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The tragic death of Gemmel Moore aka “Gemmel Garcon” last July is the burst of awareness about the silent crystal meth epidemic that has attack the House Ballroom and Black Gay community as whole. On Sept. 13, black gay and addiction recovery advocates will hold the first community South Los Angeles…
This is the email Hillary Clinton’s pastor, the Rev. Bill Shillady, sent her on the morning of November 9, 2016, the day after she lost the presidential election to Donald Trump. Sunday is Coming November 9, 2016 It is Friday, but Sunday is coming. This is not the…
Abounding Prosperity an organization that serves Black LGBT people in South Dallas now needs the community’s help after an act of hate was perpetrated against the center. Someone intentionally set the building ablaze earlier this month. “This community center is an important operation in AP, Inc.’s mission to assist…
I’m not one to scream racism at every incident and I try to be objective however the U.S. Park Police has a reputation of being one of the most racists police institutions int the DC area. This incident is so disturbing. These young black teenagers were selling water on the…
The quest for Ballroom status has always been a contentious debate, Who deserves it? Who is worthy of it? These statuses are divvied out like a royal court passing out favors to their subjects. If you play the game right, talk to the right people, say the right things, be in…
In Autumn of 1932, a bunch flyers began circulating around Macon County, Ala., promising colored people special treatment for “bad blood.” “Free Blood Test; Free Treatment, By County Health Department and Government Doctors,” the black and white signs said. “YOU MAY FEEL WELL AND STILL HAVE BAD BLOOD. COME AND…
Actors Ashton Sanders and Jharrel Jerome from Moonlight were the winners of this year’s MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss! MTV While accepting award, Sanders dedicated it to “the misfits”. MTV “I think it’s safe to say that it is okay for young performers, especially us minority…
In recent years, crystal meth has become the drug of choice in the gay men’s party scene. Like the mainstream use of crystal meth, this trend spread from west to east – San Francisco to New York and Vancouver to Toronto. At “PNP” parties (shorthand for “party and play” –…
Homosexuality in the Arab world is a topic so volatile that in some countries death is the penalty. Yet gradually and very cautiously gay Arabs are coming out of the closet with increasing confidence. Spanning across 22 countries with a combined population of 323 million, the Arab world is not…
