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A is for Andrea Jenkins, the first openly trans Black woman elected to public office. B is for Bayard Rustin, an advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr. C is for Harlem Renaissance poet and playwright Countee Cullen. These are the ABCs of Black LGBTQ pioneers.

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The LGBTQ community took part in protests on the ninth consecutive day of protests at the Country Club Plaza.

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Bayard Rustin
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/africa....n-americans-many-riv
http://www.biography.com/peopl....e/bayard-rustin-9467

Audre Lorde
https://poets.org/poetsorg/poet/audre-lorde
https://www.poetryfoundation.o....rg/poems-and-poets/p

James Baldwin
https://www.washingtonpost.com..../posteverything/wp/2
http://www.biography.com/peopl....e/james-baldwin-9196

Marsha P Johnson
http://outhistory.org/exhibits..../show/tgi-bios/marsh
https://mic.com/articles/12125....6/meet-marsha-p-john
http://www.theradicalnotion.co....m/10-things-to-know-

Ruth Ellis
http://lgbthistorymonth.com/ru....th-ellis?tab=biograp
http://www.utne.com/Politics/R....uth-Ellis-Americas-O
http://www.pridesource.com/art....icle.html?article=63

Keith Boykin
http://keithboykin.com/bio
http://lgbthistorymonth.com/ww....w/keith-boykin?tab=b

E. Denise Simmons
http://www.blackpast.org/aah/simmons-denise-e

Lorraine Hansberry
http://www.biography.com/peopl....e/lorraine-hansberry
http://outhistory.org/exhibits..../show/lorraine-hansb

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In celebration of Black History Month, Phillip Alexander Downie commemorates the Black LGBTQ pioneers who have exceeded the expectations placed upon them, and surmounted hurdles some called ‘impossible’ to overcome. In this two-part special we celebrate the remarkable people that have changed our path in history, and made the world a better place. Fighting for a voice in their time that sent cultural and artistic shockwaves, and inspiring the voices of the next generation with their actions and ideas—they have fought not to garner acclaim, but to promote love and equality.  

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