Love In Spite of Distance
In the essential black feminist text, Sisters of the Yam, bell hooks writes, “The art of practicing love begins with our capacity to recognize and affirm ourselves.” Before you engage in a LDR, take time to engage in self-assessment. Ask yourself, “Do I love me? Do I affirm me?” You must have the capacity to love yourself and trust yourself..
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Self-Proclaimed: Darla Thompson
Self-Proclaimed (S-P) features Black, queer women of all ages who have declared her capabilities and strengths, and embarked on a journey guided by her passions, talents, and aspirations. Self-proclaimed women don’t wait for legal authorities to grant their title or status. She sets her terms and presses forward without the endorsement of others...
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Sound Solutions #3
We’ve all been placed in situations with family members, friends, or coworkers where we’ve shared our experiences and given advice only to have it fall on deaf ears. From my personal and professional life, I’ve learned that most people don’t heed “sound advice.” As a matter of fact, they aren’t even looking for us to tell them something...
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Choosing Our Legacy
Black lesbian women lack resources (e.g. health insurance, employment, marriage), live in higher rates of poverty, and have less established support networks. Lesbian women can also face anxiety about coming out to doctors and subsequent treatment. And according to statistics provided by Susan G. Komen for the Cure, “lesbians [and women who partner with women] tend to have higher rates of obesity...
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Masturbation in Relationships
reSOUND is pleased to introduce T. Allen of Somebody Has 2 Know—where the topics are heated and the juice just keeps on coming. She spotlights interesting and controversial topics that trigger issues in the lesbian community. First up, the effects of masterbation in relationships…
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My Father & Me
It is critical to have support and connection with the men who are in our lives. And there are no men closer to us than our fathers. We believe that straight men—especially men of our father’s generation—should realize and take ownership of the impact they can have in diminishing the homophobia and heterosexism that exists in their respective families, within their peers groups, and their community as a whole...
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Self-Proclaimed: Alexis P. Gumbs
She identifies as a queer Black troublemaker, a Black feminist love evangelist, a Black teacher lady, and a walking experiment in love. She is Alexis Pauline Gumbs—founder of various artistic, scholarly, and community projects that celebrate Black feminism. Projects as the Eternal Summer of the Black Feminist Mind and Broken Beautiful Press honor and uplift the wisdom of Black feminists...
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Am I “In the Life?”
One day while confiding in a therapist, I expressed worry about never being able to come out to my grandmother. When he asked why, I responded that I was not confident that she would agree with my lifestyle. He raised an eyebrow and tapped his clipboard in a cliché manner before stating, “Oh, so you consider your sexual orientation to be a lifestyle choice...
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