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10 Black LGBT Pioneers Everyone Should Know About Right Now

10 Black LGBT Pioneers Everyone Should Know Right Now
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Senior Culture Reporter, HuffPost

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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 20: Janet Mock attends the 2013 GLSEN Respect Awards at Gotham Hall on May 20, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)

The black queer community certainly has a lot to be proud of these days. From sports to television, from music to advocacy, there’s a growing number of Black queers who are making moves in their respective fields, while courageously living out loud. Here, we salute a few of the LGBT trailblazers who are doing the work of creating and redefining culture.

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