On Saturday, June 24th 2017, the Center for Culture, Sexuality, and Spirituality, BiUS Entertainment, and FluidBiDesign hosted a panel discussion entitled, “No Homo, No Hetero: Being Black, Bisexual, and Male in America.” Several members of the FluidBiDesign discussion group for sexually fluid men of African descent, MenKind, along with their lovers, supporters, and allies discussedContinueContinue reading “Black Men Talk about Bisexuality and Race (VIDEO)”
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Believing Is Seeing: Moonlight, Asexuality, and Bisexuality
by Dr. Herukhuti Editorial Note: The phrase “gaywashing the film,” which the author used in an earlier draft of this article has been changed. After considering the fact that the screenplay from which the stage play was adapted was written by a Black gay man, the concept of gaywashing the film is imprecise. It is theContinueContinue reading “Believing Is Seeing: Moonlight, Asexuality, and Bisexuality”
“My Brother’s a Keeper” – Dr. Herukhuti’s New Play at The Bronx Academy for Arts and Dance Coming November 12
My Brother’s a Keeper, a play by Dr. Herukhuti, will have two workshop production performances November 12 (3pm and 8pm shows) at The Bronx Academy for Arts and Dance, located at 2474 Westchester Ave in the Bronx, New York, as part of the 2016 Blaktinx Festival. CAST (Alphabetically) CECIL – David J. Cork Training: New York UniversityContinueContinue reading ““My Brother’s a Keeper” – Dr. Herukhuti’s New Play at The Bronx Academy for Arts and Dance Coming November 12″
Taking the Pulse after LGBT Pride: An Interview with 2015 Bisexual Grand Marshal J Christopher Neal
By Dr. Herukhuti J. Christopher Neal is an artist, educator, youth leadership professional, and community organizer. He’s the founder of FluidBiDesign, a New York-based organization serving the needs of sexually fluid people of African descent through MenKind, a support and discussion group for men, online community, and cultural programming. His brilliant artwork can be seenContinueContinue reading “Taking the Pulse after LGBT Pride: An Interview with 2015 Bisexual Grand Marshal J Christopher Neal”
CASTING CALL: NYC Actors, Performance Artists and Spoken Word Artists
Casting call for a reading of a new play about Blackness, bisexuality and relationships set in Brooklyn NY in the late 1990s. Cast of Characters Kevin Seeley: 23, African-American man, writer and part-time public school teacher, ran track at NYU where he graduated with a degree in English and education; launching a learning institute forContinueContinue reading “CASTING CALL: NYC Actors, Performance Artists and Spoken Word Artists”
Freedom at the Intersections: Between Black History and Bisexual Health Awareness Months
A version of the following article was originally posted on the Expert Opinion section of the Association for Black Sexologists and Clinicians website. By Dr. Herukhuti The close of Black History Month. The start of Bisexual Health Awareness Month (BHAM) (and Women’s History Month). The space between blackness and bisexuality ceremoniously folds onto itself. This time ofContinueContinue reading “Freedom at the Intersections: Between Black History and Bisexual Health Awareness Months”
My Bisexuality Looks Like: Birth of THOT
By Dr. Herukhuti When I tell people that I started having sex when I was in first grade, people usually in one of two ways. They either are in disbelief or concern for me. Among the former, they ask “what kind of sex could you have at six or seven years old?” Among the latter,ContinueContinue reading “My Bisexuality Looks Like: Birth of THOT”
Sexual Courage
Sexual Courage: The Enduring Legacy of Emmett Till and The War of Terror An excerpt from Conjuring Black Funk: Notes on Culture, Sexuality and Spirituality by Dr. Herukhuti (Vintage Entity Press, 2007) I exercised sexual courage when I decided to own my love of other men while in a deeply fulfilling relationship with a woman andContinueContinue reading “Sexual Courage”
Nelson Mandela and His Contribution to LGBT History
Mandela: Why He Matters in LGBTQ History by Dr. Herukhuti in Bimagazine.org December 2013 I was having a Skype conversation with someone and talking about the price of living one’s commitment to social justice and ecological wellbeing. The sound on my television had been off. I looked up from my computer screen to see printedContinueContinue reading “Nelson Mandela and His Contribution to LGBT History”
Frank Ocean’s Love Letter and the Public Response
Ocean’s of Love Letter: Is one black man loving another man the revolutionary act of the 21st Century?by Dr. Herukhuti in Bimagazine.org July 2012 “In 2012, some folks find it more provocative that a black man has loved another man than if he had done violence against one.” ~Dr. Herukhuti In To Be Young GiftedContinueContinue reading “Frank Ocean’s Love Letter and the Public Response”