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Twelve Black Women That Came Out in 2012
Autostraddle recently featured “35 Ladies Who Came Out As LBTQ In 2012″ and noted that half the women pictured were women of color. Yay QWOC visibility! Check out the gallery below for the nine Black women that made their list by publicly speaking their truth and ELIXHER’s additions — three Black trailblazers that “came out” as allies. Who would you add to the list?
Frenchie Davis, singer (American Idol)
Azealia Banks, hip hop artist
Diana King, Jamaican reggae singer
Joseline Hernandez, reality star
Seimone Augustus, WNBA basketball player
De’Borah Garner, singer (The Voice)
K. Michelle, reality star (Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta)
Raven Symone, actress
Monifah, singer
Michelle Obama, The First Lady and ally
Beyonce, singer and ally
JET Magazine, ally
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