SUMMER    ART & POETRY BOOK

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REMEMBERING OUR LGBT BROTHERS & SISTERS OF PULSE ORLANDO MASSACRE

THE READ

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Southern Trees (Excerpt)
Southern Trees (Excerpt)

The worst part about living in a small town is that fact that everybody knows everybody. No matter where you go, you are going to cross paths with someone you know. Growing up in the middle of nowhere, I knew Oh’ too well the distress of unwanted attention and super small circles. Living the life I lived, I found myself in a suffocating box, battling the struggles of identifying with society, but more so battling the struggle of identifying with myself.  I knew very early in life that I was unique, special even! Little did I know that my greatest test would be disguised within my infatuation with the same sex.

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WHAT I'VE COME TO KNOW

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FALL IN LOVE
DAVE BRIDGEFORTH
FALL IN LOVE
DAVE BRIDGEFORTH

There is one thing that I've come to know that I wish I knew day one in this life experience. Most of us are born into this beautifully abundant world with false premises about our own lives. Many of us find ourselves under the weight of a multitude of sins, struggles, and baggage —so disconnected from the vibrant splendor that is at the center of every moment. I wish someone would have told me of my own heroism; that I was the ‘belle of the ball,’ that the Superman I would seek in life would be myself. 

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DAVE BRIDGEFORTH

tHE LOUD 100 CELEBRATION 2018 @ CARNEGIE HALL

HOW TO HAVE YOUR CAKE & EAT IT TOO

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WORDS FROM BRIDGEFORTH

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FALL IN LOVE
FALL IN LOVE
DADDY WARBUCKS
DADDY WARBUCKS
HOW TO HAVE YOUR CAKE & EAT IT TOO
HOW TO HAVE YOUR CAKE & EAT IT TOO
HOW TO EAT THE SUMMER - NOTES ON HOW TO LET YOUR LIFE SPEAK
HOW TO EAT THE SUMMER - NOTES ON HOW TO LET YOUR LIFE SPEAK
BITTER BITCH - It's your secrets that make you sick
BITTER BITCH - It's your secrets that make you sick

WAKE UP YOUR GOD POWER

THE LOUD 100 SHOW 2017 @ THE SCHOMBURG

REGGIE WELLS TALKS TO DAVE

TRACEY AFRICA TALKS TO DAVE

LES BROWN & DAVE TALK MEETING MAYA ANGELOU!

JULIAN BOND TALKS TO DAVE!

DBQ INTERVIEWS

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SEVEN KING
SEVEN KING
JANET MOCK
JANET MOCK
MO'NIQUE
MO'NIQUE
JUSSIE SMOLLETT
JUSSIE SMOLLETT
MAYA ANGELOU
MAYA ANGELOU

LGBTQ ARTIST SHOWCASE

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THE FUNKY SEXY COOL ARTWORK OF KENDRICK DAYE
THE FUNKY SEXY COOL ARTWORK OF KENDRICK DAYE
ARTIST OF THE WINTER - Bryan K. Jones
ARTIST OF THE WINTER - Bryan K. Jones
ARTIST OF THE FALL - XAVIER J. LOPEZ
ARTIST OF THE SUMMER - RYAN WILLIAMS

#STYLECRUSH OUR FALL FASHION MUSES

DAVE TALKS TO THE CAST OF BLACKBIRD

- AN INTERVIEW WITH DAVE -

- DBQ MAGAZINE COVERS -