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Update On Malawi Couple

on January 6th, 2010 by B.Graff

Last week I wrote about Steven Monjeza and Tiwonge Chimbalanga, who held the first public gay commitment ceremony in Malawi’s history.

(Monjeza is on the left, Chimbalanga on the right)
At the time, I mentioned how their bravery in stating their love for each other, considering that homosexuality is illegal in Malawi.
The BBC reports that they [...]

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African Gays Showing Courage

on December 29th, 2009 by B.Graff

Aside from South Africa writing support for gay marriage into its constitution, you don’t often hear positive LGBT news about Africa.
So it’s great to discover people who are standing up for themselves in the face of circumstances much more challenging than those faced by people in the United States.
Despite homosexuality being illegal in Malawi, Tiwonge [...]

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Jeff Johnson Challenges Homophobia In The Black Community

on December 21st, 2009 by B.Graff

Christmas came early for the black LGBT community thanks to Jeff Johnson.
On December 17, Johnson used his platform on the nationally syndicated Tom Joyner Morning Show to declare that black America needs to have a serious conversation about homophobia in the community.
Analyzing Annise Parker’s mayoral victory in Houston, in which the black community joined Republicans [...]

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Black Women, Stop Blaming Black Gay Men For Your Problems!

on October 2nd, 2009 by B.Graff

Just one day after I mentioned how surveillance culture and technological advances have given everyone access to your private behavior, here comes another example of what can happen in the age of the internet.
When Michael Cole Smith and Jamil Smith got married several weeks ago, they posted photos of the event on Facebook for their [...]

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Love, Alabama Style

on September 16th, 2009 by B.Graff

Here is the latest from The Next Write Things’s favorite guest author, designer, and vainglorious vanguardist Charles Brown.
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Last week, I went to Destin, Florida for a family wedding. Being the creative spirit that I am, a 7+hour road trip was just the setting I needed to zone in. I finally got out a few [...]

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Good Guys

on August 20th, 2009 by B.Graff

TNWT is proud to welcome a guest posting by Charles Brown, “Author, Designer, and Vainglorious Vanguardist.” This if the first of what I hope will be many articles from Charles.
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I was thinking about people. Men in particular, but folks in general. And how difficult it seems to find someone to date and eventually [...]

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