Leilah Babirye news

This year during LGBT Pride Month, BET is highlighting young Black queer individuals who are demanding that their voices are heard. BET's new 12-part video series '12 Days of Pride' tackles themes such as identity, activism, culture, politics, health, family and love. 

Underdonk is pleased to present ‘Fur Cup’ a group exhibition of sculptural work that brings together thirty artists using a variety of materials, such as glass, wood, clay, paper mache, found objects,...

On June 28, 1969, a police raid of the gay bar Stonewall Inn in New York City, New York resulted in a revolt by its patrons. Their anger and frustration erupted into...

This is an exhibition of portraits by some 37 Brooklyn LGBTQ artists, displayed salon style on the large center wall of BRIC’s gallery. The exhibition features artists at varied stages in their...

In 1995, the United Nations organized the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China. Among those participating were artists from Uganda, who contributed to important policy discussions, especially those regarding art...

Facing persecution in her native Uganda and unwilling to live an inauthentic life, fierce queer artist Leilah Babirye made a choice. She fled her home to discover a world of sexual and...

Each year Socrates Sculpture Park presents an exhibition of new commissions made by the artists awarded the Park’s Emerging Artist Fellowship. Conceived for the landscape and produced on-site in the outdoor studio...

A multimedia exhibition about queer displacement. Featuring works by Denver David Robinson, with Babirye Leilah, courtesy Gordon Robichaux, NY. Worlds Apart | Worlds Reframed: Images and Voices of the Queer Diaspora is...

The group exhibition, 'When things fall apart: Critical voices on the radars' at Trapholt Museum, Kolding, brings together 12 international artists who explore the idea of a world in which everything falls...