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Spirit Medicine: Finding Freedom in Disability Justice (Ep. 7)

In episode 7, ChE is joined by activist India Harville to discuss finding freedom through disability justice. Spirit Medicine…

Spirit Medicine: Achieving Our Goals While Struggling w/Anxiety or Depression (Ep. 5)

People of Color and Seasonal Depression: There’s Nothing Wrong With You

Spirit Medicine: Day of the Dead and Celebrating Those We’ve Lost With Ritual (Ep. 3)

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RACE

The Misappropriation of MLK: Respectability Politics and Black Struggle

by Aleo Pugh Education systems and media severely mischaracterize the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr, particularly the national…

White-ish Christmas. Or, Dealing With My Non-Black In-Laws

How #NoDAPL Could Help Connect Our Struggles

How White Trans Women Repelled Me From Trans Day of Remembrance

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GENDER

Boy Story. Or, What Having A Baby Is Teaching Me About Gender

Words by Mia McKenzie Drawings by Ritapa Neogi I’ve always wanted kids and, since I started identifying as a…

How Cis-Centric Science Drives Violence Against Trans People

The Women’s March and the Difference Between Unity and Solidarity

I Feel A Responsibility To Help Create An Awareness About Trans Lives: BGD’s Crush of the Month Featuring Actress Alexandra Grey

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QUEER

QTPOC In Comics: “Bingo Love” Depicts Black Queer Women’s Romance

by Latonya Pennington Black queer romance in comics is hard to come by. In mainstream comics, Marvel’s Black Panther:…

How To Create Change By Rejecting Intoxication Culture

10 Two-Spirit Authors You Should Be Reading

I’ve Tried To Rid Myself of the Idea That A Relationship Means Continual Consent: BGD’s Crush of the Month Featuring Anthony Williams

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Latest Posts

Caitlyn Jenner, Social Media and Violent ‘Solidarity’: Why Calling Out Abusive Material by Sharing It Is Harmful

by Princess Harmony Rodriguez We’ve all experienced it at one point or another: a “friend” comes up to us…
You Can Be Loved: For Those of Us Who Live With Mental Illness

by Princess Harmony Rodriguez It was like any other day in October when a wave of unsureness swept over…
This Is What White Supremacy Looks Like In Black Middle-Class Communities

by Sydnee Thompson When I was a kid, every time my family and I went into Detroit, there was…
What’s Really Going on With the Word “Thug” – and Why I’m Not Ready to Let it Go

by Maisha Z. Johnson In response to the media coverage of the Baltimore uprising, some are asking if “thug”…
Queer or Trans and Think You Don’t Deserve Religion? Here’s How I Reclaimed My Faith

by Sabah Choudrey In secondary school I remember speaking to one of the few white classmates about my religion,…
Qraftish: “I’m Allergic to Cats . . . And Cat Calling” (Ep.7)

Check out a new BGD web series: “Qraftish”! Glimpse into the mind of Christal, an 18-year-old Black queerling, who…
This Is What Happens When a Brown, Indigenous, Immigrant Queer Walks Into a Wildlife Training

by Alona G. I’m at a training with my county forest preserves to learn how to identify local dragonfly…
Do the Work: This is How You Can Support Trans Women of Color Right Now

by Princess Harmony Rodriguez On 5/18, I saw heartbreaking news flood my Facebook timeline. Philadelphia’s committed body of trans…
What’s Missing When We Talk About Self-Care (Ask BGD 1)

Ask BGD is a new feature from Black Girl Dangerous. In this installment, Mia McKenzie and CarmenLeah Ascencio discuss what’s…
But Mama Needs To Eat: What To Do When You Have a Bigger Sexual Appetite Than Your Boo

by Vianca Masucci I always know that I’m in love when the otherwise absurd love songs on the radio…

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