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Black Lesbian Community at Midlife
In their forties and fifties, Black lesbians build community through peer groups, online networks, and friendships that hold through work, dating, and…
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What Makes Elder Housing Feel Like Home?
Residents and operators of LGBTQ affirming elder housing point to staff who respect who residents are, shared rooms where people gather, and…
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A Black Lesbian Fertility Story Shows What a Price Quote Leaves Out
Dána-Ain Davis’s research follows one woman’s fertility journey across countries, treatments and expenses that cannot be reduced to a single IVF price.
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Parenting Before and After Coming Out
Mignon Moore documented Black lesbian mothers in New York who became parents before coming out and mothers who became parents after. The…
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Stepfamilies and Lesbian Family Stories
Published accounts of Black lesbian stepfamilies describe households parented by three or more adults, with biological mothers holding distinct authority at home.
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A Community-Led Vision for Black Lesbian Aging
In Atlanta and New York, organizations led by elders are building housing, peer care, and support networks for Black lesbians growing older.
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Black Lesbian Parenting Beyond Planned Conception
Black queer family organizing includes parenting through earlier relationships, kinship care, and fostering. Research and dated guides describe these paths and their…
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Black Lesbian Work, Money, and Economic Security
Household data show how two paychecks, children, and food costs shape economic security in lesbian and Black LGBT households.
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Black Lesbian Families Beyond One Parenting Story
Historical Census data and public family stories show why Black lesbian parenting cannot be reduced to one route. Broader LGBTQ surveys provide…
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What Belonging Looks Like Outside Major Cities
Outside major cities, Black Queer women build belonging at home, on land, and on the road. The record shows small gatherings, shared…
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Black Lesbian Retirement Through the Lives of Two Generations
A 2025 study by Mignon R. Moore and Estela B. Diaz follows how work, family relationships and unequal opportunities shaped Black lesbians’…
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Access as Collective Work: Sami Schalk’s Black Disability Politics
In Black Disability Politics, Sami Schalk documents disability at the center of Black activism from the 1970s to the present, and Anita…
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