Getting to Know the Black Lesbian Traveler
They say the single worst question you could ask a woman next to how much she weighs, is her age. But asking this question (and others) of the Black lesbian traveler is critical to catering to this...
View ArticleLive Your Best Life: On Owning It and Being Visibly You
Need a pick-me-up or some spiritual nourishment? Written by transgender advocate and warrior woman Ja’briel Walthour, “Live Your Best Life” is ELIXHER’s inspirational column. Transparency is an...
View ArticleExploring the Fears of Closeness within the Black Queer Family Unit
For most womyn with children, their partner’s ability to connect with their son(s) or daughter(s) greatly affects the relationship. More often than not, if the partner is unable to maintain a...
View ArticleOur Family: Chwanda and Kacey
Our Family is a series that celebrates two-mommy families and delves into some of the challenges they face. The goal of the series is to depict same-sex parent families in a way that’s authentic and...
View ArticlePREVIEW: Staceyann Chin and Baby Zuri Featured in ELIXHER Magazine
In the inaugural issue of ELIXHER Magazine, we visit Staceyann Chin’s Brooklyn home for an intimate photo shoot. On page 34, the author and new mom talks about her first year of motherhood, how her...
View ArticleJaChel and Micaela are EBONY’s ‘Coolest Black Family in America’
For their “Coolest Black Family in America,” EBONY.com features wives JaChel and Micaela. Editor’s Note: The beautiful couple was featured in ELIXHER’s ‘Our Family’ column back in 2011. What’s most...
View ArticleCo-Parenting: When the Relationship is Over
Divorce and breakups are never easy, especially when there are kids involved. Choices have to be made to accommodate the well being of all parties involved. Do the children spend weekends and summers...
View ArticleAsk Dr. Bukky: Is a Poly Relationship for Me?
“Ask Dr. Bukky” is ELIXHER’s advice column that offers guidance to queer women of color on relationships and mental health wellness. Got a question you want Dr. Bukky to tackle in the column? Email her...
View ArticleThese Days I’m Too Tired to Fight Street Harassment
ELIXHER founder and editor-in-chief Kimberley McLeod reflects on her experience with street harassment and the importance of community: Summers in the city used to be my favorite. Drum circles in the...
View ArticleBoi’s Corner: I’m a Real Boi
Boi’s Corner offers a masculine of center perspective on life, love, and everything in between. All bois were once little girls. I was always a tomboy — a dirt-in-the-skirt, lose barrettes at recess...
View ArticleStaceyann Chin Continues to Document Motherhood Journey
It was a no brainer for author and activist Staceyann Chin to grace the pages of our digital magazine. In a recent Huffington Post piece, “ So You Went Ahead and Got Knocked Up…”, Chin continues to...
View ArticleStaceyann Chin: Battle to Be Mom
Charla Harlow for ELIXHER Magazine Editor’s Note: Check out our exclusive interview and photo shoot with Staceyann Chin and baby Zuri in ELIXHER Magazine. Purchase the summer issue here for $4.99....
View ArticleESSENCE.com Features Lesbian Couple in “Mommy Talk” Column
In ESSENCE.com’s “Mommy Talk” column, a series of interviews between ESSENCE’s own ChicBusyMom and everyday mothers doing extraordinary things, readers get to meet Donyell Thompson, an attorney who is...
View ArticleMy Mom Told Me She Was Gay
By Fatima McDonald as told to Kimberley McLeod | ELIXHER Magazine Fall/Winter 2013 Photo By Cherina L. Jones I can still clearly remember the day my mom, Veronica, came out to me. I was four years old...
View ArticleAsk Dr. Bukky: My Girlfriend Isn’t Aggressive Enough in Bed
By Dr. Bukky Kolawole | ELIXHER Magazine Fall/Winter 2013 Photos By Kim Roseberry Dear Dr. Bukky, My girlfriend isn’t aggressive enough in bed. We’ve talked about it on several occasions, but it’s...
View ArticleBlack Lesbian Couple Gets Early Christmas Gift: Quintuplets
When Liz and Nadia Harris got hitched in Connecticut almost five years ago, the wife-and-wife duo immediately started trying to conceive. But nine attempts later, they still had no babies. It wasn’t...
View ArticleYou’ve Quit Your Job. Now What?
By Geny Cabral Follow your dreams! Create the life you want to live! It sounds inspiring on Instagram, but what happens when you actually do it? What happens when you quit your 9 to 5 job and soon...
View ArticleThis Black Lesbian Marriage Proposal Will Make You Melt
We stumbled across this beautiful surprise engagement where Bless pops the question to her girlfriend Essence on stage at an India.Arie concert. Cue the cuteness. “March 15 was the first day our lips...
View ArticleStudy Finds Children With Lesbian Parents Have Higher Self-Esteem
By Krysten Clark With so much controversy surrounding whether children of same-sex parents fare better or worse than children raised by heterosexual parents (or whether there is no difference at all),...
View ArticleOur Family: Onyx Keesha & Noble Julz
Interview By Tia Williams Our Family is a series that celebrates two-mommy families and delves into some of the challenges they face. The goal of the series is to depict same-sex parent families in a...
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