BLACK LGBTQ+ HISTORY

Did you know that Black trans women, drag queens and other queer members of the LGBTQ+ community were at the forefront of the gay rights movement?

The following are easily-accessible resources that showcase the leadership and fight of our Black LGBTQ+ brothers and sisters:

‘Paris is Burning’ (1980), documentary on ballroom culture in Brooklyn, New York, available on Netflix UK.

‘Pose’ (2018), TV series on black LGBTQ+ and ballroom culture and the AIDS epidemic, available on BBC iPlayer and Netflix UK.

‘The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson’ (2017), documentary on black trans activist Marsha P Johnson, who was at the forefront of the Stonewall Riots of 1969, available on Netflix UK.

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