When a late-night hookup appears to turn into something more, the morning reveals that more may not be possible when it comes to loving a down low man.

This is the first official short film by playwright, Preston Crowder.
Written & Directed by Preston Crowder
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Tyrez Sweat as "Tommy" (IG: @rezvision)
Director of Photography: McKenzie Houston (IG: @the_houston_project)

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Jonathan Souza

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Trey just wanted his mom to love him. After a short stint in juvi Trey finds himself free from the woman and joining a new family. But sometimes – family ain’t family - and Trey finds himself struggling when it comes to his attraction for the brash but charming golden boy of his new family - Rel. Trey isn’t the only one left scarred by his relationship with his mother – we also meet Deon the black sheep cousin of Trey’s new family.

President Trump's controversial rollback of transgender school bathroom protections coincides with the star-studded ABC miniseries and transgender champions fighting to restore dignity.

Months after a break up, Jessica imagines a life spent alone. As she recounts her traumatic experience, she finds out her ex is engaged. #Phase6TheSeries returns May 4th at 8pm ET with Episode 2

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When Harm popped the question to Janco overlooking the iconic London views, it was the most emotional and intimate moment! Tower Bridge is the perfect venue for a proposal when surprising your partner from the opposite end of the walkway! Jancos reaction is priceless... We absolutely love a happy ending!

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Dustin Lance Black has been hunkering down in Lockdown with husband Tom and their son Robbie - with Tom sharing a lot of domestic life on his social media! Dustin tells us how they've been getting on, reveals Tom's very surprising new hobby, and the one thing they like to do together most as a couple. Dustin has also joined forces with Caitlyn Jenner and Stephen Fry to help LGBTQ people in the Pandemic, and he'll be telling us about how he has finally come to terms with who he is.

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RETURNING from deployment and surprising my boyfriend !

Anthony, Syed , and Jamal face Beckys, Karens, and inner conflict through the day then come together for their weekly Kiki. Let the festivities begin.

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Kylar W. Broadus (he/him) is a Black man of trans experience who has been a pioneer in the movement as an attorney, longtime activist, public speaker, author and professor. He is the founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition (TPOCC) run by Brenden Watts. Broadus was honored to stand with President Obama as Obama signed the Executive Order adding protections for millions of workers in 2014. In 2012, he was the first trans person to testify before the United States Senate on the subject of employment protection. Kylar serves on many boards. He has extensive experience in training and education and spends his time doing mostly diversity, equity and inclusion work and public speaking. He has received many awards, including the Trans Trailblazer Award by the LGBT Bar Association of Los Angeles in 2019 and the 2018 Gentleman of Excellence Award by the Gentlemen’s Foundation of Atlanta. The Advocate has recognized Broadus as one of “25 Legal Advocates Fighting for Trans Rights.”

Bryce J. Celotto (he/him) (moderator) is a Black, queer, transmasculine policy advocate, educator, facilitator and writer. Bryce has almost a decade of experience working at the intersections of race, class, sexuality and gender in education, social change movements and politics. Bryce has expertise in education equity, progressive policy, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, Civil Rights history, and LGBTQ advocacy. He also has experience working on political campaigns and crafting messaging for political causes. He has worked at nationally recognized LGBTQ organizations such as the National LGBTQ Task Force and the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education Network (GLSEN) where he advanced inclusive non-discrimination and anti-bullying policy at the local, state and federal level. He developed strong leadership skills while serving as a board member at the National Center For Transgender Equality, TransLaw, and the Massachusetts Commission for LGBTQ Youth.

Krü Maekdo (pronounced “make-do”) (she/her) is a multimedia artist known for her work as an archivist with the Black Lesbian Archives, an ongoing archival herstory project that aims to uplift the voices of Black lesbians and to educate, preserve and bridge intergenerational gaps between communities. She is a kosmic rootwork astrologist at Aranae Storm and is the chief executive officer CEO of Maekdo Productions, a multimedia production company producing media and event programming that serves women’s arts, community and culture in the LGBTQ community.

Crystal Mason (they/them) is an activist, artist, mediator and Managing Director of Queer Rebels Productions working hard to lift up QTPoC voices and centering our dreams, hopes and desires.

