Corey Burnside was a shell of his former self when he met Cedric Sturdevent at a Greenville, Miss., support group for Black gay men in
Anti-LGBTQ legislation is being proposed and passed at an alarming rate in southern states like Mississippi, where De’Bronski Jefferson lives, an out gay Black man who courageously shared his tumultuous journey to self-acceptance on season three, episode two, of the hit MAX series “We’re Here.” Through mentorship and the art of drag, Jefferson found his voice.
Dr. Terrence Z. Johnson shares several life lessons that he learned in 2022 as he reflectively springs into a new season of self-awareness and self-care in 2023. “Don’t overlook what is going on around you now. Although it may not seem like it, you are getting prepared for your greater future,” he writes.
Dr. Terrence Z. Johnson shares his COVID-19 experience, how it helped him define self-care and why it’s just as important for all Black men.
Duvalier Malone and his husband Dr. Adrian Mayse reflect on their collective journey in love as they celebrate 13 years together. It is also the anniversary of Malone’s first published column where he came out to the world in response to the discriminatory “Mississippi Protecting Freedom of Conscience from Government Discrimination Act” passed in 2016.
Oren D’Lonte Anderson was only 22 when he died from gunfire in South Jackson in late 2020 during a December spike of both COVID-19 and homicides in Mississippi’s capital city. His mother Shannon Anderson believed he was on the path to succeeding in life although he suffered from an under-treated mental illness.
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