Everybody's ready to contribute. Simple as that.

At home I had a court outside. Here, I needed something I could play music and shoot around to.

It's sort of like a commons room with people coming by. I used to try to study in here, but now it's so distracting I just go to the library.

We're all from very different places—London, Lithuania, L.A.—and all wanted stuff to remind us of home.

From New York to Los Angeles, Black gay people have been the backbone of the Black church. Through this network, we've discovered that many homophobic black pastors lead secret lives outside the church. We're not naming any names, yet, but by doing this, we hope to confirm information from our sources and empower the Black lesbian and gay community to speak out.

[Farrakhan's invitation comes even as other African American leaders, from Reverend Al Sharpton to hip-hop superstar Kanye West, call for greater acceptance of gay people.] This could signal a turning point in our community, ... We are seeing an unprecedented discussion about sexuality in the black community. I'm confident that 20 to 30 years from now we will look at homophobia in the same light that we now look at racism.