Preston Mitchum (he/him) is a Black and queer civil rights advocate, writer and public speaker who uses critical thinking and intersectionality in his writing and analyses. He brings both legal and policy experience to his role as the director of policy of URGE: Unite for Reproductive & Gender Equity. In this capacity Preston shapes state and federal strategies and policies that center the voices and leadership of young people in the South and Midwest. Prior to joining URGE, Preston served as senior legal and international policy analyst with Advocates for Youth. Preston is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center teaching LGBTQ Health Law and Policy, is the co-chair of the board of directors for the Collective Action for Safe Spaces and was also the first openly LGBTQ chair of the Washington Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.

Toni Newman (she/her) is a consultant for the Transgender Strategy Center based in Los Angeles. Toni is a 1985 graduate of Wake Forest University and current J.D. candidate. She was formerly the executive director for St. James Infirmary; the development director for Maitri Compassionate Care, an HIV/AIDS hospice in San Francisco; and the interim director of development and communications at the To Help Everyone Health and Wellness Center in Los Angeles.

Imani Rupert-Gordon (she/her) is a longtime movement leader and advocate for LGBTQ people of color. She currently serves as the executive director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Previously, she served as the executive director of Affinity Community Services, the nation’s oldest social-justice organization serving the needs of Black LGBTQ people with a particular focus on Black women. She also served as the director of the Broadway Youth Center, a division of Howard Brown Health in Chicago, which has served more than 1,500 LGBTQ youths experiencing homelessness and housing instability. Rupert-Gordon has been widely recognized for her visionary leadership in the LGBTQ community. Most recently, the Illinois Human Rights Commission presented her with its 2019 Activism Award.

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Meak Productions the NEW Fall Premiere (Season 9)
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On February 11, 2017 in Atlanta, Georgia, we attended our first gay wedding - and it was our own! Enjoy this video from our New Orleans-inspired celebration. Thank you to all our friends and family who made this the most memorable day of our lives thus far. We are so excited to share our love with you all!
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Brandy, a high school senior, comes to terms with her sexuality when she decides what she’ll wear to the prom.

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Suitable
Directed by Thembi L Banks
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"true American tradition, prom is perhaps one of the most anticipated nights in a young person’s high school experience. Considered a rite of passage, prom is a teenager’s last hurrah to their grade school days and a chance for teens to show their true colors. Perhaps I am a little bit romantic about it – I did grow up watching John Hughes films – but prom is the quintessential coming-of-age setting for any end to a great young adult story. A true fan of the drama, Thembi Banks’ Suitable was an easy film to fall in love with.

Inspired by writer Rochee Jeffrey’s childhood admiration of Grace Jones, Suitable orbits around Brandy (grippingly performed by Kelli Jordan), a high school senior who comes to terms with her sexuality when deciding what she’ll wear to the prom. While the premise of the film seems simple enough to follow, Banks’ exploration of femininity, girlhood, and Black identity is thought-provoking and feels deeply personal.

A critique about American culture that shatters patriarchal constructs, Banks wanted to tell a story that would “represent young Black women who struggle with identity issues and the ability to love themselves”. The story itself is incredibly nuanced and opens a conversation about assumptions within the cisgender and LGBTQ communities alike, while leaving us with a wonderful message about love, self-affirmation, and acceptance. If you were looking for a feel-good film, Suitable is a must-watch.

Banks’ colorful and stylish approach is in part thanks to cinematographer Dennis Zanatta, who constructed magical neon daydream sequences, inspired by the likes of Moonlight and Girlhood. But much of the magic also comes from the wardrobes and soundtrack. Hip hop and R&B is a big part of the narrative – and why wouldn’t it be? In high school, music is one of the first things that young people relate to as they experience deep emotions for the first time.

A Sundance alum with her short film Baldwin Beauty, Banks’ Suitable was one of six projects developed and partially funded by Film Independent’s Project Involve Program (which also gave us Lulu Wang’s Touch) and had a strong festival run, playing at the American Black Film Festival and more, before being released online." - S/W Curator Chelsea Lupkin

Director: Thembi Banks
Writer: Rochée Jeffrey
Stars: Kelli Jordan, Tiffany Tenille, Derick Anthony
Director of Photography: Dennis Zanatta

Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

L.A. Times columnist Erika D. Smith, historian Lillian Faderman and gay activist Alexei Romanoff discuss the importance of intersectionality in the LGBTQ movement, and the fight against police brutality that sparked LGBTQ Pride and Black Lives Matter.

