
Joseph Beam
Joseph Beam was born on December 30, 1954 (to December 27, 1988). He was an important and visionary writer and thinker, and a gay rights activist who worked to foster greater acceptance of gay men and women in the Black community, by correlating the gay experience with the movement for civil rights in the United States. His groundbreaking anthology, “In The Life,” provided Black, gay men with crucial affirmations of their identities, their aspirations, and their desires. Joseph Fairchild […]
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