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What writing about his life taught Brian Broome about being a queer Black man and battling addiction
Books

What writing about his life taught Brian Broome about being a queer Black man and battling addiction

Brian Broome’s best-selling memoir “Punch Me Up to the Gods” cuts close to the bone

September 10, 2021
After a year in isolation, returning to Pride was an exercise in finding joy
Dispatch

After a year in isolation, returning to Pride was an exercise in finding joy

L.A.-based writer Jon Higgins reflects on Pride Day at Universal Studios, and the thrill of being surrounded by community again

July 6, 2021
Role models to celebrate, according to Black and brown queer people
Culture

Role models to celebrate, according to Black and brown queer people

Black and brown voices rarely get the recognition they deserve. These queer and trans educators, writers, activists and journalists share their role models

June 25, 2020
In the face of COVID-19 fears, L.A.’s Leo Moore enlists practical facts and accessibility
Your Communities in Action

In the face of COVID-19 fears, L.A.’s Leo Moore enlists practical facts and accessibility

The doctor is in… and online

March 27, 2020
COVID-19: Your communities in action, Mar. 25
Your Communities in Action

COVID-19: Your communities in action, Mar. 25

A running diary of LGBTQ2 folk coping and caring for each other. Today: The 519 community centre in Toronto and North Carolina’s Campus Pride

March 25, 2020
Angelica Ross is living and speaking her truth
Culture

Angelica Ross is living and speaking her truth

The ‘American Horror Story’ star talks about her journey and supporting her community

March 6, 2020
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Mykal Kilgore’s Blackness and queerness are inextricably linked to his music
Music

Mykal Kilgore’s Blackness and queerness are inextricably linked to his music

“If you want this art, you gotta take me with it”

February 11, 2020
Accepting my mental health made me appreciate my relationship
Love Like Mine

Accepting my mental health made me appreciate my relationship

I learned more about myself and my partner when I began accepting my mental health as part of my identity

February 3, 2020
The Try Guys’ Eugene Lee Yang on his viral coming out
Culture

The Try Guys’ Eugene Lee Yang on his viral coming out

‘It wasn’t me just coming out as gay, it was me coming out as 100 percent myself’

June 24, 2019
RuPaul’s Drag Race has a racism problem
Culture

RuPaul’s Drag Race has a racism problem

The show has exposed drag’s troubling traditions of appropriation and blackface

June 12, 2019
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