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Looking For Langston (1989)-
Available For Purchase At
A few links to historical articles regarding the same gender loving (SGL) experience of the African Diaspora has come my way over the course of the last week and in some cases over the last few years.
I wanted to share a historical compilation of those SGL experiences via a few blog entries from other Black SGL bloggers. As usual, if we're not vigilant and don't tell our own stories then nobody will, or revisionists will come in and re-write shit (aka stealing our African thunder from contributions such as Stonewall in the Village in New York City) to minimize our experiences.
Also, if bruthaz and sistahs know of more links around the Internet then please send me an email and I'll do more research and build this compilation further.
I wanted to share a historical compilation of those SGL experiences via a few blog entries from other Black SGL bloggers. As usual, if we're not vigilant and don't tell our own stories then nobody will, or revisionists will come in and re-write shit (aka stealing our African thunder from contributions such as Stonewall in the Village in New York City) to minimize our experiences.
Also, if bruthaz and sistahs know of more links around the Internet then please send me an email and I'll do more research and build this compilation further.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO BLACK SGL BLOGGERS
COREY AND ROD 2.0 BETA
FOR ORIGINALLY POSTING THIS INFORMATION
AND INFORMING US ON OUR AFRICAN HISTORY.
COREY AND ROD 2.0 BETA
FOR ORIGINALLY POSTING THIS INFORMATION
AND INFORMING US ON OUR AFRICAN HISTORY.
Publicy Still From The FilmBrother To Brother (2004)
Directed by Rodney Evans
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Available For Purchase At
New Exhibit:
"Harlem Renaissance: As Gay as It was Black"
(@ Florida Atlantic University)
"Harlem Renaissance: As Gay as It was Black"
(@ Florida Atlantic University)
Excerpt From Rod 2.0 Beta Online:
In the 1920s and 1930s, New York City's Harlem was the focal point of the so-called New Negro Movement, which sparked the Jazz Age and an incredible revolution in art, fashion, literature and music. According to the preeminent African-American historian Henry Louis Gates, the Harlem Renaissance, as it was later known, was “surely as gay as it was black, not that it was exclusively either of these.”
READ MORE...In the 1920s and 1930s, New York City's Harlem was the focal point of the so-called New Negro Movement, which sparked the Jazz Age and an incredible revolution in art, fashion, literature and music. According to the preeminent African-American historian Henry Louis Gates, the Harlem Renaissance, as it was later known, was “surely as gay as it was black, not that it was exclusively either of these.”
Fascinating Virtual Archive of
Black SGL Folks on Chicago's South Side
Black SGL Folks on Chicago's South Side
Excerpt From Rod 2.0 Beta Online:
If there is one thing that you read today make sure that it's "Queer Bronzeville", a brilliant virtual history of Black gays, lesbians and transgenders on Chicago’s South Side. The online exhibit focuses on the Chicago's original black community on the South Side and was created by Tristan Cabello, a doctoral candidate at Northwestern University. The wiki is a collection of more than 100 historical documents—including photographs, videos, maps, interviews and articles. Cabello shows "the visibility of queers on Chicago’s South Side, and their relative acceptance" from the turn of the century to the early 1980s. That was the beginning of the AIDS crisis, when homophobia and anti-gay attitudes toward gays began creeping across society. Cabello writes from the 1920s to 1940s ...
READ MORE...If there is one thing that you read today make sure that it's "Queer Bronzeville", a brilliant virtual history of Black gays, lesbians and transgenders on Chicago’s South Side. The online exhibit focuses on the Chicago's original black community on the South Side and was created by Tristan Cabello, a doctoral candidate at Northwestern University. The wiki is a collection of more than 100 historical documents—including photographs, videos, maps, interviews and articles. Cabello shows "the visibility of queers on Chicago’s South Side, and their relative acceptance" from the turn of the century to the early 1980s. That was the beginning of the AIDS crisis, when homophobia and anti-gay attitudes toward gays began creeping across society. Cabello writes from the 1920s to 1940s ...
DERELICTS, DEVIANTS AND BLACK HOMOSEXUALITIES:
1950'S JET MAGAZINE REDUX!
1950'S JET MAGAZINE REDUX!
Excerpt From Corey @ I'll Keep You Posted:
ARE HOMOSEXUALS BECOMING RESPECTABLE? (Jet Magazine April 15, 1954) One of the best kept secrets on the campus of a southern Negro college was that a noted genius was overly fond of young boys and to protect the scientists reputation he was never left alone with tender youths. Likewise, a mid-western colored high school football coach is known for his winning teams - and his homosexual tendencies. Behind the scenes, some of America's most celebrated males have tripped the gay fantastic. This fact, further amplified by the recent discovery of some 1,100 homosexuals in the U.S. State Department has prompted the public to wonder if - by its own sanction - homosexuals are becoming acceptable.
READ MORE...ARE HOMOSEXUALS BECOMING RESPECTABLE? (Jet Magazine April 15, 1954) One of the best kept secrets on the campus of a southern Negro college was that a noted genius was overly fond of young boys and to protect the scientists reputation he was never left alone with tender youths. Likewise, a mid-western colored high school football coach is known for his winning teams - and his homosexual tendencies. Behind the scenes, some of America's most celebrated males have tripped the gay fantastic. This fact, further amplified by the recent discovery of some 1,100 homosexuals in the U.S. State Department has prompted the public to wonder if - by its own sanction - homosexuals are becoming acceptable.
THE HISTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
HOMOSEXUALS
ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE
(1885-1985)
HOMOSEXUALS
ON CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE
(1885-1985)
Excerpt From Outhistory.org:
PART 1: The Emergence of Queer Networks in Bronzeville (1900-1940)
In 1920s Bronzeville, Chicago’s African American neighborhood, a visible and well-accepted queer subculture emerged. From State Street to Cottage Grove Avenue, along 43rd and 47th Street, Bronzeville’s commercialized and jazz-influenced urban culture offered African American gays and lesbians several venues where homosexuals and heterosexuals interacted across the color line (the Plantation Café, the Pleasure Inn, the Cabin Inn, Club DeLisa and Joe’s Deluxe), yearly popular Halloween “Drag Balls” popularized by Black gay hustler Alfred Finnie, semi-safe locations (the Wabash YMCA, The First Church of Deliverance, Washington Park, Jackson Park), and a “vice district” which facilitated prostitution.
Homosexuality was quietly accommodated.
(Text by Tristan Cabello. Copyright (©) by Tristan Cabello, 2008)
READ MORE...
PART 1: The Emergence of Queer Networks in Bronzeville (1900-1940)
In 1920s Bronzeville, Chicago’s African American neighborhood, a visible and well-accepted queer subculture emerged. From State Street to Cottage Grove Avenue, along 43rd and 47th Street, Bronzeville’s commercialized and jazz-influenced urban culture offered African American gays and lesbians several venues where homosexuals and heterosexuals interacted across the color line (the Plantation Café, the Pleasure Inn, the Cabin Inn, Club DeLisa and Joe’s Deluxe), yearly popular Halloween “Drag Balls” popularized by Black gay hustler Alfred Finnie, semi-safe locations (the Wabash YMCA, The First Church of Deliverance, Washington Park, Jackson Park), and a “vice district” which facilitated prostitution.
Homosexuality was quietly accommodated.
(Text by Tristan Cabello. Copyright (©) by Tristan Cabello, 2008)
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