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Fighting Nigeria’s Anti-Gay Bill

Nigeria Anti-Gay Bill - Black Gay Men Fight Homophobia

Unless you have been living under a rock, you have probably heard that Nigeria’s senate recently passed a bill, the Nigerian Same Sex Marriage Bill 2011,  making gay marriage a criminal offence, punishable by 14 years in prison. The Anti-Gay Bill, as it has been dubbed also seeks to punish…

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World AIDS Day Health Show – Tonight at 8pm

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Black Gay Men’s Blog and BMK (Brooklyn Men Konnect) are sponsoring the World AIDS Day Health Show, tonight at 8pm Eastern on Papi Chulo Radio. A panel of HIV activists and health care professionals get together to discuss HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention.  Panelists include, Kevin (Kaoz) Moore (Out Hip Hop…

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World AIDS Day – Get Tested and Remembering

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As we all know, today is World AIDS Day and Black Gay Men’s Blog urges black gay and bisexual men and MSM to get tested. There is a lot of power in knowing your HIV status, it can save your life and prevent you from passing the virus on to…

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Black Gay Men’s Blog Reflects and Gives Thanks

Black Gay Men's Blog says thanks at Thanksgiving

Black Gay Men’s Blog wishes a Happy Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving weekend to all who celebrate it. By the time you read this, most of you would have finished stuffing your stomachs with turkey and all the trimmings. Many would have had a litle too much to drink and had the…

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Black Gay Relationships In A Facebook World

black gay men - friendships and relationships in a socially challenged digital age

Black Gay Men’s Blog explores friendships, dating and relationships in this digital age of Facebook, Twitter and texting, which has left many of us socially challenged. It is quite ironic that with all the current means of communication, many black gay men have been left unable to and unwilling to…

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Marshall Titus Discusses “I Will” Video & HIV Stigma

marshall titus discusses I Will music video and HIV Stigma

Black Gay Men’s Blog caught up with singer-songwriter, Marshall Titus, to discuss his new music video, I Will. For the last month or so, the internet has been abuzz with reactions to the ground-breaking video, “I Will”, which deals with black gay men, HIV,  the trauma and stigma associated with…

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Black Gay Fem Discrimination – Ur Story

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Black Gay Men’s Blog would like to hear from black gay men, who are fem and have faced discrimination from other black gay men. I have received lots of emails from you guys asking us to explore this topic. We have set up a page with a form which has…

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Meet Brotherhood TV: Hot Topics & Community Issues

brotherhood tv - hot topics and issues that matter to the black gay community

I recently interviewed, Amir, from Brotherhood TV – check out the interview here. So, I decided to put some of their videos in the videos section of the blog. Brotherhood TV is a new weekly web series, discussing everything from hot topics to matters of interest to black gay and…

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Brotherhood TV’s Amir: A Passionate New Voice

black gay men's blog interviews Amir from Brotherhood TV

Black Gay Men’s Blog recently interviewed Amir, the 21 year old, co-founder of Brotherhood TV, the new weekly web series, aimed at gay and bisexual black men and men of color. Every now and then, a young black gay man comes along, who totally dispels the myth that all young…

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Black Gay Men and Fat Discrimination: Jackson’s Story

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Black Gay Men’s Blog looks at fat discrimination in the black gay community, through the eyes of Jackson, a handsome, obese, thirty-two year old, black gay male. Fat bias or discrimination is by no means limited to  black gay men or the gay community at large. However, for brothers like…

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I.K.P. Out Hip Hop Artist on Papi Chulo Radio

out gay hip hop artist I.K.P.

This is a Black Gay Men’s Blog heads up – out,  gay and HIV positive Hip Hop and spoken-word artist, Kenny Alvarez, better known as I.K.P. (The Infamous King of Positivity) will be on The Papi Chulo Show, tonight, August 24,  at 10pm EDT. The Brooklyn born, Norfolk, VA raised,  Florida…

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Being Black Gay Men and Nurturing Our Authentic Selves

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Black Gay Men’s Blog explores the balancing act a lot of black gay men face, between coming out, embracing one’s sexuality, the black gay scene and remaining true to one’s authentic self.

Black Gay Men and HIV: Do We Care Enough?

black gay men and HIV - do we care enough

Do black gay men really care enough about the high and rising numbers of black MSM infected with HIV. Black Gay Men’s Blog asks us to get honest, examine our lives, take stock and make some changes. Apathy is killing black gay men – time to wake up and grow up!

Lessons In Black Gay Love Part One – James and Byron

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James and Byron, a black gay couple, who have been together for 8 years share some survival tips with Black Gay Men’s Blog in Part One of Lessons In Black Gay Love.