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Charles Stephens: Collective memory is an act of resistance Charles Stephens Outspoken August 18, 2017 0I am a black gay man from the South. I came of age in the ’90s and early 2000s. Like...
Atlanta black gay men offer support, challenge HIV laws Darian Aaron Atlanta November 25, 2015 0His dick was a lethal weapon, at least according to Missouri state law. But before Michael Johnson aka “Tiger Mandingo”...
Charles Stephens: On problems and perspective Charles Stephens Outspoken August 9, 2015 0A few weeks back I was co-hosting a staged reading of the Tarell Alvin McCraney play, "Choir Boy," and I...
Charles Stephens: Perfect black gay men; on being thrice as good Charles Stephens Outspoken July 30, 2015 0Atlanta is the city of perfect black gay men, or rather the illusion of perfection. Perfect bodies. Perfect jobs. Perfect...
Charles Stephens: E. Lynn Harris and black gay reflections Charles Stephens Outspoken July 12, 2015 0Every black gay man I know, around my age at least, has been significantly impacted by the novels of E....
Charles Stephens: Queer activism for introverts: A user’s guide Charles Stephens Outspoken June 25, 2015 0For some reason, people are surprised when I come out as an introvert. I suppose my work doesn’t lend itself...
Charles Stephens: A look at black gay men living in Atlanta Charles Stephens Outspoken June 17, 2015 0Every year young black gay men, and some not so young, make their way to Atlanta for adventure, for romance...
Charles Stephens: On the Deeper Love Project Charles Stephens Outspoken May 29, 2015 0This is how I often begin the story: The Deeper Love Project was founded in 1997 at AID Atlanta by...
Charles Stephens: On Essex Hemphill and my black gay identity Charles Stephens Outspoken May 20, 2015 0When I was about 19 or 20 and starting coming out publicly, or rather politically, I began to doubt the...
Charles Stephens: My two ‘gay mothers’ Charles Stephens Outspoken May 6, 2015 0 We say “coming out” even still—well, some of us do—to describe the naming of one’s sexual identity, publicly, outside...
Simon Williamson: Time to spread LGBT equality outside the perimeter Simon Williamson Outspoken May 5, 2015 0There are obviously two ways to interpret the word “critical.” One denotes decisive importance, according to some dictionary I found on the...