Howard Ashman

‘The Ellen DeGeneres’ Show Under Investigation Over Claims of a Toxic Work Environment

LGBTQ Shows and Characters Pick Up Emmy Nominations

Black LGBTQ Americans Are Disproportionately Financially Affected by COVID-19, Report Finds

The Trevor Project Releases Mental Health Guide for Black LGBTQ Youth

Almost One in Five LGBTQ People Have Been Homeless in Their Lives, New Study Finds

‘Let Black Fxlk Be’ Queer Art Exhibit On Display at The Bakery Atlanta

HRC Releases Transgender Violence Report for Transgender Day of Remembrance

Parker Slams Media for Reporting Black Voters Won’t Back LGBTQ Candidates

Black LGB People Report Regularly Being Harassed or Threatened

Nearly 2 in 10 Black LGBTQ Youth Forced into Sexual Acts, HRC Report Reveals

The Trials of Triumphs of Being a Black Lesbian

Where We Intersect

Singer Janelle Monae comes out

New Documentary Follows Life of Gay Disney Songwriter Howard Ashman

LGBTQ and Civil Rights Advocates Criticize Passage of Georgia Police Protection Bill

Dragging Out the Vote in 2020

Black LGBTQ Americans Are Disproportionately Financially Affected by COVID-19, Report Finds

Trump Staffer Terminated from USAID Upon Anti-LGBTQ Twitter Tirade

Savannah City Council Unanimously Passes Non-discrimination Protections for LGBTQ People

Creep of the Week: Mike Pompeo

4 in 10 Black LGBTQ Men Experience Police Discrimination, Study Finds

LGBTQ Atlanta City Councilman Antonio Brown Indicted for Fraud

New Study Reveals HIV Misinformation and Stigma Common Among Americans

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