𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 — Black queer men deserve to be the center of their own stories without having to explain themselves to anyone else. That belief drives comedian, actor and writer Dewayne Perkins’ “I Swear We’re Friends,” an independently produced YouTube comedy series that blends sketch comedy with sitcom storytelling. The six-episode series, which Perkins created, wrote and directed, follows a group of Black queer friends whose personalities and complicated relationships fuel the humor. Beyond the laughs, Perkins hopes the series challenges the idea that Black queer stories appeal only to a niche audience. “Throughout my career I’ve been faced with this constant conversation around the lack of universality when it comes to Black queerness,” Perkins told Gaye Magazine exclusively. Rather than explain Black queer experiences to outsiders, Perkins wants to let his characters exist as fully realized people. The series embraces that universality through an ensemble of characters who are funny, flawed and unmistakably human... Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/LX…

History has been made on HGTV! After 31 days inside Bihl Manor, the Long Beach designer took home $50,000 and became the first Black-masc-lesbian winner of an HGTV competition series. Read more: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/k0…

(Exclusive) 🏳️‍⚧️🌈The National Trans Visibility March (NTVM) is officially headed to Atlanta in 2027! Read more: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/y-…

The @NAACPNYS New York State Conference honored Brandon Blackwood with the Design and Distinction Award at the Generations of Justice Gala. @bblackwoodnyc Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/W1…

Should you Only Date within you league? #GayeStreetTalk Watch Full Ep: snapchat.com/t/dSi0a4b5

#GayeSports 🏐🇯🇵🌈— Japanese volleyball player Rui Takahashi has made LGBTQ+ sports history by publicly coming out as gay. Takahashi’s announcement makes him the first Japanese male professional athlete to publicly come out as LGBTQ+. The 26-year-old, who is an outside hitter for the Suntory Sunbirds Osaka, shared the news earlier this week in a lengthy statement posted across his social media accounts. Read more: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/Ja…

When Netflix announced it was bringing A Different World back to life, one of the most important decisions the production had to make was who was going to get the hair right. They called Derek J! @derekjhair 💇🏽‍♀️🔥🔥 Read: gayemagazine.com/netflix-a-d…

#LGBTQHistoryMonth 📜🌈— LGBTQ Journalist Joseph Fenity’s Lost 9/11 Student Interviews Are Headed to the Library of Congress! Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/D7…

🍿Thirty-nine years after “A Different World” first introduced America to Hillman College, Netflix returns Sept. 24 with the old school, a new class and something the original never had: an openly queer student at the center of the story. Meet actor Jordan Aaron Hall! Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/7P…

Yes niece! 🏆🏳️‍⚧️Zaya Wade is set to be honored at the 34th annual Models of Pride Event! Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/GI…

Sergio Hudson shared that he would be joining as executive producer on Love, Patrick: Nothing Is Impossible, a documentary honoring Patrick Kelly, a legend in fashion history and a Black queer icon whose influence on the fashion industry has never fully been given its due. Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/PZ…

Kolhapur’s transgender disaster management and rescue team, believed to be India’s first, is made up of trans women trained to respond to floods, drowning incidents, road accidents and other emergencies. Read more: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/xw…

Aaakosha Bentley to headline South Florida Black Pride's 5th annual celebration! @southfloridablackpride Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/cp…

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico said he would oppose transgender student-athletes competing in girls’ sports “if it endangers safety or fairness... Read more: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/vF…

𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 — 🏡😱Would you spend 31 days inside a haunted house? SK Stokes Kennedy, founder of Stokes Kennedy Design and co-founder of the creative production company Hella Good Company, has been cast in A Very Haunted Renovation, a new HGTV competition series premiering Tuesday, September 15. “I’ve spent years in this industry learning who I wasn’t allowed to be,” SK Stokes Kennedy exclusively tell Gaye. “This show is the first time I got to do the work as fully myself, and I hope it pushes someone else to do the same.” SK Stokes Kennedy’s remark reflects a decade spent in luxury residential design, a field that has not historically made room at its upper tiers for Black queer women. It also frames the season as more than a renovation contest. The six-episode season is hosted by actress Anna Camp (Pitch Perfect, True Blood, Scream 7) and mentored by HGTV designer Michel Smith Boyd. It follows six designers as they live inside Bihl Manor. The house is an 1890s Victorian mansion in Fremont, Ohio, widely described as one of the most haunted homes in the United States due to... Read more: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/4h…

The final chapter of P-Valley is officially on the way. STARZ has dropped the first teaser for Season 3, confirming that the beloved series will return for one last run before bringing the story of The Pynk to an end. Are y’all ready to say goodbye?

🍿🎬🤎🌈Queer Voices NYC Film Festival will mark its fifth year with more than 100 films, community programming and a bold “Queering the World” theme that places LGBTQIA+ filmmakers of color, their histories and their visions for the future at the center of New York City’s cultural landscape. Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/Wr…

Emmy-winning journalist Don Lemon is launching a 24-hour television network, The Don Lemon Channel, in partnership with Swerve TV, a distributor of free, ad-supported streaming channels, according to Variety. Read more: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/rH…

Following the success of his hit YouTube talk show, House Guest, TV personality Scott Evans is expanding the franchise with a new spinoff, House Guest Game Night. @iamscottevans Read: gayemagazine.visitlink.me/SX…

#GayeNews — Police are investigating a deadly shooting outside a longtime Tucson gay bar as a hate crime after finding the gunman carrying a note listing several LGBTQ-associated businesses. 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐭 gayemagazine.visitlink.me/K0…