June is officially Gay Pride Month, but I like to extend the honors and the parties. Besides, pride events are held way into Fall. In celebration, Blackvoices.com pays tribute to famous African-American LGBT people with a diverse slide show, a memorial to Sakia Gunn and reader comments on relationships and Pride.

Black Gay Pride:
Find an event near you on Gay Life's black gay pride calendar.

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