Black Hollywood Has a Black Patriarchy Problem
There’s no point to Black Hollywood if it’s gonna replicate the same structural oppressions that already exist in the entertainment industry at-large. The nominations for the 77th Golden Globes awards ceremony came out in December. And even more recently, nominations for
Rape Culture, DL Men, and The Carcerality Of The Closet
The intent is not to absolve anyone who has committed sexual violence within the queer community. The intent is to reimagine justice. TW/CW: descriptions of sexual assault and abuse, homophobia, and incarceration This piece was originally published in 2017 at dashaunharrison.com I was
Tamar Braxton and Cishet Black Women’s Complicated Relationships to Queer Black People
Tamar's statement goes beyond harming cishet men, it opens up a particular kind of violence against Queer Black people. This essay contains discussions of sexual violence and r/pe culture Recently, recording artist and television personality, Tamar Braxton, made a post on
Three Forms of Faux-Acceptance to Avoid to Live Your Best Queer Life
LGBTQ+ folks should never have to settle on conditional acceptance. We cannot splice or erase our identities to assuage the feelings of cisgender and heterosexual people. By Briana Lawrence Pop-culture and media narratives typically depict our grand closet disembarkment as a one-time
A Call-In: What Terry Crews Got Wrong And How He Can Fix It
Those who consider themselves allies and male feminists need to learn how to listen to the communities they claim to support. By Sherronda J. Brown and Lara Witt It's been more than a week since Terry Crews apologized for tweeting that children