Professor, Audre Lorde Chair in Women's, Gender & Sexualities Studies & Pan African Studies at U of L. Co-Host of the award winning podcast, Strange Fruit. She/Her. https://www.doctressstory.com/https://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mqp4jtynm22y🫶🏾🌺🌹🌸🌻LOVE 🌻🌸🌹🌺🫶🏾 https://www.essence.com/awards-events/2026-essence-festival-of-culture/my-sister-my-mother-and-me-essence-festival-alzheimers-caregiving/15 Jul 2026 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp4jtynm22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mqp46x32rk2nAlways, All Ways! 🤟🏾🥰🏳️‍🌈🫶🏾🎯❣️15 Jul 2026 16:08 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqp46x32rk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mqhpm4vahk2lSeason 3 and the entire series ATE DOWN! Added bonus is that Michelle Buteau named the main character, Mavis, after her grandmother! Loved it! Salute beauty! 🎬🍿⭐️👏🏾🫶🏾❤️🎥 https://www.vogue.com/article/michelle-buteau-season-3-survival-of-the-thickest12 Jul 2026 17:34 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqhpm4vahk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mq2yqkwowc2jA great read and reflection on pride by @blackboysread via IG !! 📚🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🫶🏾❤️ https://blackboysread.substack.com/p/what-pride-asks-of-us07 Jul 2026 16:13 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2yqkwowc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mq2ycq2rx22j“Dearest Nolan, May your spirit boundlessly rest in the brightest spot in heaven. May that light ease your family’s pain and grief through the darkness of this immense tragedy. I am so so sorry.”-Mspackyetti via Threads Video by @everydayisjuneteenth via IG ❤️🕊️🙏🏾07 Jul 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2ycq2rx22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mq2xxdcszc2j🫶🏾❤️LOVE! Can’t wait to visit! ❤️🫶🏾 https://hyperallergic.com/the-obamas-unveil-first-ever-official-dual-portrait/07 Jul 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq2xxdcszc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mosyttqmt22cDad (Doc Story), Today is Father’s Day! I wish with everything in me that you were still here!!! Thank you daddy, for being a REAL Dad, an exceptional Dad! Thank you for loving me endlessly, deeply, and madly!!21 Jun 2026 18:29 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosyttqmt22chttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mosyqbwnu22cHappy Father’s Day to all fathers, step-fathers, adopted fathers, baby fathers, grandfathers, drag fathers and father figures, who teach us to be strong, to be ourselves, and to love.21 Jun 2026 18:27 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosyqbwnu22chttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mosygshh2s2cSending peace and light to all of those who find this day difficult. Take care of yourself today. You are valid and loved. Also sending peace and light to all of those who are in mourning today. Holding all of you in my thoughts and heart. 💕✨💫🙏🏾💯21 Jun 2026 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mosygshh2s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mooa43divs2kBeautiful piece by the extraordinary, @profcrunk.bsky.social 🫶🏾🖤📚✍🏾📚🖤🫶🏾 https://www.theflytrapmedia.com/brittney-cooper-juneteenth-meditation/19 Jun 2026 20:55 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mooa43divs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3moo7nwa4gs2kHappy Juneteenth, Pride Month, and PrideTeenth Y’all 🫶🏾✨🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🖤🖤🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨🫶🏾 • #repost @plantkween • Happy Juneteenth, hunny 🖤✊🏾🏳️‍🌈19 Jun 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3moo7nwa4gs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3modqyc4wos2oAYYYYYYEEE! I’m so proud to be a part of the 2026 class, 100 Women We Love, for GO Magazine!!! What’s even more fabulous is that this is the second time the magazine has highlighted me as an influential, trailblazing queer women!!15 Jun 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3modqyc4wos2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mobalpa2ds27It could all be so simple! Adore Mamdani! 🫶🏾🩷📚🍎👏🏾🫶🏾❤️📚 https://19thnews.org/2026/06/mamdani-new-york-city-free-childcare/14 Jun 2026 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mobalpa2ds27https://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mob7dvk4gs2dBaaaayyyybeee 20/10!! 