8 Black queer couples paving the way for love & representation
a recent Gallup poll, 7.6% of U.S. adults now identify as LGBTQ+, up nearly 6% from 2020. In a 2021 UCLA Williams Institute survey, about 40% of LGBTQ+ folks in the U.S.
are people of color, with 12% identifying as Black. Out of those, more than one-third (36%) of Black LGBTQ+ adults are raising kids.When we see a Black queer couple living their best lives and loving boldly, we make sure to celebrate that magic.Below, check out these Black queer couples who bring us all the joy.Celebrity stylist Jason Bolden and interior designer Adair Curtis are the definition of couple goals.The two men married in 2012, and their ceremony, which appeared in an episode of the VH1 reality series La La’s Full Court Life, was one of the first Black gay weddings to be broadcast on television.Bolden, who has styled celebrities Michael B.
Jordan, Taraji P. Henson, and Trevor Noah, combined his career with Curtis to launch their own design business, JSN Studios.
Their glamorous ups and downs were the subject of the 2019 Netflix docuseries Styling Hollywood, which provided much-needed Black gay representation.In 2021, they welcomed their son, Arrow Fox, via surrogate. “You are a beautiful surprise,” Bolden wrote in a heartfelt Instagram post. “Forever loving you, papa and dad.”A post shared by Jason Bolden (@jasonbolden)Their familial instincts extend beyond their home, serving as godparents to Dwyane Wade’s daughter, Zaya.
