Straight Black Women Fighting for Gay Rights
ShareThe straight black men showed their support for gay rights in our blog post Black, Straight & Against Hate – so, we wanted to point to a black woman that’s standing up for gay rights. One woman making strides in the world of politics is newly elected San Francisco Supervisor Malia Cohen. In a recent [...]
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Black Lesbian Film Featured at Sundance
ShareThis weekend, the black lesbian coming-of-age movie called “PARIAH” is getting a lot of buzz at the Sundance Film Festival. The early reviews are in and it sounds amazing! From the Boston Globe: “Pariah is about the loosening of sexual and social expectations among black people in Brooklyn,” writes the Boston Globe‘s Wesley Morris. “Its protagonist, [...]
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One of the ‘Gayest Cities’ at Center of the Bible Belt
ShareJacksonville, Florida is in the news again this week being named as one of The Advocate’s “Gayest Cities.” Pastor Valerie Williams of St. Luke’s Community Church is given some of the credit for helping to build and nurture a gay-welcoming church community. In a local news interview (Watch below), she says…. “People are shocked because [...]
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NAACP Supports ‘I Am Gay’ Billboards (VIDEO)
ShareThe “I Am Gay” Billboard controversy continues… while one local politician is having a tantrum, over the weekend, the local newspaper quotes the NAACP in what appears to be a supportive message: Paul Webster, president of the Schenectady chapter of the NAACP, said he would rather see black activists, politicians and clergy tackle the problems of [...]
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Black Gay Parents & Church
Share The New York Times just published a story this week called “Parenting by Gays More Common in the South, Census Shows.” The article talks about the latest Census data on gay couples saying… About 32 percent of gay couples in Jacksonville are raising children, while in San Antonio about 34 percent of gay couples [...]
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WATCH: Black Lesbians & Gay Men Out on MLK Day
ShareOn Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the NoMoreDownLow.TV team followed the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and allies group of participants in the 2011 Kingdom Day Parade in Los Angeles. This was the third consecutive year that the Barbara Jordan/ Bayard Rustin Coalition, The Here to Stay Coalition, Black Lesbians United, In the Meantime Men’s Group, At the Beach Los Angeles [...]
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