Southern Fried Queer Pride is a safe haven for Black and Brown LGBTQ+ folks — and they’re just getting started.
Author: Raquel Willis
Zoe Spears Is the Fourth Black Trans Woman Found Dead This Pride Month
Her friend, Ashanti Carmon, was murdered nearly three months ago in the same area.
Six LGBTQ+ Activists on What We Should Abolish and Legalize by 2069
50 Radical Ideas: Let’s rethink the institutions and laws that shape our world.
Activist Miss Major Recounts the First Night at the Stonewall Riots
Here’s what happened when trans and queer folk cast the first stone and gave birth to a movement.
Op-ed: 50 Years Later, Pride Month Is a Disgrace to Our Ancestors
There’s still a lot for queer and trans folks to be mad about.
‘Messiah’ Tackles Black Queer Intergenerational Trauma
Writer and Director Nia Witherspoon wants her work to be healing.
How Sylvia Rivera Created the Blueprint for Transgender Organizing
The trans activist’s most enduring legacy lies in the institutions she built, inspired, and forced to change.
‘Waking Hour’ Explores How Messy Dating Can Be for Young Trans Women
Beyond ‘Waking Hour,’ filmmaker Nava Mau wants to tell more real stories about her community.
MOTHA Is Preserving Transgender Hirstory One City at a Time
With an unconventional museum model, Chris E. Vargas is helping trans people see themselves through art and objects.
Zanele Muholi Forever Changed the Image of Black Queer South Africans
For this visual activist, coming of age in South Africa’s Apartheid era wasn’t easy — and neither is setting the path for the next generation.