Queer Hollywood series to portray LGBT characters of color and their stories - This year’s installations focus on representations of LGBT people of color in movies. Ohio University’s LGBT Center will host Blackbird, The Color Purple and Bessie Smith in March and April — each for one night only. The screening of Bessie Smith was rescheduled for a date to be determined “This series is sort of an opportunity to raise awareness about who we are as a community historically and the contributions … of queer people,” delfin bautista, the director of the LGBT Center, said.