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Short Film ‘Orange Bright’ Challenges The Narrative Of Black LGBTQ People...
As a child one of the most common superpowers wished for is the ability to fly. Riley S. Wilson brings that, or a form of it at least, to the reality of his character Triven in the award-winning short...
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Oh, Well: A Queer Black Man’s Rediscovery Of Power Through Heartbreak
It was last night when shadows jumped out of my mind and on to my wall, and danced. Darkness took form in my four walls and it had rhythm. I was in my bed, I had stillness, and I had heartbreak. I...
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Love Me Tinder: My Journey Back Into Dating
After a pretty intense breakup and a string of if-you-have-nothing-nice-to-say “dates” (using that word loosely), I decided to go on an indefinite hiatus from the dating scene. It’s already rough...
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This Is Not Real Life: ‘Straight Black Pride’ Anxiety Over Same-Sex Marriage
Since same-sex marriage has passed, there have been “straight prides” popping around the U.S. One in particular that I was made aware of is Straight Black Pride happening in Harlem, thanks to the...
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Lessons From Dating The Pulpit: Little White Lies
I met him on a Wednesday evening after a jazz concert on campus. We both attended, and I’d spotted him in the crowd during the intermission. My close friend and I took our seats for the second half,...
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Lessons From Dating The Pulpit: This Little Light Of Mine
By the following Saturday, Mister Preacher Man and I’s text conversations and casual meetups had become an everyday highpoint. I was high off the typical initial neurotransmitters dopamine and...
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Applause Please! Welcoming Young Black Gay Men’s Leadership Initiative New...
For the Young Black Gay Men’s Leadership Initiative (YBGLI), cultivating leaders is at the center of the quality work they continue to produce. After a successful 2015 YBGLI Policy and Advocacy Summit...
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Who Is Medino Green?
Super-talented rapper, provocateur, voice of a queer generation, ‘round-the-way dude, or perhaps all of the above. What does a gay male rapper have to do—or better yet, what must he NOT do—in order to...
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A Quick Update + What’s Next For MUSED…
Almost four years ago, Drew and I launched MUSED Magazine with just 10 queued-up posts and crossed fingers. In the time since then, we’ve reached millions of readers and built a thousands-strong...
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WATCH: DeRay Mckesson’s Powerful Speech At GLAAD Gala
Last weekend, Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson spoke to an audience of GLAAD supporters and advocates in San Francisco and educated them on the complexities of being black and gay – something...
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