For this post I decided to focus on African American LGBTQ+ publications. BLK Magazine was first published in 1988 with the intention of targeting and covering people, events and issues that were about African American LGBTQ+ audiences. It was originally issued for lesbian and gay men, but in time, the magazine became to attract the greater LGBTQ+ community.
This magazine demonstrates a significant milestone within western mass media due to the fact that it was focused and representation of queer individuals within minority communities. BLK magazine paved the way for a number of African-American specific media to spring up, including “Black Lace” a Black Lesbian targeted magazine and “Blackfire” a Black gay magazine. I feel like these magazines are significant to the class because they are prime examples of minority LGBTQ+ experiences and issues. Race and class are often two factors that are disregarded in the LGBTQ+ movement, but with more publications lines these it serves as representation of a marginalized community within a marginalized community.
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