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Watch NCLR's virtual event to highlight poverty in the Black LGBTQ community and to honor the lives of Black and poor LGBTQ people who remain resilient despite the challenges they experience. To build community awareness of and mobilization against Black LGBTQ poverty, we held a panel with a performance from Cakes Da Killa. The panel explored the causes and the policy and non-policy solutions needed to address Black LGBTQ poverty.



Moderated by Imara Jones, Founder & Producer, TransLash Media


Panelists:
Angelina Nordstrom, President, Chicago LGBTQ Workers Center
Kenyon Farrow, Managing Director of Advocacy and Organizing, PrEP4All
Kim L. Hunt, Executive Director, Pride Action Tank
Tyrone Hanley, Senior Policy Counsel, NCLR


*Featuring a specific performance by Cakes Da Killa

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'I see you. I value you. I love you. And I know that it is especially difficult to be you today.' — A message to the Black and LGBTQ+ community in the wake of the racist and homophobic attack on Jussie Smollett.
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Last week, the LGBTQ and Black communities were devastated to hear that Empire actor Jussie Smollett was the victim of an apparent hate crime as described by the Chicago police department. The Jussie Smollett attack happened in Chicago and showed many that hate, homophobia, and racism are alive and well in some our most progressive cities. 'Jussie Smollett attacked' read many headlines that reverberated through the Black and gay communities, hitting Black LGBTQ people especially hard. Jussie Smollett hospitalized, but the Empire star has already recovered well. David Johns wants people to know on the heels of this Jussie Smollett news that the Black and LGBTQ communities are valued and seen.

Johns: My name is David Johns, and I’m the Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the nation's leading civil rights organization dedicated to the empowerment of Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and same gender loving people.‪

On Tuesday morning Actor Jussie Smollett, who plays Jamal Lyon in ‘Empire,’ was brutally attacked by men yelling racist and homophobic slurs. They beat him, put a noose around his neck, and poured bleach on him. ‬

Thankfully, brother Jussie has been released from the hospital and is home recovering.

While many have been introduced to Jussie through his current role on Empire he has been leveraging his personal and professional platforms to ensure that everyone remembers that as long as there have been Black people there have always been Black LGBTQ and same gender loving people for some time now.

His work and his life make it possible for other Black queer people to take up space, to be seen. I am thankful for brother Jussie and all he will continue to do work for those of us too often neglected and ignored.

For Black LGBTQ and Same-Gender-Loving people, this attack is a sad reminder that none of us — not even our famous entertainers — are safe from the ugly vestiges of white supremacy, anti-Blackness, and homophobia.

For each of us, this tragic incident should be a reminder that privilege - whether it be education, wealth, or fame - does not protect.

In 2017 alone, over twelve hundred hate crimes were reported based on bias against someone’s sexual orientation or gender identity, and the violence has only escalated. We saw a 17% increase in these hate crimes from 2016 to 2017 and the FBI reports a 16% increase in anti-Black hate crimes during the same period.

In fact, hate crimes against every racial and ethnic category counted increased in 2017. Trump has escalated the violence with racist rhetoric and destructive policies that are designed to divide and keep some of us locked out of access to opportunity. The clearest consequences of these deleterious actions are evident in these examples of vitriol, violence, even death.

For Black LGBTQ and same-gender-loving people, especially Black Trans women, face insurmountable challenges to living full, happy, and healthy lives.

As we engage in the human rights work of advocating for fundamental protections of Black lives we must ensure we’re holding space for and ensuring protections for those of us with intersectional identities.

In this moment in history let us all work better together to combat the ignorance, hatred, and violence that Black LGBTQ people face, and we need our governments and our elected officials openly to start condemning it openly, and to fight back with transformative policy, too.

The National Black Justice Coalition is encouraging intentional action designed to ensure we don’t have to return to this place again. In a world where violence and hatred surface daily, each of us has a responsibility to use our language, and to leverage our privilege to disrupt ‘jokes,’ and microaggressions designed to otherize and stigmatize. No act is too small, each one serves to dismantle the ignorance that enable hate crimes. Words matter.'

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The very first episode of the new web-series Upstairs

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Written by Johnathon L. Jackson - @TheJohnLJackson
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