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tv feature

P-Valley Has Changed the Rules of Black Queer Storytelling

Natalie

Aug 19, 2022
celebrities (vapid fluff)

No Filter: Simply the Betts! Happy First Anniversary to Niecy Nash, Jessica Betts, and the Greatest Day of Our Gay Lives

Christina Tucker

Sep 1, 2021
tv reviews

It’s Time to Talk about It, “Never Have I Ever” Has a Race Problem

himani

Jul 26, 2021
first person

Somebody Loves You Baby: When Patti LaBelle Taught Me Black Femme Desire

danijanae

Jul 22, 2021
tv reviews

Whatever You Thought “We Are Lady Parts” Was Going to Be, This Ain’t It

Natalie

Jun 29, 2021
celebrities (vapid fluff)

Queen Latifah Honors Eboni, Her Love, and for a Moment Heals the Black Queer Kids BET Never Loved

Carmen Phillips

Jun 29, 2021
tv news & trailers

Exclusive Trailer Drop! Con Todo Netflix’s “Visions of Us” Is an Absolute Love Letter to Queer Latinx TV and Film

Carmen Phillips

Jun 24, 2021
first person

Building An Altar to Honor Pulse on Its Fifth Anniversary

Carmen Phillips

Jun 11, 2021
first person

Five Years After Pulse, Queer Nightclubs Still Bring Both Freedom and Fear

Olivia Zayas Ryan

Jun 11, 2021
movie features

Stephanie Beatriz and Daphne Rubin-Vega on “In the Heights” and Queer Latinas Finding Love in the Everyday

Carmen Phillips

Jun 10, 2021

Anatomy Of A Mango

fatness

collage of mango pits arranged in a vulvic shape, with many layers and folds and wrinkles, all in a sweet juicy orange hue

love + sex

Anatomy of a Mango: Pit

Even one-night-stands have a spirit to them, but I wasn’t willing to confront that until I stopped drinking. When I did, I was finally able to place my mind right…

danijanae —

Aug 19, 2020

netflix

stand-up comedy

television

Sam Jay’s Netflix Stand-Up Special Is Half Hilarious, Half Disappointing

As much as Sam Jay made me laugh and relate, there were also major moments of cringe that I simply couldn’t ignore.

Shelli Nicole —

Aug 18, 2020

the speakeasy

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

society + culture

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

Nine queers of color on understanding and grappling with BIPOC — the acronym that, in so many ways, has come to define this summer.

The Speakeasy —

Aug 17, 2020

cardi b

music videos

pop culture fix

WAP Is Still Bringing Wet Ass Joy To Queer Black Twitter

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion set Queer Black Twitter ablaze with WAP. The lyrics, the video, and strong femme sexuality have kept it on replay — and give us…

Alicia A. Wallace —

Aug 13, 2020

foolish child

the speakeasy

A hand drawn cartoon of three friends, split into three panels, where two Black friends joke with their non-Black friend about how nervous people get when Black people joke about race.

visual art

Foolish Child #78: We Got Jokes

“You know I can’t tell when you’re making Black people jokes!”

Dickens —

Aug 12, 2020

2020 election

interview

Kirsten Harris-Talley, who is running for public office in Seattle, sits on green grass in a yellow sweater and matching beanie, while she looks up into the sunlight.

politics + activism

Q & A With Kirsten Harris-Talley, A Queer Black Scorpio Femme and State Rep Candidate

Kirsten Harris-Talley is an organizing phenom, queering notions of political leadership — what can a “serious” political figure value publicly?

Anis Gisele —

Aug 12, 2020

Anatomy Of A Mango

fatness

close-up of dewy bright orange mango flesh fills the whole window

love + sex

Anatomy of a Mango: Flesh

It seems contradictory to say I learned how to view my body as my own by sharing it with strangers and friends, but it is a truth that I revel…

danijanae —

Aug 5, 2020

foolish child

Saturday Morning Cartoons

Cartoon of the artist, Dickens, discussing Black Lives Matter with two white strangers. The first white stranger makes a joke that the Black t-shirt she's wearing with Black Lives Matter on it is "so slimming" the second stranger erroneously compares statistics of white vs. Black victims of police brutality.

visual art

Foolish Child #77: Black Lives Matter Isn’t a Trend

What’s the point in arguing with a world that will always devalue Black skin?

Dickens —

Jul 29, 2020

audre lorde

queer theory

book features

Year of Our (Audre) Lorde: July Is a Black Unicorn

I’m still angry. Breonna Taylor’s murderers still walk free. Let’s be real, they’re probably running around without masks. Audre Lorde’s sense of restlessness and barely concealed fury are evident. But…

Jehan —

Jul 27, 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

black lives matter

foolish child

geekery

Foolish Child #75: The Instructions Are Right There, People

Trying to erase the past doesn’t HELP Black folks.

Dickens —

Jul 1, 2020

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Somebody Loves You Baby: When Patti LaBelle Taught Me Black Femme Desire

Whatever You Thought “We Are Lady Parts” Was Going to Be, This Ain’t It

Queen Latifah Honors Eboni, Her Love, and for a Moment Heals the Black Queer Kids BET Never Loved

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Building An Altar to Honor Pulse on Its Fifth Anniversary

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Stephanie Beatriz and Daphne Rubin-Vega on “In the Heights” and Queer Latinas Finding Love in the Everyday

P-Valley Has Changed the Rules of Black Queer Storytelling

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It’s Time to Talk about It, “Never Have I Ever” Has a Race Problem

Somebody Loves You Baby: When Patti LaBelle Taught Me Black Femme Desire

Whatever You Thought “We Are Lady Parts” Was Going to Be, This Ain’t It

Queen Latifah Honors Eboni, Her Love, and for a Moment Heals the Black Queer Kids BET Never Loved

Exclusive Trailer Drop! Con Todo Netflix’s “Visions of Us” Is an Absolute Love Letter to Queer Latinx TV and Film

Building An Altar to Honor Pulse on Its Fifth Anniversary

Five Years After Pulse, Queer Nightclubs Still Bring Both Freedom and Fear

Stephanie Beatriz and Daphne Rubin-Vega on “In the Heights” and Queer Latinas Finding Love in the Everyday