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LGBTQ+ history has never been one story told by one community. It is a collection of experiences shaped by race, sexuality, gender, culture, faith and the determination to live authentically in a world that hasn't always made room for differences. From the early fight for civil rights to the cultural contributions of Black LGBTQ+ pioneers, the history we celebrate today was built by generations of people who refused to disappear simply because society wasn't ready to acknowle

This election season, direct democracy is on the front lines of LGBTQ+ equality. Voters in seven states face critical ballot measures that will determine the future of civil rights, youth well-being, healthcare autonomy, and marriage equality in their communities. ​While advocates in some states are fighting to anchor comprehensive protections directly into state constitutions, anti-LGBTQ+ initiatives in other states threaten to roll back essential rights for transgender y

Let's talk about something that deserves more conversation within our own community. We spend a great deal of time encouraging the world to understand and respect LGBTQ+ people, but how often do we sit among ourselves and discuss what all these identities actually mean? Better yet, how often do we acknowledge that even those of us who belong to the community don't always understand every experience represented within it? That was the foundation of this week's INBLK convers

We have two questions: Are you an organization supportive of the LGBTQ+ community? And are you INBLK? If those questions speak to you, we want you paying attention. We are bringing together people and organizations ready to show up, exchange ideas, and explore what we can build when Black LGBTQ+ and Ally voices are included in the

night on INBLK, we talked about something almost everybody has a relationship with, whether we realize how deep that relationship is or not. Music. Not just what sounds good. Not just what makes us dance. We talked about what music does to our minds, our emotions, our children, our culture, and even the way we see ourselves. Peach opened the show and welcomed everyone to LGBTQ+ INBLK, but because she was losing her voice, she handed the hosting duties over to Zae for t

October is LGBTQ+ History Month, and the week of October 11–17 reminds us that visibility, equality and community were never handed to us without a struggle. From the courage of coming out to the organizing power of Black LGBTQ+ activists, this week represents generations of people who refused to let society write their stories for them. Long before Pride became a celebration recognized around the world, LGBTQ+ people were building movements, challenging institutions, crea

is a difference between spreading love and allowing people to take advantage of it. On this week's episode of INBLK, presented by I Am Me Inc., the conversation got personal as guest host DELEQÚA, singer, entertainer, and community advocate, joined Peach, Donna, Zae, Dre, and fellow panelists for a candid discussion about love, light, friendships, emotional maturity, and the importance of protecting your peace.

Before the hashtags, before Pride became part of mainstream culture, and long before being openly LGBTQ+ could build somebody a public platform, there was James Baldwin. A brilliant Black man from Harlem who used his words to make America uncomfortable in the best possible way. Baldwin wrote about race, sexuality, religion, masculinity, love and the complicated experience of being Black in a country that often expected Black people to survive quietly. He did not write to make

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An I AM ME Inc. LGBTQ+ INBLK Recap Season Three of LGBTQ+ INBLK opened with a conversation that was bigger than one artist, one murder case or one era of music. Hosted by Peach, the panel used Tupac Shakur’s legacy as the starting point for a direct and sometimes heated discussion about Black culture, visibility, loyalty and the complicated relationship between hip-hop and the Black LGBTQ+ community. The episode, “Justice for Tupac: We Show Up for Hip-Hop, But Does Hip-Hop Sh

🏳️‍🌈 THIS DAY IN LGBTQ+ HISTORY September 10: LGBTQ+ history is complicated. Sometimes we win. Sometimes we lose. Sometimes the same government that gives our community protection in one area turns around and denies equality somewhere else. September 10 is one of those dates that reminds us that progress has never traveled in a perfectly straight line. Across different decades and different parts of the world, September 10 has been connected to employment protections, trans

The wait is almost over. I Am Me Inc’s LGBTQ+ INBLK is officially returning Tuesday, September 15, 2026, at 8 PM, bringing back the conversations, opinions, education, and sometimes uncomfortable discussions that make the platform what it is. INBLK was created to give members of the LGBTQ+ community a space to talk about what is happening around us from our perspectives. Whether we are discussing relationships, identity, politics, entertainment, Black culture, transgender

When we talk about LGBTQ+ resistance, Stonewall usually gets most of the attention. But our community was pushing back against mistreatment long before 1969. Sometimes that resistance happened in the streets. Sometimes it happened inside organizations. And sometimes it happened in places where LGBTQ+ people had very little power at all.

Before Pride, marriage equality, and the ability for many LGBTQ+ people to live more openly, society had to begin questioning the idea that being gay should be a crime. On September 4, 1957, Britain published the historic Wolfenden Report, formally known as the Report of the Departmental Committee on Homosexual Offences and Prostitution. The report made a groundbreaking recommendation for its time: consensual homosexual behavior between adults in private should no longer be t

August 31: Creating Our Own Spaces, Fighting for Our Right to Serve LGBTQ+ history is not only about gaining acceptance from the world around us. Sometimes our history is about creating spaces of our own, where queer people can gather, build community, explore identity, and exist without having to conform to somebody else's expectations.

On August 30, 1956, American psychologist Dr. Evelyn Hooker presented her groundbreaking research, The Adjustment of the Male Overt Homosexual, at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention in Chicago. At the time, homosexuality was classified by the American Psychiatric Association as a mental disorder. Being gay was not simply stigmatized socially; medical and mental-health institutions often treated homosexuality as something that needed to be diagnosed, tr

Long before Stonewall, Pride flags, marriage equality, or even the word “homosexual” became widely used, LGBTQ+ people were already challenging the laws and attitudes that criminalized who they were. August 29 gives us a powerful reminder that our movement did not begin in modern America. The fight stretches across generations and continents, from one man standing before hundreds of legal professionals in 1867 to hundreds of LGBTQ+ activists taking over the streets of New

I Am Me Inc. is continuing to expand its reach, build meaningful partnerships, and connect with creatives who are making an impact in their communities. Our recent collaboration with MNG Studios and Marcus G represents another step toward that mission as we prepare to strengthen the I Am Me Inc. presence in Philadelphia.

Let’s keep it real!! Pride ain’t just rainbow fits, parties, and pics for the ‘gram. Pride is remembrance. Pride is history. Pride is people who stood ten toes down when the world told them to sit down and be quiet.