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SpeakOut Elects Five New Members to Its Board of Directors

WASHINGTON, February 1—SpeakOut, a national nonprofit organization with 9,000 LGBTQIA+ members of color nationwide, has announced the expansion of its board of directors. The move comes as part of the organization’s strategic efforts to further invest in chapter development, programming,

SpeakOut Is Expanding its Board of Directors. Grow with us.

Are you passionate about advocating for the rights and well-being of the Black LGBTQIA+ community? Do you have a wealth of knowledge, meaningful connections, and expertise that you are eager to share in the service of Black queer liberation? If

Fragments of Us

Like the sands of desert dunes, the standards and definitions of beauty are continually shifting. Unlike those sands, the perception of what is beautiful, regardless of the shifts it undergoes, will never stray too far from its established baseline. Eurocentrism.

Split Decision: Are You Splitting When it Comes to Others?

Many of us have heard it before when it comes to navigating our interpersonal relationships: “your head is in the sand,” or on the flipside, “maybe you should give it another shot.” In either case, we are challenged to open

Power Positions: Your Role as a Currency

– Post Provided By Write Off The Bat Power dynamics act as an integral part of society and in some cases, the sole determinant of how situations end up playing out. There’s this persistent and pervasive thing that tells us

The Gray Zone: Navigating “Situationships”

In 1979, The Soul Children sang about having love, and that broken feeling you get living a life devoid of it. They told the story of a young lady who fell in love with a married man. Though everyone told

SpeakOut to Host Inaugural “I AM” Awards

The “I AM” Awards will honor Black LGBTQ people who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to social change for queer communities WASHINGTON, February 16 – SpeakOut, a leading national community engagement organization, will host its inaugural “I AM” Awards on

9 Leaders Creating Social Impact For The Black Community

During a time when building real-life connections can be a challenge, online communities have been a saving grace for many. The presence of groups on social media has heightened, which has transformed into an influx of people that strive to