Nicole Akoukou Thompson, Author at Gay City News

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Business

17 LGBTQ artists and small business owners to follow on Instagram

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

Stacy Wood and her wife Michele Barr pause between wedding photos at San Francisco City Hall after getting married in San Francisco, California

Inclusive Queer Wedding Venues and Vendors Across America

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

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Black Lesbians Open a Queer Haven in Chicago

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles

Features

A Personal World AIDS Day for Billy Porter

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

Kathy Stewart places a ring on the finger of her partner, Vicky Mangus, during a wedding ceremony outside of the Mecklenburg County Register of Deeds office in Charlotte

Love & Marriage

What’s Love Got to Do With Disability Insurance?

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

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Remembering Michael K. Williams, Actor and Ally

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

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Pride

How British Diplomats Are Embracing Pride Month in the US

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

Young girl cheers as she watches 2019 World Pride NYC and Stonewall 50th LGBTQ Pride Parade in New York

Advocacy

Guide to Being an Ally

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

Cubbyhole and Henrietta Hudson bars prepare to celebrate Pride in New York City

“Lesbian Bar Project” Confronts a Diminishing Nightlife Landscape

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

Stonewall uprising anniversary in New York

Pride

Family-Friendly LGBTQ Pride Events Across the Nation

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

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Cinema

Netflix Chronicles Brazilian Lesbian Couple’s Long-Term Relationship

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

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Jasika Nicole’s Creative Vision

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

Musician Big Freedia arrives at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles

Music

Big Freedia’s Pandemic Perseverance

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party – Arrivals – Beverly Hills

Cinema

LGBTQ Women in Film and TV to Celebrate This Women’s History Month

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

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Features

How a Pottery Collective Uplifts Formerly Incarcerated LGBTQ Folks

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

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Fashion

12 Black Queer Brands and Businesses to Support This Year

By Nicole Akoukou Thompson

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