Monthly Archives: August 2013
Missed Connections NYC: The Not Quite Stopped and Frisked Edition
August 21, 2013 | ELIXHER
Missed Connection (NYC, 2 Train): African American female searching for African American male she met while the NYPD went through her underwear…Read More
Women’s Day: A Reminder of Gender Inequality in South Africa
August 21, 2013 | ELIXHER
Gender activist Mapaseka Letsike says that Women’s Day is a reminder of all the work that needs to be done to address gender inequality in South Africa. Read More
In the Spirit of Community Building: Four Projects You Should Fund - August
August 20, 2013 | Tie
In the Spirit of Community-Building features projects that seek to empower, create, educate and sustain our own community. This month we feature a LGBT housing development geared towards elders, a documentary on masculine-identified queer women, a film short about the trials and experiences of a Black deaf family, and Black Lesbian United’s forthcoming retreat.Read More
The Read: Don’t Explain by Jewelle Gomez
August 20, 2013 | ELIXHER 1
Don’t Explain is a collection of short stories by Black lesbian author, activist, and philanthropist Jewelle Gomez. Gomez employs rich, sensual language to introduce her readers to several carefully constructed characters that set our minds and bodies afire.Read More
‘Twenties’ is Everything We’ve Been Asking For in a Television Show
August 19, 2013 | ELIXHER
Writer/Producer Lena Waithe has been making the rounds in Hollywood with her pilot for “Twenties,” a show about three black women, in their twenties, who are trying to get their shit together. One of them, like Waithe, is queer.Read More
Laverne Cox: “I’m Not Supposed to Be Here”
August 16, 2013 | ELIXHER
Laverne Cox star of the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black” joins MSNBC’s Thomas Roberts to discuss her role on the show.Read More
What You Missed This Week
August 16, 2013 | ELIXHER
It’s history in the making: WWE superstar wrestler Darren Young publicly comes out as gay; gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin is awarded the Medal of Freedom; author and trans advocate Janet Mock interviews B. Scott; and more Black LGBT top stories. Read More
Tumblr Thursdays
August 15, 2013 | ELIXHER
Get your dose of Black queer yumminess. It does the body good! Follow us on Tumblr: http://elixherfix.tumblr.com/.Read More
Triple Threats: Moms Mabley & Other Iconic Black Lesbian Entertainers
August 14, 2013 | ELIXHER
Our foremamas were challenging gender norms in the 20s and beyond. As a triple threat (black, lesbian, entertainer), iconic comedian “Moms” Mabley was not alone. Ma Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Gladys Bentley were all black, openly gay, jazz singers during the Renaissance. Brush up on your herstory. Read More
Third Year’s a Charm: Aisha & Danielle, 1st Lesbian Couple on ESSENCE, Celebrate Anniversary
August 13, 2013 | ELIXHER 1
Just last week, ESSENCE.com featured yet another same-sex couple in its “Bridal Bliss” column. Serendipitously, the spotlight ran the same day Aisha and Danielle Moodie-Mills, the very first lesbian duo to have their nuptials highlighted, celebrated their three-year wedding anniversary. ELIXHER caught up with the power couple who reveal the secret to their blissful marriage (and some never before seen photos from their special day).Read More
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