black history month

black history month

black history month 2019

culture

23 Black Queer and Trans Femmes to Follow on Instagram This Black History Month

Honey, these glorious embodiments of black femme magic are about to sweep you off your feet.

Reneice Charles —

Feb 7, 2019

black history month

black history month 2019

lgbt history

The Rumors Were Enough: Josephine Baker, Frida Kahlo, Their Romance and Me

Maybe Josephine Baker and Frida Kahlo were actually lovers? Maybe they weren’t. What always mattered most was the idea that they even could.

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 4, 2019

audre lorde

black history month

politics + activism

Black Queer Resiliency Will Guide Us Through Black History Month

“I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.” – Audre Lorde

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 1, 2019

black history month

children's books

lgbt book reviews

“Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History” by Vashti Harrison Is the Black Herstory I Needed as a Child

“Close your eyes and imagine for one moment a world where little black girls spend their entire childhoods seeing women like the ones they will become in just as many…

Reneice Charles —

Feb 20, 2018

black history month

black lives matter

politics + activism

Black History Month Roundtable: Imagining Our Bright, Bold Black Queer Futures

In the second and final part of our Black History Month Roundtable series, we’re ready to look forward. We’re asking, what are our hopes for black queer futures?

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 19, 2018

black history month

black lives matter

politics + activism

Black History Month Roundtable: What Does Queering Black History Mean To You?

“For me, queering Black History Month is about making sure that future generations don’t feel the same pressure to choose between their blackness and their sexuality that I once did.…

Carmen Phillips —

Feb 12, 2018

black history month

queer musicians

playlists

Black Queer Music History, Pt. 4 (1990s-Present)

Black queer musicians today are some of our strongest advocates, and they’re leading the revolution with singing and dancing.

Ari —

Feb 24, 2017

black history month

LGBT history

playlists

Black Queer Music History, Pt. 3 (1970s-1990s)

This is my favorite era because the variety we hear during this time period is something like never before. Finally, queer black folks get to individually express their identities and…

Ari —

Feb 16, 2017

black history month

harlem renaissance

playlists

Playlist: Black Queer Music History, Pt. 2 (1930s-1960s)

It was hard enough to be black during this time, let alone black and queer, but these musicians did it and they made awesome music!

Ari —

Feb 9, 2017

black history month

Gladys Bentley

music

Playlist: Black Queer Music History Pt. 1 (Early 20th Century)

Black queer artists have been killing the game forever. Check out what they were doing in the early 20th century.

Ari —

Feb 2, 2017

black history month

call for submissions

straddleverse

Call For Submissions: “Renaissance,” Personal Essays From Black LGBT Women

I’m guest editing an essay series for Autostraddle next month and am looking for personal essays about how your black queer life has been saved or influenced by art in…

Aisha —

Jan 27, 2017

bhm

black history month

culture

50+ LGBTQ Black Women You Need To Know Because We Are Awesome

Black queer women are magical. We’re innovators of style, technology, science, art, music, and all other sorts of badassery. This year for Black History Month, we’ve included another 50 Black…

Ari —

Feb 15, 2016