[ Rev. Irene Monroe ]
Black, queer and in Nazi Germany?!
Missing from the annals of African American history and the history of Nazi Germany are the documented stories and struggles of African Americans, straight and “queer.” Valaida Snow, captured in Nazi-occupied Copenhagen and interned in a concentration camp for nearly two years, is one such story forgotten every Black History Month in celebrating our heroes and survivors.  ...Continue

[ Rev. Irene Monroe ]
Honoring Notorious Gladys Bentley
In celebrating Black History Month, I want to personally celebrate the courage and strength of sistah-warrior Gladys Bentley (1907-1960). ...Continue

[ Gwendolyn Ann Smith ]
Deduct this!
Roughly a decade ago, a transwoman by the name of Rhiannon O'Donnabhain had genital reconstructive and breast augmentation surgery. These same procedures are done, every day, for transsexuals and others in the United States. ...Continue

…and also yeah
…and umm err also yeah… This year has jumped off to a fabulous start [tongue planted firmly in cheek]. There have been deaths, surgeries, setbacks, and plenty o’ bull… well I don’t have to complete that thought. One thing that has been positive or at least has the potential to bear some luscious fruit is my further discovery of how things work, or more specifically, how people work[Work it Honey!]. ...Continue

Do You Have The Itch to Snitch?
Are you sitting at work, contemplating ways to get a fellow co-worker into trouble? Do you have sibling rivalry that is so extreme, that you are ready to unleash a nasty little fact about your sibling to your parents?   Are you ready to call the police on your neighbor for their little nuisance? ...Continue