They may be less prominent than characters in other TV shows, but these queer and trans characters should be acknowledged and critiqued when necessary.
This ye...
LGBT organizations and the white LGBT community only center, honor, and see Black and Brown Trans people when we are dead.
by Kay Martinez
It's Transgender...
Dating as asexual is hard because it is incredibly difficult for allosexual people to understand a sexual identity that does not center sex.
I marathon-watched...
If you experience attraction to two or more genders, congratulations, you’re bisexual! It’s as simple as that.
Bisexuality is the attraction to other and the...
Although visibility has come far in the trans and gender non-conforming community, it is important that we keep our youth in mind.
Navigating my gender identit...
Listen to trans women who come forward and give us the resources we need to heal.
The weekend of August 24th, 2018 marks 5 years since I was raped in my do...
Reina Gossett is a visionary and her work deserves prestige and compensation.
As a writer and an organizer, I get a warm flush a few times a month when I get ...
I wanted to give those who read this and are getting any kind of transition surgery — or even just starting their transition in general — the tools to process t...
Women and femmes are not the same, but they are intertwined, and its exactly that mutual oppression and shared experience under patriarchy that has led activist...
Being trans is not at all determined by our bodies. Our genders are not determined by our bodies or body parts.
Even as knowledge on trans identities and trans...
When I found myself as the victim within an abusive relationship, one that was marred by queerness, blackness, and a profoundly turbulent love resonating betwee...
As fat, Black femmes: how can we navigate and decolonize the politics of desirability?
By Tina Colleen
Black queer women and femmes and female identify peop...
I feel that it’s my duty to use my experience to create a better world for queer and trans youth.
This December marks an important achievement in my transi...
We have to deconstruct what we have been taught about the gender binary, and that is why non-binary visibility is pivotal in the fight for both transgender and ...
Porn is a pervasive industry. Our most marginalized performers should be among our highest priorities and finding their material, generating exposure for them a...
We cannot divorce transmisogyny from its roots in both transmisia and misogyny, nor can we ignore the ways in which the patriarchy significantly and tangibly im...
I feel like I am finally experiencing the love that has always been my due, not just as a black woman but as a creature on Earth.
By Kim Wong-Shing
Knuckles...
Much like intimate violence, gender identities and expressions that extend beyond the binary are subject to suspicion and flat-out denial.
By Bani Amor
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Wear Your Voice interviewed 6 trans and non-binary (NB) artists, in hopes that others will gain the confidence to know that they are not alone.
Navigating spac...
This holiday season, whether you're spending time with your chosen family, yourself, or with your blood relatives, know that you are seen. Know that you are lov...
The harassment that Page faces particularly hit home for me because it shined a light on the specific struggles that LGBTQ+ people face.
If you've been ta...
195 Lewis tells a wonderful coming-of-age story of love, lust, and life in one of America's blackest and queerest cities.
Last year, the hashtag #GayMediaSoWhi...
Spacey's actions have nothing to do with his sexuality — like anyone who makes unwanted sexual advances on young teens, it is about one thing and one thing only...
I beg the queer people who read this that you consider preserving all the art and writing you create. That way, future generations have their own map should the...
There are thousands of Black trans women who, if given the right resources, could have really educated us about the plight, successes and experiences of trans w...
Categories determine our lives. As marginalized folk, we work towards determinacy in a white supremacist society that tells us what we are, what we are not, and...
Gays, lesbians and heteros: this is a bisexual public service announcement. These things no longer belong to you, sorry not sorry.
By Linh Le
All too often ...
Many demisexuals have sex. Many demisexuals desire sex. Some demisexuals don't desire sex often. Some demisexuals are repulsed by sex unless they are “close” to...
We’re here, we’re queer, and we belong.
By Linh Le
My heart was pounding in my chest. My breathing was ragged as I squeezed one of my hands with my sweaty p...
Queer Black and Brown Men are more than backup dancers and makeup artists.
By Dr. Jonathan P. Higgins
White women generally are not genuinely interested in ...
“That moment is indicative to a lot of the street harassment that I have had to endure, and that street harassment started, first because these men found me att...
Accepting male privilege while doing nothing to eradicate it and uplift women of color will not save me, and it will not save other transgender men.
By Morgan ...
In a time where queer people of color are in more danger than ever, BGD Blog showed you can give the status quo a middle finger and create a megaphone to speak ...
“This gathering and the subsequent statewide conference track are the culmination of twenty years of my life, including working in nonprofits focused on sexual ...
For those in the queer community or any other marginalized group that believe that their siding with white supremacy will save them: it will not.
It's no secre...
We are creating very violent conditions in queer spaces if we do not start being more vigilant in holding abusers accountable for the harm they cause in their i...
As a Black American I am marginalized, my experiences have been tainted by racism. However, when I began my gender transition, those experiences shifted.
Caitl...
It's time for the black community to stop neglecting black trans women and leaving us to fend for ourselves.
When myself, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patriss...
I fully bought into the idea that mental illness was something that you could ignore your way out of. Lana Del Rey, through her music, helped me break out of th...
Black transgender women like Eyricka King are disproportionately the victims of physical and sexual abuse by police officers.
Earlier this week, a trans wo...
As articles praising the return of “The L Word” saturate my Twitter timeline, I question how the show will frame the intersectional issues women of color face i...
However much the directors of "Check It" claim to love the participants, a crime has still been committed in this trauma-porn production.
In late Spring 2016, ...
We have to work twice as hard in order for us to exist in a space of our own. Yes, we may have a triple threat but if anyone can handle it, it’s us.
You may ha...
With Migos so openly homo/transphobic, one begins to realize that there is no intentionality to welcome gender and sexually variant Black folks to their party.
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There's more to who you are than meets the eye. It's time for trans women of color to stand in our passion, power, and purpose, while setting our sights on life...
What were the Stonewall Riots? And how did it impact the LGBTQ Rights movement? Here are 6 facts about the Stonewall Riots you may not know.
At 1:20 a....
Not only does Matt Bomer’s portrayal of a transgender woman enable violence against trans women, it also takes away yet another job from a trans person.
TW/CW ...
I firmly believe that one cannot utter the words Black Lives Matter and exclude Black sex workers.
I am a semi-out sex worker. By semi-out I mean I’m internet ...
I’ve had my ethnicities erased, fetishized or insulted and my bisexuality has been erased, fetishized or insulted. Different parts of who I am are attacked with...
My fear is that by televising the Pride Parade, mainstream queer culture will continue to center itself on normalizing the queer experience for heterosexual peo...
