Being Quote by Lena Waithe

Sam, that's a great concept. And maybe you believe it. But I'm black and I'm a lesbian, so let me tell you: From what…

— Michael Grant

Going into a room and saying, 'I'm a black lesbian' - it's a strike against you.

— Dee Rees

I'm working to create a space where it feels easy to include and imagine black girls and make black girls like me the main…

— Marley Dias

“The move to render the presence of lesbians and gay men invisible in the intricate fabric of Black existence and survival is a move…

— Audre Lorde

I believe that young lesbian women need to see themselves on TV. They need to see the representation, especially young black lesbians.

— Nafessa Williams

I have played a lesbian and it's akin to breaking social barriers. Many have told me they are happy that a commercial heroine did…

— Regina Cassandra

There are expectations in how you play your character as a black woman, to be sassy and the same kind of feel, as if…

— Nicole Beharie

“I believe it’s incredibly important to write against [racial] stereotypes. If we give in and make sure that all black women characters are asexual,…

— Justine Larbalestier

I mean, I'd love to see 'The Woman in Black' in the Nineties on the rave scene!

— Phoebe Fox

“Ella had considered this before, with amusement. But she is thinking: No. If they had thought us Lesbian it would have attracted them, they…

— Doris Lessing

I would love 'Awkward Black Girl' to be on television, with the right team of people who understand and get it. If 'Awkward Black…

— Issa Rae

My fear -- and what Ive read and heard -- is that lesbians feel like [The L Word cast] all have long hair, and…

— Leisha Hailey