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Global Black Gay Men Connect (GBGMC) in collaboration with hosted a virtual pride event in honour of the global Black LGBTQ+ community.
The founder of GBGMC, Michael Ighodaro, a Nigerian, tells TimeOut, “This space has always been led by white gay male individuals, so we feel like it’s time for us as a group to say that Black Lives Matter; ALL Black Lives Matter.”
In a special message recorded for the Global Black Gay Men Connect, Kalen Allen, famous YouTuber said, “It is a complete honour to be the Grand Marshal for the first-ever Global Black Gay Pride. I think now more than ever, this is a time to celebrate our queerness and our Blackness and I will make sure that I do that with every ounce of my being.”
According to TimeOut, the July 10 riot grew out of a survey that a board member Keletso Makofane conducted on the impact of COVID-19 on Black LGBTQ+ communities. Makofane, an HIV/AIDS researcher, found that in addition to the medical and mental health challenges that quarantine isolation unleashed, it was also being used by the Ugandan government to blame LGBTQ+ individuals living in shelters for spreading the virus.
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