How to Explore Your Sexuality While Married: A Guide for Black Women Quick Answer: You can explore your sexuality while married by starting with private self-reflection, seeking discreet support, and deciding what feels right for you — without blowing up your life. Acknowledging attraction to women doesn’t mean you have to leave your marriage, come […]

Compulsory Heterosexuality for Black Women: What It Is and How to Recognize It Quick Answer: Compulsory heterosexuality (comp het) is the assumption that everyone is straight and should pursue opposite-gender relationships. For Black women, this often intersects with cultural, religious, and family expectations that make attraction to women feel impossible or shameful, even when it’s […]

Am I Bisexual? A Guide for Black Women Questioning Attraction Later in Life Quick Answer: Yes, you can discover or acknowledge attraction to women at any age. Attraction to women while married to a man, or after years of identifying as straight, doesn’t invalidate your past or lived experience. It reflects who you are now […]

For many Black women, especially those 40+, the question isn’t “Am I bi?”The question is really: Is it safe for me to say it out loud? Or maybe you’re thinking –  does it even matter because why are people in my personal business anyway?? You’ve lived a lot of life already. You’ve raised people. You’ve […]

Are you a fem woman of color who values friendship and community for like minds? Are you serious about making a positive difference in the lives of women around you? Do you want to build lifelong connections with like-minded women? Yes? Then we invite you to join our SBNNL Community Ambassador Program! SBNNL Community Ambassadors […]