I write libation to all those known and unknown ancestors across lifetimes that have gone before me and upon whose shoulders I literally stand. Tuesday,...
By M. Jacqui Alexander A Libation: Omi Tútù Ó Mì Tútù Ile Tútù Ona Tútù Tútù Laróyè Tútù Egún Tútù Irúnmalè Cool water It effects...
By Jewelle Gomez I’ve been thinking about Audre more than usual because I recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the publication of my black, feminist,...
By Ness white “The Black mother who is the poet in every one of us…that back place where we keep those unnamed, untamed longings for...
By Morgen Snowadzky It may seem incorrect to talk about death for a birthday celebration. I believe that we must embrace death to appreciate life....
By Jasmine Salters Last week, the appearance of Orange Is the New Black actress Laverne Cox and former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant and trans model Carmen Carrerra on...
By T’Shana McClain In the wake of the gay-marriage debate sweeping the nation, I am aware that my stance on marriage equality is inextricably linked...
By Gala Mukmolova Girl-talk * I’ve really been working on my orgasmic meditation, my ex tells me. If the instructor touches my clit in...
By Kai M. Green Dear Kinfolk: Today is World Aids Day. Today, I remember those who we have lost. I remember the ancestors we have...
By Sophia Wallace As an artist, my job is to explore an idea aesthetically and then share my work with the public. In this light,...
One insidious effect of systematic oppressions–including ableism, sexism, white supremacy, queerphobia, classism, and colonialism–is that we become disconnected from one another and from ourselves. For...
By Abla Abdelhadi I write this piece in honour of the countless disabled queer trans Indigenous and People of Colour (IPOC) who have been criminalized,...
By: Naomi Ortiz Intersectionality is described by dominant culture as the location where all of our multiple identities intersect. However, my identities are not straight...
By Kenneth Pass I’ve been secretly dealing with a past sexual violation of my body for 10 years. I am a black man, and the...
By Princess Harmony Imagine this: you’re born to the outside world being as healthy as you could possibly be. Imagine that while the world is...
By Nick Artrip I turn on my phone and allow my fingers to scroll across the numerous apps. I select “Grindr” and smile with anticipation. So...
Southerners on New Ground (aka SONG) has been driving intersectional queer organizing in the South since 1993. Mobilizing across race, class, gender, citizenship status, sexuality...
By Paisley Currah Every two years, the Olympic Games brings the world together to celebrate sports, witness the sacrifices and determination of the competitors, and...