Transgender Black History Month: Lucy Hicks Anderson
ShareTweet In 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 [...]
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Openly Gay Man Featured in BET Black History Month
ShareTweet BET 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 [...]
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Black Gay History Month: Baseball Legend Glenn Burke
ShareTweet Black History Month with a gay curve ball. As we celebrate Black History Month, we’re going to focus on the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender members of the black community. Glenn Burke is a gay black hero that our community needs to know about. And the documentary “Out: The Glenn Burke Story” (broadcast on Comcast [...]
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Gay Guide to Super Bowl XLV
ShareTweet Super Bowl Sunday! Are you clueless about sports? Our friends at OutSports.com, came out with “Super Bowl XLV for the Clueless: The gay guide to the big game.” In it, you’ll learn about the quarterbacks, the coaches, the fans and more importantly, the site breaks down the hotties to watch during the game, saying: [...]
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World Champion Boxer Fights for LGBT Equality
ShareTweet This weekend, the NoH8 campaign posted a sneak peak of a photo shoot with boxer Terry Norris, a four-time world champion in the junior middleweight division. Check it out… From his bio: “Terrible” Terry turned pro in 1986 and defeated Quincy Taylor before TKO’ing Steve Little for the NABF junior middleweight title. In 1989 [...]
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Oprah’s “Coming Out” Special
ShareTweet Yes! Oprah Winfrey is having a “Coming Out” special. And no, that’s not her big family secret. You need to catch up! She has a half-sister but that was yesterday’s show. Today, she’s featuring a “Coming Out” episode that showcases her 25 years of covering LGBT issues. And no! She’s not gay. We appreciate [...]
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