Black Gays

WATCH: Are Black Gay Men Just Special Guests In A White Gay World?

Nathan Manske | Posted 04.07.2012

Nathan Manske

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Does the Black LGBTQ Community Fail to Support Its Own?

Irene Monroe | Posted 02.14.2012

Irene Monroe

While clearly the cost of operation was prohibitive, causing Gay Black Men News to cease publication, another reason, according to publisher and founder Ralph Emerson, was the lack of support from the LGBTQ communities of African descent.

CDC: 'Alarming' Spike in HIV Rates for Gay, Bi Black Men

Posted 10.03.2011

The Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta released new figures on HIV incidence in the United States, and the agency found that while the annual numb...

Thank You, Don Lemon

Keith Boykin | Posted 07.16.2011

Keith Boykin

By standing up for who he is, Don Lemon will help to placate the fears of other black gay men and lesbians who are waiting to do the same.

Department of Defense, I Am Waiting to Receive My Survey

Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks | Posted 05.25.2011

Sharon J. Lettman-Hicks

Surely, the Department of Defense can find a way to support the integrity of men and women who have already enrolled in the armed forces without sending out offensive surveys.

Low-Down Talk About Gays, HIV, and the DL from Sherri Shepherd and D.L. Hughley

Rob Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

Rob Smith

Three-and-a-half minutes on The View were the source of enough misinformation to damage the conversation regarding blacks and gays for a while. How about including the voice of black gays?

Black Queers Are Tying the Knot

Irene Monroe | Posted 11.17.2011

Irene Monroe

An idea that was once anathema to black queer identity, marriage, in our LGBTQ communities, is being celebrated and on the rise. And many of us are now proudly walking down the aisle to tie the knot.

Tavis Smiley's Big Day

Karen Ocamb | Posted 05.25.2011

Karen Ocamb

Gay and bisexual black men in California have household incomes that are 44 percent lower than their heterosexual counterparts.

Marriage Matters to Us

Terrance Heath | Posted 05.25.2011

Terrance Heath

It has been a strange couple of weeks. Just last week, I saw something that I never thought I'd see in my lifetime, and felt like I was witnessing it ...