You can find primary source materials on Black LGBTQ History including the essay “To Name My Story”

(Content coming by February 1, 2025, however check out the story of A.C. Glenn speaking at the Denver Gay Revolt on October 23rd, 1973 below)

A.C. Glenn spoke at Denver's Stonewall Moment called the Denver Gay Revolt on October 23rd, 1973 in which 300 LGBTQ activists met with the Denver City Council to fight police harassment. They were the only African American speaker, dressed in women'

A.C. Glenn spoke at Denver's Stonewall Moment called the Denver Gay Revolt on October 23rd, 1973 in which 300 LGBTQ activists met with the Denver City Council to fight police harassment. They were the only African American speaker, dressed in women's clothing (which was illegal), and were true to themselves. Glenn spoke about wearing women's clothes and noted "I dress as I please, no body don't buy my clothes for me, I buy my own." See the video at 1:00:00 hour in the link below (Photo via Jerry Gerash, video via History Colorado and Aaron Marcus)