Hi, I am writing this from a very rural village in South Africa, I am really the only gay in this village. I am 31 years old, black, […]
“Black Brothers #2”
“Black Brothers #2” by Sierra Domino is a notable piece in the history of African American homoerotic art, produced in 1983. Sierra Domino is a well-known name in […]
Man in Polyester Suit
Robert Mapplethorpe’s Controversial ‘Man in Polyester Suit’ Photo Sold for $478,000 in 2015. The image was part of Mapplethorpe’s “X Portfolio” series, which North Carolina senator Jesse Helms […]
A Cure 4 Racism
Four Black Men with their penises exposed would fill a cathedral. They would be unable to leave the cathedral until their erections had subsided and in such close […]
Alvin Bastrop
This is the work of African American photographer, Alvin Baltrop (1948-2004). Alvin photographed the gay community at the piers lining Manhattan’s west side in the 1970s. Pier 48 was then […]
Black Inches Sept. 2007
“Black Inches” was an adult magazine that gained prominence in the 1990s and the 2000s. Published by Specialty Publications, the magazine catered to an adult audience interested in […]
Ajamu X
Dear Seb, I have gathered a few photos by my friend the photographer Ajamu X, that you probably won’t see in The Guardian.. Ajamu was born in 1963 […]
Black Magick
The one thing people fear the most is the penis — the black man’s penis.” Robert Mapplethorpe. I, as a black and gay man, feel flattered by Mapplethorpe.. […]
Bill By David
David Martin took these great images of Bill Edwards in the desert near Arizona State University. Martin kept extensive records of his models, and his notes on Bill […]