Queer Women of Color Media Wire is a media advocacy organization and online platform that amplifies the voices of lesbian, bisexual, queer, transgender, and intersex people of color around the world.
Activism&Politics
[Amplify] Vote for LGBT Africa Series, “Seeking Asylum” for PBS People Choice Award!
Vote for None on Record’s Seeking Asylum video series for PBS Film Festival People’s Choice Award.
No Longer Invisi(BI)le: 10 Bisexual Women of Color to Celebrate #QWOCTalk
QWOC Media Wire profiles bisexual women of color who are standing up for bisexual rights and visibility everyday.
Entertainment&Culture
WNBA Draft Basketball Player Brittney Griner Says to LGBT Youth, “Don’t Hide Who You Really Are”
Brittney Griner speaks about being an out athlete and role model for young LGBT people of color.
Masculinity, Gender Roles, and Queer Art History: The Cultural Significance of Campbell X’s Stud Life
Stud Life is sexy, charismatic, foreign yet familiar. The sensual combination of a hypnotic soundtrack, mesmerizing cast, and a rich storyline pulls you into a world where the accents are different but the conversations are ours – queer women of color trying to define our relationships and our future.
Empowerment&Spirituality
Founder of SouLar Bliss, Adaku Utah, Takes on Sexual Health Issues in Nigeria, With Love
“There is something really valuable, so powerful about speaking your truth. It’s crucial.” -Adaku
LGBT Rights and the Black Panthers: The Queer Revolution Begins with Self Love
Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self –preservation and that is an act of political warfare. ~Audre Lorde
Family&Parenting
“I’m Sick of Dating”: Where’s My (Healthy, Long-Term) Queer Black Relationship?
“Too many of us are trying to perfect the outside while our insides are a mess. In order for queer black women to really love, there needs to be some pro-active emotional, spiritual, psychological healing in our community.”
Surviving the Holidays as Queer People of Color: Give the Gift of Media
Are you anxious about heading home for the Holidays? Check out this post, “Surviving the Holidays as Queer People of Color”, by Spectra Speaks.
Fashion&Style
Queer Women of Color Speak on Fashion and Body Image: What Makes You Feel Beautiful?
Open a magazine or turn on the television and chances are good you’ll see someone talking about weight loss. In the United States, much of our media suggest that we are obsessed with our bodies, especially our waistlines. One ad sells a pill that will …
First Boi In: On Being a Masculine of Center Woman in Corporate America
In the spirit of raising our voices for Women’s History Month, we are very excited to share this first blog about being a masculine of center woman in binary gendered spaces like corporate America. Say hello to our newest blogger, Carolyn W. Please read and comment on her post!
Health&Wellness
Queer Female Boxer Pat Manuel Launches BUFF BUTCH: Masculine of Center Fitness Resource
Pat Manuel, Los Angeles-based U.S. female championship boxer and queer, poly Brown Boi has recently launched an online fitness resource for the masculine of center community. Get into it.
“Everyone is At Risk” Says Bumming Cigarettes, A Film about HIV Stigma in Black Lesbian Communities
In April and May, Sistah Sinema will screen Bumming Cigarettes – a narrative depicting its protagonist getting an HIV test. The film, produced by Black Womyn Conversations director/producer, Tiona McClodden, shows that we are all at risk for sexually transmitted infections regardless of our race, sexuality, or gender identity.
Love, Sex&Relationships
“I’m Sick of Dating”: Where’s My (Healthy, Long-Term) Queer Black Relationship?
“Too many of us are trying to perfect the outside while our insides are a mess. In order for queer black women to really love, there needs to be some pro-active emotional, spiritual, psychological healing in our community.”
WEB COMIC: I’m a Mixed Race Woman of Color. He’s a White Trans Man. We Love Each Other.
I’m a mixed-race queer cisgender woman. My partner is a white transgender man. And despite his being white and male, he seems to “get me” better than anyone else in my life.
Money, Work&Career
AMPLIFY: Jasmine Burems, Black Lesbian Entrepreneur Bottles Holistic Self-Care in HONEY & GOLD
Cross-posted from www.spectraspeaks.com. Early this morning, I received a message from Jasmine Burems, a Black lesbian organic herbalist, who specializes in women’s wellness. She congratulated me on the success of my Africans for Africa campaign, and was hoping I’d lend support to her own project …
Actress Charyse Monet on Being a Queer Woman of Color in Hollywood: “I’m Me and I Want To See More of Me”
“What actress of color do I want to see come out? Any actress who feels as if she’s locked In, stuck, held back or frozen with fear with thoughts of not being accepted for who she is.”
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