In San Francisco, African American LGBT seniors often face a double jeopardy in terms of discrimination. Within the black community, they struggle to overcome homophobia. In the LGBT community, they ...

During a media blitz for his book Transparent, gay CNN anchor Don Lemon candidly opened up about the homophobia he has experienced in the black community. “It’s quite different for an African-American ...

(The Root) — At a time when more laws are being put in place to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, an increasing number of African-American adults are calling ...

In February 2012, the Maryland legislature passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. At the time, only seven other states allowed same-sex couples to wed, and the backlash was immediate.

On June 22, the Arcus Foundation hosted a panel discussion at the Center for American Progress focused on fostering a more meaningful and strategic relationship between the LGBT and black communities.

The co-editors, Lourdes Dolores Follins and Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, of the academic text, "Black LGBT Health in the United States: Intersections of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation," will be ...

Rivers of Living Water has become a place of refuge for African-American LGBT Christians, but it’s a church without a home. The Harlem church declares itself “radically inclusive and open and ...

NEW YORK - Members of the Rivers of Living Water church, which serves the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, attend a Sunday service in a rented space on Manhattan's Upper West Side, ...

An Atlanta couple and the fathers of four children have made history, becoming the first African-American LGBT family to be the face of a high fashion clothing line. An Atlanta couple and the fathers ...

Jun. 20—Growing up, Holly Springs native Carlton Smith knew his identity wasn't something he ever had a choice to hide. "Even from an early age, there was a way in which I was identified as different ...

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