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Charles Stephens: Black gay men and mental health justice

Being a black gay man in this culture can feel like being constantly at war: at war with yourself, at war with other black gay men, at war with the dominant culture. Walking out the door can feel like walking o...

Charles Stephens: Black gay boys and dreams of a future

Black gay boys are forbidden to dream and forbidden to desire. Our dreams and desires, the source of our magic, are beaten out of us or stolen away. I am reminded of this as I think about my own black gay boyho...

Charles Stephens: How AIDS service organizations fail black gay men

As we continue to grapple with the impact of HIV among black gay men, we must will the courage to ask the kinds of questions that will reverse the path we have been bound to. One such question is, in what ways ...

Charles Stephens: Building bridges between black fathers and their gay sons

My father would never have attended a PFLAG meeting. Not in a million years. He was not an ally in the way we think about heterosexual allies. He was at best ambivalent. He did not understand my being gay, nece...

Charles Stephens: Black gay men must face the crystal meth enemy in their midst

If you were paying attention, a few years back, about 2006 and 2007, you could already see a rising problem for black gay men on the horizon. No one talks about it, but it’s true. Even then the conversations, s...

Remembering Tony Daniels, pioneer of the Black Queer Atlanta Renaissance

Today, Jan. 29, marks the 50th birthday of Tony Daniels. Tony was one of the most cherished, respected and impactful activists in Atlanta black LGBT community history. He was a poet and a community organizer...

Counter Narrative Project seeks to change the story of black gay men in Atlanta

One recent Wednesday night at the Philip Rush Center, a group of black gay men gathered to have a discussion. It was following a screening of the late Marlon Riggs' 1992 documentary “No Regret,” which featured ...

Guest editorial: Lessons learned from Black Pride

Everyone’s first Black Pride is their favorite, and mine is no exception. For black gay men who came out in Atlanta around a certain era, late 1990s to early 2000s I suppose, our Black Pride memories are shaped...

Ryan Lee: Black athletes—gay and straight—are changing the game for all of us

Miami Heat point guard Dwyane Wade might turn out to be as significant a figure as Jason Collins or Michael Sam in advancing LGBT acceptance in sports. While professional leagues have established a concrete par...

Talking Truvada: Team Friendly Atlanta town hall hopes to educate, inform on PrEP

Tank Teachworth, former Mr. Atlanta Eagle and American Leatherboy titleholder, readily acknowledges he likes to have fun sexually. As an HIV-negative man, he believes all opportunities to stay safe should be on...

Emory hosts first black civil rights, LGBT movement conference [VIDEO]

"Whose Beloved Community? Black Civil and LGBT Rights" is the first international conference exploring the intersections of the civil rights movement, the LGBT movement and black LGBT communities. Set for Ma...

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

The First Debate: Chaos Unchecked

Study Links Gender-affirming Medical Care to Better Mental Health Among Trans Kids

Donald Trump Nominates Amy Coney Barrett to Replace RBG on Supreme Court

Is gay Atlanta rapper Anye Elite about to break out?

Jonathan Bennett Stars in Hallmark’s New LGBTQ-inclusive Christmas Rom-Com

Brandon Krajewski on Directing and Co-Writing ‘Stone | Fruit’

Cindy L. Abel Talks Her Doc ‘Surviving the Silence’