One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
For those who don't know, you can now get married in D.C.! yay for the gays. It became official this past Tuesday and while the turnout wasn't as spectacular in numbers as it was in California, it wasn't any less significant. But my favourite part of it is that we're seeing black couples get married. not a big deal u say? well everytime someone speaks of blacks and gays
Cathay Williams: Buffalo Soldier
while it is not my practice to ASSume someone's sexuality. i am intrigued by this bit of history i recently learned. by posting this piece, i am in no way saying that this woman was or was not gay. but as it stands. baby did the damn thing and she did it in men's clothing.
Cathay Williams was born in 1842 outside Independence, Missouri. Born into slavery she served as
Gladys Bentley: A Stud to Remember
Gladys Bentley was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 12, 1907. Like many African Americans of her generation she ended up in New York Citys' Harlem , the capital of "The New Negro ". For Gladys , her lesbianism made her need to strike out on her own all the more urgent. As she would recall many years later in an Ebony Magazine Article , “It seems I was
Femme:Me
whenever u hear someone say that a woman looks gay, they are usually talking about a butch woman. when i hear that, i often ask if butch=gay, then what r femmes? Ellen gets all the press about her sexuality but Porche goes largely ignored. why is that?
femmes are the invisible gays. people just don't see us or refust 2 believe that we exist. feminine lesbians are often accused of going
Some Things Never Change
she was the first 2 show up 4 a shoot for the 2009 Hard Candy Calendar and now she's damn near the last for the 2010. so many things have transpired since laster year's edition. she's developed an acting career, honed her skills on the runway and written a book. kicking down doors and changing attitudes this stud seems unstoppable.
i didn't worry about the shoot. i've been working
Progress…
So the three shoots i had the other day turned out 2 b just one. i'm eternally grateful to my gyrls Telle and Kuni 4 coming thru 4 me.
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as u can c, the shoot went well and i felt great afterwards. felt productive and accomplished.
still high off of the last shoot i was ready 4 the next which was
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