Transgender Black History Month: Lucy Hicks Anderson
ShareIn honor of Black History Month, BlackAmericaWeb profiled Ms. Lucy Hicks Anderson, a transgender woman who lived from of 1886-1954. According to the article, Lucy was “the first transgendered black person to be legally tried and convicted in court for impersonating a woman. During the trial, Anderson, who had been living the life of a [...]
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Lesbian Black History Month: Barbara Jordan
ShareBlack lesbians made history too! Today marks what would have been the 75th birthday of Barbara Jordan. Representative Barbara Jordan (D-Texas) was the first African-American woman elected to Congress from a southern state. She was known as an outstanding orator and Constitutional scholar. According to the Jordan Rustin Coalition, “Jordan was a lesbian with a longtime [...]
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Openly Gay Man Featured in BET Black History Month
ShareBET is making history of its own this Black History Month. As part of its “Modern Day Black History Hereos” public service announcements, BET is highlighting openly gay activist Kenyon Farrow, the former director of Queers for Economic Justice. In the spot, he says, “When I saw the way in which my community was dealing [...]
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Black Gay Movies & Directors at Pan African Film Festival
ShareBlack gay movies are too few and far between, so we’re going to give them as much attention as we can here! We’ve already profiled the lesbian love story “Love…Another 4 Letter Word” and the drama “Children of God” but here are a couple of other LGBT films that will be showcased at the Pan [...]
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Lesbian Love Story Featured at Pan African Film Festival
ShareWe love that the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) is featuring LGBT films. More importantly, it’s great to see a black lesbian love story as an official selection. On Saturday, you must go out and support this lesbian love story called “Love…Another 4 Letter Word.” Here’s the low down on the other L word movie… Tai [...]
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Gay “Children of God” at Pan African Film Festival
ShareWhen the Pan African Film Festival (PAFF) opens its doors this week, it will offer a slice of gay life through the lenses of several directors, shining a spotlight on the LGBT community. One of the films, the controversial, yet compelling “Children of God,” directed by Kareem Mortimer, has already received a juror nomination in [...]
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