S2: Ep 42: Revisiting Episode 3: It’s probably about Grace more than anything

Tamara Leigh CEO of Blaque/OUT Consulting & Editor and Creator of Blaque/OUT Magazine 

Tamara and Aria met when they were both young moms at RCSD School #10, Dr. Walter Cooper Academy. This is where they practiced advocacy, empathetic listening, organizing, and planning. Their oldest kids are the same age and they navigated mothering kindergarteners at the same time. Since then, more kids have joined their families and they are still figuring out what it means to mother at each age and stage. The skills they developed as young mothers helped them both navigate the good work they do today. 

Advocate and Activist, Tamara Leigh has dedicated her life to championing for the BIPOC, QTPOC and LGBTQ+ Communities. Starting her career in Public Relations with the formation of Roc Candy Media, an urban PR firm specializing in media management, brand development and event coordination in Rochester, NY in 2010, Tamara coordinated events for thousands of people and was honored to do PR for The Avenue Blackbox Theatre, City of Rochester and Rochester Black Pride. Leigh went on to become the Director of Operations and Public Relations for Out Alliance and the Editor of Empty Closet Magazine (the longest continuously published LGBTQ* publication in the nation). Tamara has spoken and provided educational services around the topics of Black Lives Matter, Queer and Trans Rights and the Intesectionality of QTPOC at rallies, in Board Rooms, and for classes and companies nationwide. In 2020, Leigh launched Blaque/OUT Consulting and Blaque/OUT Magazine to further educate and create space for Black and Brown Queer Voices. Leigh is a proud mother of two young Black sons and all of her work is centered around creating a world where they will be seen, heard, respected, protected and judged by the content of their character.

Links:

Florida LGBTQ organizations

Blaque/Out magazine

Davon Davis case

Next Generation Men of Transition

Chanel Hines

Up Against the Wall exhibit, Memorial Art Gallery

Pose (TV Show)

The Matrix (movie)

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