Black History Month: 9 queer, Black, British heroes from past and present

As Black History Month 2024 begins in the UK, we celebrate nine queer Black British heroes from past and present who’ve made waves and pushed for change.

Black History Month has been an annual event in the UK ever since 1987. Every year the achievements of Black Britons are highlighted, but often Black LGBTQ+ Brits are overlooked.

Here are nine UK-based LGBTQ+ figures who have made history, from activists to entertainers.

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘Desktop_Pagicle_Content_1′); }); Pearl Alcock Pearl Alcock is one of Britain’s many Black LGBT+ heroes. (PinkNews)

Alcock arrived in London in 1958 from Jamaica as part of the Windrush generation. She went on to open a dress boutique in Brixton, and later a cafe on the same Railton road. Underneath

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