Celebrating Black Lesbian Couples That Graduate Together
It’s graduation season and it’s beautiful to see young people achieve their goals of finishing school. For some, achieving such an important goal with the one you love is an…
Five Queer Films for You and Bae to Chill to This Weekend
Written by Jaime Blanson Ladies, it’s officially cuddle season. The days are shorter and colder making it harder for us to leave the house unless we absolutely must. On those…
Why Every Femme Needs Another Fierce Femme Warrior
Written by Vanessa Rochelle Lewis Dear Baby Femme, The brain is spongy and the world is toxic. Sometimes, when times are hard, you might absorb pain so covert…
Black Lesbian Date Night: Shelly & Tiffany Visit the Bourbon Capital
Written by M. Shelly Conner We haven't been together long, but every time we get together, it’s date night! I met my partner, Tiffany, on OkCupid. It was our mutual…
In Response to Orlando Shooting, Black Lesbians Flood Social Media
If something good can come out of a random, senseless act of violence, it is love. Less than a day after the shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, hundreds of…
I Lost the Woman I Loved and Our Son Lost a Mother in Orlando
Written by Emmy Addison Deonka Deidra Drayton and I had a cruise booked for September. She was so excited to go. We had been on and off for nine…
Why Black Lesbians Need So Much Love
Written by Zamara Perri A kiss should not end in a mass shooting. But that’s what happened on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Fifty people…
Eight Years After Falling in Love With Her, My Wife Has Changed
I remember getting my gallbladder removed on December 25, 2010. It was a horribly painful experience, but it was the best Christmas gift I ever got. After that, I was determined to change my eating habits. My wife, Cicely, and I had been thinking about becoming vegetarians. After watching several documentaries that exposed the cruel environments that the animals lived in, that was it for us. We never looked back.
Changing our eating habits was merely part of the battle. Our ultimate goal was to completely change our lifestyle—mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually.
I Finally Came out at Work
For the first time in my work life, I didn’t feel the need to: pretend I’m single, convert pronouns from “she” to “he” to “they” or pretend that I have absolutely no social life outside the office. For the first time ever, I felt comfortable just slipping my real personal life into regular conversations. After 15 years as a black queer working professional, I felt absolutely comfortable just being myself.
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