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BQIC is a grassroots community organization in Central Ohio that works towards the liberation of Black LGBTQIA+ people from all walks of life through direct action, community organizing, education on our issues, and creating spaces to uplift our voices.

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Starting tomorrow Tuesday 5/26, our co-founder Dkéama (@ecstasyandruin) will be doing a week-long Instagram takeover of @trainszine , a platform & print publication by/for trans and gender-nonconforming (GNC) writers and artists. Follow @trainszine on IG to keep up with they content they share :-) she'll cover Blackness + transness, community organizing, ancestral reconciliation, grief, divination/alchemy, migration, and other things!

From @cbusfreedomcoalition: Julius Tate Jr. would have turned 18 years old and graduated from high school and now the end of this month if his life was not taken from him by the Columbus Police in 2018. As a way to honor these milestones, we are asking people to participate in a week to #CelebrateJuliusTate from May 25 - May 29! We invite Julius’ loved ones and community to post pictures, memories, thoughts, etc. about Julius in the event discussion section on Facebook (or upload your content to Instagram!). There will also be one daily activity you can do while socially distancing to wish Julius congratulations and a happy birthday in spirit. Facebook event in @cbusfreedomcoalition bio! Monday May 25: Light up for Julius Tuesday May 26: Play Julius’ favorite music Wednesday May 27th: Graduation Day Thursday May 28th: Cook Julius’ Favorite Food Friday May 29: Birthday Cookout Caravan

Join @lavareign and @apocalipstick_latinx_party tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 for the first installment of the LAVA REIGN DJ Talk Series! More details below: ・・・ 💐💐💐💐 here is the flyer for our talk on May 19th! the event is open and free to the public. suggested donations will go to @apocalipstick_latinx_party & @bqic.ohio’s emergency fund! zoom info will be posted in the coming days. 💐💐💐💐 graphic by: Reg @affectioms

Black Power Book Club and SPEAK UP: Spoken Word are TONIGHT y’all!! We are raising funds for our emergency fund which is in need of growing so we can help Black LGBTQ+ people, especially during #COVID19. Zoom links for both events in our bio! We’ll be talking about Chapters 7-8 in Playing the Whore in Black Power Book Club, as well as taking about which book we’d like to read next! Then right after, we have SPEAK UP at 8! Please meet our features: Eris Eady and BXTCH aka Justice Harley ❤️ Eris Eady, MPOD is a Non-Binary, Bisexual, Black Femme of center writer, artist and advocate operating under the auspice of Black Womanhood & the glory it brings. Eris’ 2nd book “BRUH: poems to pay for alimony” is every poem written during their divorce. And no. The alimony part ain’t a joke. Born, raised and residing in Cleveland, Ohio. BIFC. Pronouns: She|They|Eris Justice Harley aka BXTCH (pronounced Butch) is a queer and non-binary Black boi from Columbus, Ohio. They’re an organizer in the community, working toward Black liberation and a socialist future. Their poetry is a medium through which they process their personal experiences with trauma and oppression. Sharing their work is BXTCH’s way of sharing themself with the world-- a revolutionary act of vulnerability. https://facebook.com/events/s/bqic-speak-up-spoken-word-open/509968773221695/?ti=icl Can’t make it? Please donate or share the link below! https://bqic.net/donate/ SPEAK UP! flyer designed by @sokaleche 💕

There are miracles in how and what black people create. These miracles are big and small. Little Richard proved this. Born in the South in 1932, stopped in church from singing as a kid for his high, boisterous vocals, beating on tin cans on his front porch to make music, wanting to play the piano like Ike Turner. His music achievements are vast from “Tutti Frutti” to “Good Golly Miss Molly”, the father of rock n roll, and more. Of all his contributions to the world, one of the most important is how proved that black men can be so much more than heteronormative throughout their life in his style, stage presence, and charisma. Little Richard sang, danced and played in all his complexity as a sexually fluid and religious man, so we could live out our best lives today. #LittleRichard #RIP #RestInPower

Just two days away! Join the Columbus Freedom Fund this Mother’s Day to support the #MamasDayBailout! #blackmamasmatter #nationalbailout repost @columbusfreedomfund ・・・ Join us Mother's Day for a special webinar!! We are eatin' brunch, talking bail and freedom!!! Fill out the brief RSVP to receive the Zoom Link https://forms.gle/eZDhNDoD2vawnyy68

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