Before it was renowned as a party, Pride was (and still is) a protest movement built out from the Stonewall riots.
Stonewall couldn’t have happened without Black and brown LGBTIQ folk, such as black trans activists, Marsha P Johnson and Miss Major. Black lives, Black LGBTIQ lives, always have and always will matter. Our community needs to remember this, and support them.
For those of us in the LGBT community, we have many Black LGBTIQ folk to thank for the Pride we know today.
So, here’s some BlPOC creatives from Australia and beyond, who are out and proud, for you to support.
Mo’Ju
Melbourne based queer Wiradjuri and Filipino performer, Mo’Ju has been a loud proud voice in the alternative Australian music scene for the last few years.
She’s not been afraid to call the industry out either, remarking in a Guardian interview from 2019, “I was too queer, too brown or not attractive enough to sell records”.
Her soulful album, Native Tongue is out, streaming now, and defiantly deadly to boot.
Steven Oliver
Steven Oliver is a legendary Aboriginal comic.
Descended from the Kukuyalanji, Waanyi, Gangalidda, Woppaburra, Bundjalung and Biripi peoples, Oliver is a proud gay Black writer and comedian. He has no shortage of fabulously funny credits, including ABC’s Black Comedy, and Thor: Ragnarok.
But this Pride month I recommend checking out Faboriginal. Oliver co-created and hosts Faboriginal (SBS) where he and a host of other talented Indigenous celebs (many of whom are also LGBT) discuss Indigenous art, trivia and do a whole lot of laughing.