The Great Down-Low Debate
"Tevin won't have anything to do with gay culture, doesn't know anything about it and couldn't care less. By and large, his thoughts on the subject are in lockstep with most of black America's: It's all good if it's your thing, but I ain't no punk."
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Drag Kings Take Center Stage
"RuPaul's incisive proclamation, "You're born naked; everything else is drag," has come to define the '90s drag revival that he set into motion. But we rarely recognize the significance of such moments in real time. So it's ok that most people don't (yet) recognize the day in February 1998 that gender illusionist Dréd (nee, Mildred Gerestant) put black folks on notice that drag kings were about to take pop culture's center stage."
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To Be Poor And Transgender
"Sharmus has been a sex worker for about five years. She started after breaking up with a boyfriend who was supporting her while she was out of work. It was quick money, and, as with many of her transgender friends, she didn't believe there were many other jobs out there for her."
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Pushing Queer Boundaries, Bisexuality in the Black Community
"Eliyahou (Elias) Farajaje was an out, proud black gay man - had been since he was 16 years old. But one day he looked up and found himself in a long-term relationship with a woman. That woman was an equally out, proud black lesbian."
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