LGBTQ
LGBTQ
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Q&A: Trans Activist Sean Ebony Coleman Wants Black People to Embrace LGBT Voices
Coleman became the LGBTQ advocate he needed but didn’t have. Now, he provides LGBT aid and services to two major cities.
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Black Church Leaders Called to Support LGBTQ Rights
Though the religious and LGBT communities are historically divided, the church could help push the fight for equal rights forward.
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LGBTQ Youth Organization Appoints their First Black Nonbinary Leader
Melanie Willingham-Jaggers will be GLSEN’S first Black nonbinary person to lead it. They will have a special focus on education and intersectionality.
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‘Dave Is Listening,’ Says Chappelle’s Rep—but Is He Really Ready for Dialogue?
The comedian is reportedly open to talks with Netflix employees, though activist Ashlee Marie Preston says he’s been ‘invited to the table…but won’t show up.’
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Honoring James Baldwin and His Legacy Through ‘Inviting In Day’
The Root and the National Black Justice Coalition commemorate the late American writer who invited others into his full, multifaceted life as a Black gay man.
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Call Him by His Name, Because the Lil Nas X Agenda Is Clearly Here to Stay
‘You know what? This is mine. This is for me, and I commit myself to it,’ the controversial young star says in a New York Times magazine profile.
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Apparently, There's a Right Way to Be Black and Gay. Thankfully, Lil Nas X Is Having None of It
As Pride Month comes to a close, Lil Nas X’s out and proud BET Awards performance drew ire from some even within the Black LGBTQ community.