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.

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.

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.

People were worried post-Katrina as we have real tight product supply,