Lavender Light

Since 1985, Lavender Light has invited people of all backgrounds to a space that transcends divisions, building community and inspiring others through performan

[Lavender Light @LavLight]

Stonewall National Monument Added To List Of Endangered Places https://t.co/Zg03ngwedN

[Lavender Light @LavLight]

From Coming Out to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Barney Frank’s LGBTQ+ Rights Legacy https://t.co/z2uXA0kofr

[SAVE A SEAT FOR ME (Simon & Schuster, 2026) @NewBlackMan]

‘Intersectionality’ scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw thinks it’s time for everyone to talk back

In a new memoir, the legal expert shares how her experiences as a Black woman gave rise to frameworks the far-right has tried to weaponize.
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[WomenFilmmakersofColor @WomenFilmOfColr]

The Real Lesson of Elon Musk’s Outrage at Christopher Nolan - The Atlantic https://t.co/St0OkMHZcS

[Preston D. Mitchum @PrestonMitchum]

#DCBlackPride is forever one of my favorite times of the year. 🌈✨

No matter what’s happening around us, Black Pride will always be rooted in connection, community, celebration, and joy. 🖤

#BlackPride #BlackQueerJoy #ChosenFamily #ThePresClub

[LGBTQ Nation @lgbtqnation]

“Silence and delay cannot defeat rights,” the High Court wrote.

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[DIVA Magazine @DIVAmagazine]

“What’s new isn’t the existence of queer families; it’s our visibility” https://t.co/iPBkJeCUIP

[Gay Travel & Tourism @gaytourism]

Jason Collins Opened A Door. Many LGBTQ Athletes Still Don’t Feel Safe Walking Through It More Than A Decade Later https://t.co/Tz0EAojwL1

[Ronald Agaba Jr 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇬 @ronnieagabajr]

In June, we do it a little more. 🥰

[The Advocate @TheAdvocateMag]

A recently published historical zine documents the legacy of the pioneering Black trans artist. https://t.co/QbjmXaoYli

[Lavender Light @LavLight]

From Coming Out to Don’t Ask Don’t Tell: Barney Frank LGBTQ+ Rights Legacy https://t.co/z2uXA0kofr

[Lavender Light @LavLight]

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[St. Louis Public Radio @stlpublicradio]

The organization Black Men Read is working to close literacy gaps by reading weekly to students and sending them home with books.

The program emphasizes access and representation as key tools to boost reading levels among Black children. https://t.co/cSCRwMDFN6

[DIVA Magazine @DIVAmagazine]

We love seeing ourselves on screen, and these films gave us the representation we needed #LVW26 https://t.co/YGRdmhv6zX

[History of Black Writing @ProjectHBW]

HBW's 42 Books/42 Years exhibit features one novel per year since its founding. The 30th Black novel, "Sassafras, Cypress & Indigo" by Ntozake Shange (1982), follows three sisters who pursue art and fall into and out of love as they search for meaning and freedom.

[Gay City News @GayCityNews]

The fourth annual Newark LGBTQ Film Festival, which spotlights the work of queer BIPOC filmmakers and honors the legacy of Sakia Gunn, will return on April 30 with a four-day schedule of screenings and discussions.
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[CTV News @CTVNews]

'Heated Rivalry' wins Peabody Award for presenting non-toxic side of masculinity https://t.co/SkqDQjC4b9

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

“The enslaved were not bricks in your road, and their lives were not chapters in your redemptive history. They were people turned to fuel for the American machine.”

—Ta-Nehisi Coates

[The Paris Review @parisreview]

“When I teach creative writing, I always speak about how you have to learn how to read your work.” —Toni Morrison https://t.co/ijiay75C0D

[Lavender Light @LavLight]

Iconic Lesbian Poets Everyone Should Know https://t.co/ruZjTRScLv