Archive for February, 2014

TransGriot Monica Roberts On Black Trans History

Monica Roberts, aka the TransGriot (pronounced “gree-oh”), is a native Houstonian and a trailblazing award-winning trans community leader. She has lobbied since 1998 for trans human rights protections at the federal, state, and local levels in Kentucky and Texas. In…

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Happy Birthday, Audre Lorde!

On this anniversary of Audre Lorde’s birth, we celebrate Black History Month and all of our black LGBT forebears. She called herself “black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet” — and so many of her words continue to testify that intersectionality, like…

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Fall in LOVE With Your Style

Your style is your best accessory; why not show it some daily love? We know, we know–finding the perfect outfit to strut in can be ridiculously stressful and downright off-putting. From the stores that don’t have (safe) fitting rooms…to the…

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A Love Letter To My Queer Family

Dear A, As you fight for your life in a CCU hospital room too many miles from me, I think of you on this Valentine’s Day. Not because we are romantically involved, although we have been. Like so many other…

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Kunst! Dance! Party!

Party! Protest! Love! Dance! Gayme!

NYC V-day Events! Valentine’s Day is tomorrow! What are your plans for the next few days? Are you going to organize with your community and rally in the streets or do you want to dance the night away? Perhaps you’re…

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Three Steps to Self-Love

  “The greatest love of all    Is easy to achieve    Learning to love yourself    It is the greatest love of all.” — Whitney Houston, “Greatest Love of All” Ok, ok, I know what you’re probably thinking. “Self-love” is…

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“Meet the Gossfields”: Power Couple Riffs on Love, Art, & Getting Married At the Grammys

When One+Love went in search of a male couple of color to feature for Valentine’s Day, we were told to look no further than Deondray and Quincy Gossfield (formerly known as Deondray Gossett and Quincy LeNear). Often billed as a…

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Maisha Najuma Aza On Sex, Sensuality, and Self-Connection

Maisha Najuma Aza is a radical, magical, sex-positive, body-positive, black, fat, queer, femme, healer, writer, and priestess in Atlanta, with a Master’s in social work from the Smith College School for Social Work. She provides sacred sex and body love…

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Valentine’s Day Dates…Remixed

Happy Queer Valentine’s Day! Yes, we’re kicking off the day-of-candy-and-hearts a little early, but with a kweer, kreative twist. The next two weeks will be drizzled with sweetness, here on the blog and on our tumblr. So bring your spoon…

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