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In this paper, the recipient of the 2020 John Fryer Award from the American Psychiatric Association, Dr. Billy E. Jones, and his co-author Dr. Alfonso Ferguson tell the story of Black gay men from the time of pre-colonial Africa to the present day. Billy E. Jones, M.D., M.S., is a senior psychiatrist who has served as President/CEO, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, and as Commissioner, NYC Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services. Previously, he was Medical Director, Lincoln Hospital, and Senior Associate Dean and Professor of Psychiatry, NYMC. Dr. Jones is the author/editor of numerous publications on African American mental health and LGBTQ issues Including the recently published, "BLACK MENTAL HEALTH, Patients, Providers, and Systems." The John E Fryer, MD Award honors an individual whose work has contributed to the mental health of sexual and gender minorities. It was named for John Fryer, the psychiatrist who appeared as "Dr. H. Anonymous" at the 1972 APA meeting and helped move forward the process of removing the diagnosis of homosexuality from the DSM. The Award was funded by members of AGLP: The Association of LGBTQ Psychiatrists, a matching grant from the Gill Foundation, and a bequest from AGLP founding member Frank Rundle, MD. The Fryer Award is given at the APA Annual Meeting, and includes an honorarium and a lecture at the APA meeting.