It was in the summer of 2006 that I came out to my family. It was a fairly average summer's day. I came home from a Christian summer camp I'd been helping to lead in beautiful Bakewell, not far from where I was born, and I told my mum that I'd met someone (the exotic French boyfriend) and that I was gay. There were a few tears and the obligatory Are you sure it's not just that you haven't met the right girl? , and then there was acceptance. And love. I had the same from my dad (but...Read Full Story
Black gay poet Yolo Akili’s latest docu-poem, Are We The Kind Of Boys We Want? was recently featured on the blog and we promised to add the rest of his work to the videos section, so here we are. Get to know this talented, creative artist, we are definitely feeling his work and encourage you guys to support him. We will be featuring inspiring black gay artists such as Yolo Akili on the blog, so be sure to check the videos section often. We don’t normally post all the videos on the main page...Read Full Story
You can now register on Black Gay Men’s Blog and upload an Avatar. By registering you will be able to secure your username on the blog and the forum, which will be launched this weekend. The forum will be a good place for you guys to continue discussions started on the blog, or start your own threads. As mentioned before, we welcome and encourage participation on the blog, as well as regular contributors. I will be setting up a page with details for contributors, so that we are all on the...Read Full Story
Last week on Truthdig Radio: Robert Scheer on the mortgage settlement, MLK in his own words, and “A Queer History of the United States” author Michael Bronski on Rick Santorum, Proposition 8, Ellen DeGeneres and gay ...
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