qpoc Archives

bdsm

kink

sex

How Black Queer and Trans Folks Can Get Involved in the Kink Community

In the hands of Black queer and trans folks, kink can be deeply healing and transformative.

Black Queer Dom —

Apr 10, 2023

Anatomy Of A Mango

qpoc

collage image of orange marigold flowers carpeting the space between two thighs, smaller flowers scattered up on the thighs. a dewy green mango leaf in the background.

love + sex

Anatomy Of A Mango: Seed

Because of the positive affirmation I received during sex, I began to believe it was all I was good for. When people wanted me, I assumed it was my job…

danijanae —

Sep 2, 2020

Anatomy Of A Mango

fatness

juicy mango patterns on a background of dewy mango skin, surrounded by a collage of liquified mango shapes

love + sex

Anatomy Of A Mango: Skin

There is a different level of intimacy and affirmation that I have found when having sex with other fat people. Thin people approach the fat body like a series of…

danijanae —

Jul 21, 2020

europe

qpoc

community

Europe’s CuTie.BIPoC Festival Is a Life Raft in the Sea of Whiteness

CuTie.BIPoC Fest gives me hope that it’s possible for spaces to exist that don’t sit under a roof of white supremacy, patriarchy or capitalism.

Bailey —

Jul 20, 2020

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speakeasy

community

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

You can now sign up for This Checks Out, our bi-weekly newsletter curated by Carmen and Kamala that features work by queer people of color FOR queer people of color…

The Speakeasy —

Mar 16, 2020

new music

qpoc

music

bell’s roar’s Art Funds Art Tour Highlights QTPOC Artists, Calls In Community Support

Get a first look at A-Camp favorite bell’s roar’s newest single, music video and album, and learn all about the Art Funds Art Tour which is all about community support…

Ari —

Oct 31, 2017

interview

qpoc

music

Let “New Black Swing” Hypnotize You with Smooth Summer Vibes

“Vibes. It’s all about the energy I share, the energy we share with one another. Whether in public or in private, in romance or otherwise. I think about the deepest…

Ari —

Jul 19, 2017

qpoc

the speakeasy

playlists

Playlist: Fuck Independence Day, Celebrate Black Women Instead

I will not celebrate a country in which 11 of the 14 trans people of color murdered this year have been black women. I will not celebrate a country currently…

Reneice Charles —

Jul 4, 2017

beyonce

gloria carter

music

Gloria Carter, Blue Ivy’s Grandma, Comes Out As a Lesbian on Jay Z’s “4:44”

Beyoncé’s husband released a new album, but what I’m excited about is the track titled “Smile” where his mother, Gloria Carter, comes out as a lesbian.

Ari —

Jun 30, 2017

qpoc

queer

tv show recaps

Every Episode of “Sense 8” Season Two, Recapped

We’ll never know the answers because the season ends here and Netflix FUCKING CANCELED THIS POIGNANT AND ARTFUL MASTERPIECE OF A SERIES. No, YOU’RE crying.

Kai —

Jun 5, 2017

master of none

netflix

tv reviews

Master Of None’s Coming Out Episode Is One of the Realest Things You’ve Ever Seen on TV

The character-driven Thanksgiving is set almost entirely in a single location, and unlike most small-screen coming out stories, this one spans 22 years because Denise’s journey is a marathon; not…

Kai —

May 23, 2017

interview

oakland

politics + activism

Here’s How Queer and Trans People of Color Are Resisting Gentrification and Displacement

Lots of people are talking about gentrification, but who’s actually doing something about it? Queer and trans people of color, of course. In Oakland and Seattle, QTPOC are creating visionary…

Neesha Powell-Twagirumukiza —

May 16, 2017