Our Family is a series that celebrates two-mommy families and delves into some of the challenges they face. The goal of the series is to depict same-sex parent families in a way that’s authentic and dispels myths associated with same-sex childrearing. Today we catch up with Jae and Em, a beautiful couple in the process [...]
InspiHERed By spotlights phenomenal women in the Black queer community—everyone from artists to activists. Each week ELIXHER features someone whose personal journey and individual craft inspire us to dream bigger, laugh harder, and love deeper. This week we caught up with Akwaeke Zara Emezi, a 24-year-old Nigerian painter. ELIXHER: Tell us a little about yourself. AKWAEKE: My name is Akwaeke Zara Emezi, [...]
GO Magazine’s 100 Women We Love: Class of 2011 - B. Cole At the ripe young age of 21, B. Cole landed a job many people far older than she can only dream of: She worked in the White House, directing leadership development programming for the Harry S. Truman Foundation. And she didn’t stop there. GO Magazine’s [...]
You asked… Help! How do I tone up my legs and abs? Aja answered… Toning your legs and abs for summer can be easy and fun. Here are a few of my favorite exercises. Jump Squat: Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, hands down by your sides. Bend your knees and sit your hips [...]
InspiHERed By spotlights phenomenal women in the Black queer community—everyone from artists to activists. Each week ELIXHER features someone whose personal journey and individual craft inspire us to dream bigger, laugh harder, and love deeper. This week Amarachi Crystal Esowe, a 25-year-old Nigerian photographer shares. ELIXHER: Tell us a little about yourself. AMARACHI: I was born in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. I’ve been in [...]
Lesbian Tells of Stabbing Ordeal in South Africa’s Spate of Homophobic Attacks A South African lesbian has described how she was repeatedly stabbed by a stranger in the latest of a spate of homophobic attacks against women in the country. Nxolo Nkosana was walking home with her girlfriend when a man came up behind her [...]
We’ve all either seen or known “that” couple. You know the one. The annoying adorable pair that coordinates and finishes each other’s sentences. The duo that has at some point made you detest being single and at another vow to be single for the rest of your life. Others of us are “that” couple and [...]
InspiHERed By spotlights phenomenal women in the Black queer community—everyone from artists to activists. Each week ELIXHER features someone whose personal journey and individual craft inspire us to dream bigger, laugh harder, and love deeper. This week we chat with Gianna Delgadillo, a 20-year-old reconstructive designer and Fashion Merchandising/Design student at the Fashion Institute of Technology. ELIXHER: When did you begin reconstructing clothes? GIANNA: [...]
Harlem Pastor Divided Over Uptown Pride Picnic, But One Openly-Gay Pastor Will Host Service Not all Harlem pastors have a problem with an upcoming gay pride picnic. A openly gay Harlem pastor said he plans to host a service in Marcus Garvey Park during the second annual Harlem Pride event later this month. PBS “Out in America” OUT in America is an [...]
You asked… I want to exercise but I just don’t have the motivation. What can I do get motivated and stay that way? Aja answered… Motivation is actually the biggest factor preventing people from reaching their health and fitness goals. I often joke with my clients that if I could do the exercises for them, [...]
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