In 2015, Teal decided to start a social group where gay, bisexual and transgender black men in Austin could find camaraderie and a sense of community. We were always the ones that helped with girls’ make-up.” “In images over the years, pride banners, movies, websites, I never saw people who looked like me,” said Teal, 29. “Once you recognize it, you see it all the time,” he said of how gay blacks are marginalized - a minority within a minority. That evening in spring 2010 at Rain on 4th downtown, not long after he had moved to Austin from Dallas, reminded Teal how rarely he came across men like himself – gay and black. I thought, ‘Where are all the black people?’ ” Teal said. “The first time I went to Rain, I saw two other black guys, and I was confused. Ironically, it was a visit to a queer-friendly club in Austin that made Jeremy Teal realize how isolated he felt.
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