Black LGBTQ+ Artists and Organizations to Support During Pride Month

Now is the perfect opportunity to celebrate equality and diversity. June is not only Black Music Month, but also Pride Month. In a continuous effort to support and promote black creators in the music industry, we wanted to spotlight a few of the black LGBTQ+ artists who have helped transform the current music landscape. We’ve also compiled a list of black queer & trans organizations to support below.

Artists to Listen to:

• Frank Ocean: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnbsIl2BnWw
  
  

• Janelle Monáe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGRzz0oqgUE
  
  

• Todrick Hall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ04gPb4LlY
  
  

• Kehlani: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I99qCuWx1mI
  
  

• Shea Diamond: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx9s0z_S_9M
  
  

• Serpentwithfeet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7VtBSanueQ
  
  

• Kevin Abstract: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RSQaVG7_QI
  
  

• MNEK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTxga6nwUTg
  
  

• Big Freedia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtU1zjRuTdU
  
  

• Lil Nas X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXcSLI58-h8
  
  

• Vincint: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ooxOORHnwg
  
  

• Young M.A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBwmEMO5HYs
  
  

• Zé Taylor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXMvPHXLFvU
  
  

• ILoveMakonnen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avFq9errZCk
  
  

• Kodie Shane: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9WG-zlOayM
  
  

• DreBae: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRvvul2IdG0
  
  

• Durand Bernarr: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-stxePpqjIw
  
  

• Siena Liggins: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3autps42xE
  
  

• Tona Brown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iX4GERzsYM
  
  

• Troy Garrick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8Y6T0zCBfM
  
  

• RuPaul: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4d20Tyzlv0
  
  

• Mykki Blanco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZid9VPziyA
  
  

• Tracy Chapman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6hQ9HSKlIE
  
  

• Bessie Smith: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zea-1Fzi9JQ
  
  

• Kaytranada: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKlA5tRu6f0
  
  

• Syd: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNIOrsxsa0A

Organizations to Support:

• SNAP CO (Atlanta, GA)
  
  The Solutions not Punishment Collaborative is a black trans and queer led collaborative that builds the power of black people to wage and win campaigns that force systematic divestment from the prison industrial complex.
  https://www.snap4freedom.org
  
  

• TGI JUSTICE (California)
  
  TGI Justice Project is a group of transgender, gender variant and intersex people - inside and outside of prisons, jails and detention centers - creating a united family in the struggle for survival and freedom.
  http://www.tgijp.org
  
  

• HOUSE OF GG (Little Rock, AR)
  
  The House of GG creates programs, services, and resources that positively impact the lives, history, and visibility of Transgender, gender-questioning, and gender-nonconforming people.
  https://houseofgg.org
  
  

• BREAKOUT! (New Orleans, LA)
  
  BreakOUT! seeks to end the criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth to build a safer and more just New Orleans.
  http://www.youthbreakout.org
  
  

• PRINCESS JANAE PLACE (New York, NY)
  
  Princess Janae Place provides referrals to housing for chronically homeless LGBTQ adults in the New York Tri-state area, with direct emphasis on Trans/GNC people of color.
  http://princessjanaeplace.org
  
  

• THE TRANSGENDER DISTRICT (San Francisco, CA)
  
  The transgender district aims to stabilize and economically empower the transgender community through ownership of homes, businesses, historic and cultural sites, and safe community spaces.
  https://www.transgenderdistrictsf.com
  
  

• BLACK AIDS INSTITUTE (National)
  
  Their mission is to stop the AIDS epidemic in Black communities by engaging and mobilizing Black institutions and individuals in efforts to confront HIV.
  https://blackaids.org
  
  

• LGBTQ FREEDOM FUND (National)
  
  The Freedom Fund posts bail to secure the safety and liberty of people in jail and immigration detention.
  https://www.lgbtqfund.org
  
  

• TRANS JUSTICE FUNDING PROJECT (National)
  
  The Trans Justice Funding Project is a community-led funding initiative founded in 2012 to support grass-roots, trans justice groups run by and for trans people.
  https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org
  
  

• TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER (National)
  
  Transgender Law Center changes law, policy, and attitudes so that all people can live safely, authentically, and free from discrimination regardless of their gender identity or expression.
  https://transgenderlawcenter.org
  
  

• TRANS WOMEN OF COLOR COLLECTIVE (National)
  
  TWOCC exists to create revolutionary change by uplifting the narratives, leadership, and lived experience of trans people of color.
  https://www.twocc.us
  
  

• THE OKRA PROJECT (Global)
  
  The Okra Project is a collective that seeks to address the global crisis faced by Black Trans people by bringing home cooked, healthy, and culturally specific meals and resources to Black Trans People.
  https://www.theokraproject.com