🍿🎥🔥🔥🔥🤌🏾🤌🏾🎯🎯14 Jun 2026 16:37 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mob7dvk4gs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mob6rhzodc2dOh, Tyra! Please!! 🤌🏾🫠🤭😒😂🫨 https://people.com/tyra-banks-files-lawsuit-against-netflix-1199735714 Jun 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mob6rhzodc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mob6kzrfds2dCongratulations Lucky, Chandler, Rosebud and the Louisville Kings!!! Champions!!!! 🏈🏆🍀❤️🔥🫶🏾🥹14 Jun 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mob6kzrfds2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mnxgxkrq722kMany thanks to The EDU Ledger for asking me to write this op-ed! Happy pride y’all and remember, all of us or none of us! 🙏🏾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️📚✍🏾❣️📚🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🙏🏾 https://www.theeduledger.com/views/article/15827082/we-the-people-have-the-power10 Jun 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnxgxkrq722khttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mnsjtvm77c2p“As communities try to erase the experiences of queer people by removing their stories from bookshelves and as anti-LGBTQ+ legislation continues to rise, these books will inform and inspire”- @beaconpress.bsky.social via @bookshop08 Jun 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsjtvm77c2phttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mnsctktrik2aY’all, I’m thrilled to announce the lucky winners of my pride month paperback book giveaway! I know I told y’all I was only going to giveaway 5 signed paperback copies to folks who entered,08 Jun 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnsctktrik2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mnscfh4i5s2aSomeone was spying on us in the pool today! Ellie Mae is the cutest little spy! We adore her! 🐾🦴❤️🫶🏾🥹☀️🏊🏾‍♀️🌊🕵🏾‍♀️😂👏🏾😂👏🏾😂08 Jun 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnscfh4i5s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mnkz4socys24Y’all, we had a blast yesterday at Queer Kentucky’s “Faces of Fairness,” reception at Revelry Boutique Gallery!!05 Jun 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnkz4socys24https://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mnfp7p4uvs2bMy biggest flex has always been that I’m both Black & Queer. Period. #HappyPrideMonthYall #BlackQueerLifeBeenLIT #BlackQueerFuturesMonth #BlackQueerHistoryMonth #BlackFemmeMenace 😜🤟🏾🏳️‍🌈🖤🤸🏾‍♀️✊🏾📚🪄03 Jun 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfp7p4uvs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mnfov3z4322bI had such a wonderful time chopping it up with Blair Hodges of @_relationscapes !!! Happy pride Blair! Happy Pride y’all! All of us or none of us! 🙏🏾🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🖤❣️❣️🖤🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🙏🏾 Check it out: https://podcasts.apple.com/no/podcast/relationscapes-exploring-how-we-relate-love-and-belong/id169302480903 Jun 2026 18:01 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfov3z4322bhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mnalnem5m22o🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈PRIDE MONTH 📚📚GIVEAWAY🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈 Happy Pride Month Y’all!!! An important fact to remember this month is that the #Stonewalll uprising and rebellion was a direct response to police violence and dehumanization.01 Jun 2026 17:19 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnalnem5m22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mnakgxfmjk2hRight here. ✍🏾📖📚🤌🏾🎯💯 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/31/opinion/books-reading-crisis-libraries.html01 Jun 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnakgxfmjk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mnai7ciowk2hY’all, look what came in the mail! The Progressive Magazine ( @theprogressivemag.bsky.social ) has published an excerpt of my book in commemoration of the paperback release!!!01 Jun 2026 16:18 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnai7ciowk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/doctressstory.bsky.social/post/3mnagryaqak2hA word! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈🫶🏾🧑🏾‍🩰🖤✍🏾🎯 https://jennmjacksonphd.substack.com/p/the-problem-with-queering-our-love01 Jun 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:nhuoldrlnrqu7rqs5mrzsc3x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnagryaqak2h