The Black Bear Brotherhood offers community and pride for plus-size Black queer men in Detroit
At a potluck hosted by The Black Bear Brotherhood (BBB), you can smell the food before you get there. There’s lasagna and fried chicken. You know an open bar is part of the party, too, even if you can’t smell it. Music is bumping from the speakers, and about 30 plus-size Black men are hanging…
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