BGD is a reader-funded, non-profit project.
Today, Vanessa told me,
“Yell it, scream it, shout it from the
rooftops. Beat your chest. Tear your hair. Bite. Scratch. Be theatrical.
Go wild. The more you mourn, the less you carry.”
I started to cry when she said that.
That’s really what this thing is about.
–December, 2011
The BGD Project is the brainchild of award-winning author Mia McKenzie. What started out as a scream of anguish has evolved into a multi-faceted forum for expression. BGD seeks to, in as many ways as possible, amplify the voices, experiences and expressions of queer and trans people of color.
Since its inception in December 2011, the BGD Blog has featured over 300 diverse writers and reached tens of millions of readers from every populated continent on earth. With its focus on social justice and spiritual/emotional wellness from a QTBIPOC perspective, BGD is the only forum of its kind on the web.
BGD is a place where we can make our voices heard on the issues that interest us and affect us, where we can showcase our literary and artistic talents, where we can cry it out and heal together, and where we can explore and express our “dangerous” sides: our biggest, boldest, craziest, weirdest, wildest selves.
Bountiful Life and Sow Joyful are BGD’s community wellness projects, offering therapeutic workshops, healing circles, meditation classes, gatherings, talks, retreats, and other programming centered around the emotional, social, and spiritual well-being of Black women and children in Western Massachusetts.
BGD Books, BGD’s print publishing project, publishes books by queer and trans writers of color.
Staff
Board
Mia McKenzie
Anna Pia Rensi
Jason Sloan
Sarah Wright
Melissa Coates