Phil Black was another early trailblazer who helped pave the way for future generations of LGBTQ people to thrive. “I value the lives and the brilliance of these everyday intellectuals who were trying to build a way of existing that was outside the norm but were also creating a path for a younger generation of radical thinkers, queer activists and feminist scholars,” she added. These figures would go onto set the stage for later Black queer writers like Audre Lorde, Angela Davis and Barbara Smith, according to Hartman.
NBC OUT 'A whole new era': The 'revolution' may have finally arrived for the LGBTQ community
