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READ: RENAISSANCE? THE TIME IS NOW

When asked what obstacles exist for those seeking to create Black Queer spaces at our ‘A Place For Us?’ event last month, Akeil from Queer Bruk stated simply, ‘We have to turn up for each other’. If we believe that a Black queer renaissance is possible, it seems to be a basic requirement. Here are some suggestions of things we can do, starting this week. The time is now. Continue reading READ: RENAISSANCE? THE TIME IS NOW

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EVENT: GET AWAY, TAKE UP SPACE & EXPRESS YOURSELF

After what has been a(nother) challenging week for social justice in the UK, it is a pleasure to be able to share with you some exciting, good news. A get away Those of you who have been able to resist the lure of foreign travel today, if you are anything like me, will be largely relieved not to have had to run the gauntlet of … Continue reading EVENT: GET AWAY, TAKE UP SPACE & EXPRESS YOURSELF

WATCH THIS SPACE: LLOYD YOUNG & ‘THE BLACK EXPERIENCE’

BLKOUT: Welcome to BLKOUT_UK. Tell our readers who you are LLOYD: I’m Lloyd. I’m a 56 year old Black gay man BLKOUT: Where are you from? LLOYD: I was born in Islington, North London . . . My parents originate from Jamaica. They arrived in the UK in the early 1950s – they’re from the group now labelled the Windrush Generation. BLKOUT: Intrigued by the name of … Continue reading WATCH THIS SPACE: LLOYD YOUNG & ‘THE BLACK EXPERIENCE’