Did homophobic minister Bishop Eddie Long die from untreated AIDS complications?
When news hit the airwaves that Bishop Eddie Long died from an unnamed aggressive cancer resulting in dramatic weight lost, […]
Did Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream include LGBTQ people too?
First posted in LGBTQ Nation, January 16, 2017
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2017 will mark its 31st anniversary […]
Stay woke” this Thanksgiving!
As I prepare for the Thanksgiving holiday, I am reminded of the autumnal harvest time’s spiritual significance.
As a time […]
Laughing to keep from crying in “The Scottsboro Boys”
by Irene Monroe
When I was told that the framing devise of SpeakEasy’s current production of “The Scottsboro Boys” is a […]
Remembering When Evangelicals Tried to Exorcise Gays With ‘Hell Houses’
by Irene Monroe
Even though it may anger many on the right, Halloween remains the gayest of holidays.
In the words of […]
Love and Violence in Black LGBT Communities
During Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Rev. Irene Monroe pleads for more resources for LGBT communites of color.
The Jills were the […]
Malcolm X was a ‘gay for pay’ hustler in his youth
By Irene Monroe
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Confederate and Union: The untold history of gay Civil War soldiers
By Irene Monroe
Queer Civil War buffs have been arguing for some time […]
Finding your “Significant Other”
By Irene Monroe
In this tech savvy era of electronic companions and social […]