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Was Motown, the 'Sound of Young America', also the Sound of Queer America?
The label released one of the biggest 70s queer anthems with Carl Bean's "Born this Way" while Dynamic Superior's gay lead singer Tony Washington had high hopes
Eight Queer Black Men Share Their Coming Out Journeys
"I was ready to live my truth. He wasn’t."
Ne-Yo Should Really Listen to His Publicist
After apologizing for transphobic comments, the singer threw caution to the wind and doubled down
Please Don’t Downplay Tevin Campbell Sharing His Sexual Identity
Sure, many have long made assumptions, but the singer deserves to be celebrated for finally living freely
Lori Lightfoot Can’t Use Her Identity to Shield Criticism
The Chicago mayor needs to get real about about her ineffective leadership
Lil Nas X’s ‘Montero’ Video Isn’t Shock Art — It’s a Mirror
What you see in the artist’s latest is a…
People Didn’t Die for a Whitewashed, Corporatized Pride Month
Rallies like Brooklyn Liberation are a…
News Flash: Gay Dads Can Be Toxic Too
I always laughed at the word ‘toxic,’ but this Facebook group…
The Mean Girl of Morehouse Returns
Ten years ago, I wrote a story that changed lives forever—including my own. I went back to examine the wreckage
Put that Ho-Ing on Pandemic Pause
It’s simple: If they don’t live with you already, it’s time to break out the lotion
The Ministry of DJ Sam ‘The Man’ Burns, DC’s House-Music Legend
His 40-year career turned dancers into parishioners, and partygoers into family
Down-Low Culture Is Dying. The Next Step Is to Grow Up.
‘Love Is Blind’ could have changed the…
Come Get Your Man: Rickey Smiley’s Dress Problem
Too many famous Black men are so fearful that they…
Sorry, Pete Buttigieg: We Don’t Need a White Obama
Everyone’s weighing in on the mayor’s primary…
How it Feels to Live With AIDS For 30 Years
Three decades ago, Christopher Cunningham was diagnosed with AIDS—yet he’s still here to share his story
Bisexual Fathers Can Undo the Damage We Inherit From Our Dads
Owning your sexuality — and recognizing that fatherhood doesn’t need to be about hardness — presents a necessary alternative
Was This the Decade Hip-Hop Finally Moved Past Its Homophobia?
Looking back at all the artists who…
Masculinity in Jamaican Cinema Needs a Rewrite
Jamaican films often portray men caught between…
When You’re 29 and Have a Broadway Sensation
With the incendiary ‘Slave Play,’ Jeremy O. Harris became…