As part of last fall’s National Black Justice Coalition Conference, “Out on the Hill”, I attended a White House meeting on Gay and Bisexual Men and HIV/AIDS. I came away from the meeting impressed by the level of concern that the White House and other partners in the fight to eradicate HIV/AID are consistently demonstrating.Continue reading “The Bisexual Community and HIV/AIDS”
Category Archives: National Black Justice Coalition
The Black Bisexual Experience: Intersections Can Electrify To Save Lives
The National Black Justice Coalition, America’s leading Black LGBT civil rights organization focused on federal public policy, hosted the 5th annual OUT on the Hill Black LGBT Leadership Summit in Washington, DC, from September 24-27, 2014. As a black bisexual cisgender woman identified person attending Out on the Hill was an honor and a deepContinue reading “The Black Bisexual Experience: Intersections Can Electrify To Save Lives”
Bisexual Naming at National Black Justice Coalition Out on the Hill Conference
One of the great things we discussed at length during last week’s Bisexual Awareness Week (#biweek) was the bisexual identity, the many labels bi people consider using to describe their experiences and why. Awhile back the Patheos.com “Camels with Hammers” blog published a great piece that detailed the vital function that both labels and theContinue reading “Bisexual Naming at National Black Justice Coalition Out on the Hill Conference”
The Black Bisexual Experience Presentation at Out on the Hill Conference
Faith Cheltenham, President of BiNet USA Blogging from the National Black Justice Coalition’s Out on the Hill Conference. On the 2nd day of the NBJC Out on the Hill Conference I was honored to present one of the very first presentation/panel discussions on the black bisexual experience from inside Capitol Hill’s Hart Senate building. FromContinue reading “The Black Bisexual Experience Presentation at Out on the Hill Conference”
Advocating for a Brighter Future: Our Views, Our Issues & Our Lives
Felecia King, Project Specialist LGBT HealthLink Blogging from the National Black Justice Coalition’s Out on the Hill Conference. So day 2 was not as invigorating as Day 1. However, I am noticing a common arising theme, African-American LGBT people, as a group, feel under-served, misrepresented and mistreated. It was “Issue AdvocacyContinue reading “Advocating for a Brighter Future: Our Views, Our Issues & Our Lives”
LGBT HealthLink, The Network for Health Equity 