As Black History Month wraps up, the Veer Queer crew sits down with Qweenie, a Houston-based Dominatrix, to talk about being Black in the Kink scene.…
Veer Queer Episode 23: Black and Kink
Posted on February 28, 2019
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Stories Untold: Five Black Queer Trailblazers Who Thrived in the South
Posted on February 28, 2019
Black History Month has always been about telling the stories that have gone untold—the triumphant stories of the societal impact and progress made by those who were not always accepted as members of society themselves. In school, we often learn of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., George Washington Carver, Malcolm X, and Madame CJ Walker. As the years go on, we hear these same stories over, and over, and over again. And while these stories are important to celebrate and…
Episode 23: Black and Kink
Posted on February 28, 2019
As Black History Month wraps up, the Veer Queer crew sits down with Qweenie, a local dominatrix, to talk about what it's like to be Black in the Kink scene.…
Veer Queer Episode 22: Getting Sweet with Bootycandy
Posted on February 14, 2019
Mai and Julien sit down with the Catastrophic Theatre to talk about Bootycandy, a production that is loosely based on playwright Robert O'Hara life and explores the complicated layers of growing up Black and queer.…
‘No Whites Allowed’ Zine Unapologetically Creates Art and Community for Queer People of Color
Posted on June 29, 2018
Kait Rae craved a space to meet fellow queer Black people in San Antonio, Texas. So, at age 22, they decided to take matters into their own hands and to create the space they wanted to see. In October 2017, Rae joined forces with two friends and started a zine for and by queer people color called No Whites Allowed. “It's important for people of color to express our sexuality and gender because I know, for many people of color, it feels like…
Dear Somebody: The Mahogany Project Centers QPOC Narratives in New Visibility Campaign
Posted on June 27, 2018
Verniss McFarland III is tired of queer Black and Brown stories taking a backseat. For the past year, McFarland has worked to uplift these voices through their work as founder of The Mahogany Project, a Houston-based nonprofit focused on bridging the gap between empowerment and education in Black and Brown LGBTQ communities. McFarland now seeks to bring these narratives to the forefront with the launch of the organization’s new visibility campaign, Dear Somebody: The Voices Once Unheard.…
Houston Splash: A Celebration of Black Gay Pride
Posted on May 2, 2018
Houston Splash, often referred to as Black Gay Pride, is an unapologetic celebration of Black and Latinx LGBTQ Pride. In a world where Black and Brown bodies, especially queer Black and Brown bodies, are blatantly targeted and demeaned, spaces like Houston Splash provide our community with the opportunity to embrace our holistic selves. Consequently, this challenges the oppressive norms prevalent in our everyday lives. Therefore, every year during the first week of May, generations of Black and Latinx LGBTQ community…
Black Like Us: A Candid Conversation About the LGBTQ Experience Comes to University of Houston
Posted on February 21, 2018
For some in the Black community, the LGBTQ experience is a touchy subject—for others, it’s an untouched issue. Our silence and suppression has taken a toll on both of our communities, leaving many of our people struggling in uncomfortable gray spaces or even completely in the dark when it comes to questions of identity. “Black Like Us: A Candid Conversation About the LGBTQ Experience,” an upcoming facilitated community dialogue that will be held in collaboration with the University of Houston…
Roots Divided: A Queer Afro-Latina and Colombian Immigrant Living the Texas Experience
Posted on June 12, 2017
I’m always having to explain myself. I’m Colombian. Colombian as in coffee, vallenatos, and magical realism. I’m black. Black as in oppression, drum-heavy beats, and tight curls. I’m queer. Queer as in rebellion and unintentionally radical love. And I’m southern. Southern as in barbecues, sweet tea, and big, open skies.…
