LGBT Black trailblazers who who changed the course of history

Storme DeLarverie, Marsha P. Johnson and Bayard Rustin. (Photos: New York Times, Netflix, Getty Images)

From 1960s civil rights activist Bayard Rustin to Chicago’s first lesbian mayor, Lori Lightfoot, Black LGBTQ Americans have long made history with innumerable contributions to politics, art, medicine and a host of other fields.

“As long as there have been…