BLACK

Our then-Guest Editor, Niq D. Johnson, PhD, shares their thoughts on this month's Collection, on Black History and the experiences of the Black LGBTQ+ community, and offers background on why these conversations are so crucial.

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HISTORY, CONTEXT, AND IMPACT

Creativity To Resistance And Back Again: Making Safe Spaces for Black Queer and Trans Women

Patricia Martin

The Movement And The Future: There Is No Black History Or Black Civil Rights Without Black LGBTQ

Dr. Jon Paul

An Existence Anchored In Multiple Worlds: The Queer AfroLatinx Experience And A Complex Walk Of Identity

Javi Rodriguez

OUR STORIES, EXPERIENCES, AND PERSPECTIVES

I Came Out As Black And Bi, And It Was The Beginning Of A Whole Other Story

Esijemine Fadaka

We Can Have Nice Things If We're Willing To Build Them

ZAR

I've Been On My Transition Journey, And I Wrote A Map Along The Way

Cris Lee

Academic Allies Treat My Queerness With Comfort, My Blackness With Hostility

Zina Hutton

Black Queer, Not Black and Queer, Not Black or Queer

André Terrel Jackson

The Glow Is Black, And Queer: Photographer Gioncarlo Valentine Explores The Issues And Faces Of The Community In 2018

Gioncarlo Valentine

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