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by Charles M. Blow onOctober 21, 2012
New research says young black men are 56 percent more likely than young white men to identify as LGBT, and New York Times columnist Charles M. Blow wonders why.
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by Kimberley McLeod onSeptember 1, 2012
Your Take: LGBT-rights advocates urge the DOJ to investigate the killings of black transgender women.
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by Clay Cane onAugust 10, 2012
At the Huffington Post, Clay Cane muses about how much has changed for gay men of color between 1995's and 2012's artistic depictions of their experiences.
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by Linda Villarosa onJuly 25, 2012
The difficult environment that Zambia's LGBT community faces is thwarting that African nation's fight against HIV/AIDS, Linda Villarosa writes at the Huffington Post.
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by Michael Arceneaux onJuly 11, 2012
Ebony's Michael Arceneaux says that claiming to be able to "sense" homosexuality is a losing game.
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by Joshua R. Weaver onJune 22, 2012
From filmmakers to former pro athletes, these notable African Americans have made coming out cool.
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by Joshua R. Weaver onFebruary 7, 2012
Advocates challenge the perception that black people are less supportive than others.
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by Joshua R. Weaver onJanuary 27, 2012
The NAACP argued for LGBT and civil rights unity at a national LGBT conference.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onJanuary 19, 2012
A new report from the Center for American Progress takes a broad look at the needs of the African-American gay community.
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by Salamishah Tillet onJanuary 2, 2012
A slew of unheralded but significant films helped pave the way for critically acclaimed Pariah.
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