NBJC Calls for Investigation Into Robert Champion’s Death as a Potential Hate Crime

Could Florida A & M University student Robert Champion Jr. have been beaten to death because he was gay? The National Black Justice Coalition, the nation’s largest Black LGBT civil rights organization, says it’s possible, and because of it they are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to launch an immediate investigation into Champion’s death as a potential anti-gay hate crime.

First Class Citizens: “In the Life” Honors LGBT Pioneers

As the United States remembers Martin Luther King’s vision of equality and the African American civil rights movement, IN THE LIFE looks back at inspiring portraits of LGBT people and allies who stood up, spoke out and made a difference in the fight for full LGBT equality.

Atlanta No Longer ‘Gayest City’ in America But Still Mecca for Black LGBT Community

Fans of Real Housewives of Atlanta and tons of straight women in the Big Peach might disagree with The Advocate, the world’s leading mag on all things LGBT, which recently claimed that A-Town is no longer the gayest city in America…I demand a recount! Back in 2010, The Advocate honored Atlanta as the gayest city in America. LGBT folks and their allies rejoiced…Something in the milk ain’t clean because after only two years, Millie Jackson’s old stomping ground (yep, that Millie reference is for the old school queens) plummeted to number nine on the gaymeter. Someone call Little Richard!

Blacks Should Stand with Gays on Marriage Equality

Gay is not ‘the new black,’ but we shouldn’t let inappropriate rhetoric get in the way of civil rights goals.

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