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The Speakeasy

Articles written: 22

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The QTPOC Speakeasy is a collective of Autostraddle's writers of color.

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In a still from Janelle Monae's Lipstick Lover music video, a group of Black women line up to kiss each other underneath the sunlight in their bathing suits.

Music

Janelle Monáe’s “Lipstick Lover” Music Video Has Fully Melted Our Brains

1 year ago 25 Comments

A collage of the black characters from Generation Q, left-to-right: Angie, Bette and Pippa, Sophie. Bottom row, left-to-right: Kayla, Maribel, Eddie

The L Word: Generation Q
TV Feature

On Blackness and “The L Word: Generation Q”

3 years ago 54 Comments

Image shows a yellow box with the text "Moments in love" inside it and behind it there is an image of branches.

TV Feature

“Master of None” Roundtable: Sparks of Queer Black Brilliance in an Unsatisfying Story

3 years ago 5 Comments

The phrase "What Do We Mean When We Say BIPOC" is against a neon pink and purple background.

Identity

What Do We Mean When We Say BIPOC?: A Roundtable

4 years ago 15 Comments

Movie Features

Six Queer Asian Artists on “The Half of It” and the Future of Queer Asian Cinema

5 years ago 8 Comments

Community

This Checks Out Is Our New QTPOC Newsletter: Let Us Slide Into Your DMs

5 years ago 4 Comments

The L Word: Generation Q

Nine Queer Writers of Color on “Generation Q” and The L Word’s Legacy of Whiteness

5 years ago 21 Comments

Politics + Activism

Martin Luther King Day Roundtable: What’s In Your Black Justice Toolkit?

5 years ago 12 Comments

LGBTQ+ Businesses

Holigay Gift Guide: Support These POC Indie Designers in 2019!

5 years ago 5 Comments

Politics + Activism

Four Black Queer Writers in Conversation About Jussie Smollett and Holding Up Space for Each Other

6 years ago 20 Comments

Friendship
Issues

The Speakeasy Presents the Magic of These Revolutionary QTPOC Friendships

9 years ago 13 Comments

Community

The QTPOC Speakeasy Salon: What About Your Friends?

9 years ago 17 Comments

Culture

No, Communities of Color Are Not More Homophobic or Transphobic than White Ones

9 years ago 33 Comments

Playlists

Speakeasy Night At Klub Deer: The Playlist

9 years ago 10 Comments

Politics + Activism

The QTPOC Speakeasy Speaks Out On Walter Scott and Eric Harris

10 years ago 9 Comments

LGBT Book Reviews

The Speakeasy Book Club #2: Come Talk About “Borderlands/La Frontera” With Us

10 years ago 11 Comments

Politics + Activism

The QTPOC Speakeasy: On Community Care During Times of Civil Unrest

10 years ago 23 Comments

Politics + Activism

The QTPOC Speakeasy Reports Back from Ferguson Protests Around the World

10 years ago 19 Comments

Movie Reviews

The Speakeasy Reacts to “Dear White People”

10 years ago 22 Comments

LGBT Book Reviews

The Speakeasy Book Club #1: Let’s Talk About “Sister Outsider”

10 years ago 24 Comments

Love + Sex

22 Badass QTPOC Couples That Make Our Hearts Flutter

10 years ago 55 Comments

Politics + Activism

The QPOC Speakeasy Speaking Out With Love To Mike Brown

10 years ago 29 Comments

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