October 26, 2023 Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes
This calls out the fashion industry once again. For the tenth year in a row, we are documenting the theft of our aesthetic. The "quiet luxury" trend? Please. Black gay men invented "making it look easy" out of necessity because we had to look good to survive the walk to the train.
According to a analysis of CDC data (2020-2023), suicide ideation among Black queer men aged 18-24 has risen 40% since the pandemic. We are dying. Not just from AIDS anymore—from despair. black gay blog exclusive
You are not too much. You are not a fetish. You are not a statistic. You are the heir to a lineage of royals who wore masks during the plague (COVID) and heels during the marches (Stonewall).
We are not a niche. We are the blueprint. From the ballroom culture of Harlem to the down-low brother in the choir stand, the narrative of modern America cannot be written without us. Yet, we remain the most vulnerable demographic for HIV infection, housing insecurity, and workplace discrimination. October 26, 2023 Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes
Here is an look at the data our blog team pulled: Black profiles are clicked less often than white profiles, but receive more aggressive fetishization for being "thugs" or "dom tops."
If your church won't love you, build your own altar. That isn't sin. That is scripture. We see the memes. "Another day, another slay." But behind the gifs and the House music, the numbers are terrifying. Please
By Maurice DeVonne Black Gay Blog Senior Correspondent