LGBTQ
LGBTQ
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Trans Women of Color File Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Discriminatory Rule Change
Two transgender women, one of them a Black Army veteran and lung cancer survivor, have filed suit against the Trump Administration challenging a recent rule change which strips away anti-discrimination protections in the Affordable Care Act. The lawsuit was filed on the behalf of Tanya Asapansa-Johnson Walker and Cecilia Gentili, a Latinx woman and health care…
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Barack Obama to Address the LGBTQ Community for Pride Live's Stonewall Day
Barack Obama will be delivering a special message to the LGBTQ community at Pride Liveâs special Stonewall Day virtual event, which will take place on Friday starting at 12:45 p.m. ET on Logo TVâs Facebook and YouTube pages. The event will be held in partnership with Warner Media, Nasdaq, Logo TV and Pride Media, Inc.…
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Thousands Flood the Streets of Brooklyn for Black Trans Lives Matter Demonstration
More than 15,000 people, all wearing white, came together in front of the Brooklyn Museum in New York City on Sunday to stand up for and celebrate black trans lives. According to CBS News, the massive gathering was planned by trans activists and groups including The Okra Project and the Marsha P. Johnson Institute, in…
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The Fight for Our Collective Liberation
When black people and our allies take to the streets tonight in protestâas we have on previous nights past and as we will on nights to comeâwe will be calling for justice. Justice for our community means justice for George Floyd. Justice for our community means justice for Breonna Taylor. And justice for our community…
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Da Brat Says She Felt Pressured to Stay in the Closet and Appear Desirable to Both Men and Women to Sell Records
Itâs Pride Month and Da Brat is celebrating the LGBTQIA commemoration for the first time this year, after having been the subject of swirling rumors surrounding her sexuality for decades. In a recent Variety feature titled, âDa Bratâs Coming Out Story Is 25 Years in the Making,â the rapper-turned-radio-personality opened up about the complexities that…
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Tony McDade Was an âImperfectâ Victim of Police Brutality. Itâs Exactly Why He Matters
In the week that has passed since Tony McDadeâs killing at the hands of a Tallahassee police officer, everything and nothing has changed. A militarized police force has met waves of protest with unfathomable violence. Curfews have cropped up in many cities, including Atlanta, Minneapolis, New York City, Louisville, Oakland and Miami. At the mercy…
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Two Funds Named for Nina Pop and Tony McDade Will Provide Free Therapy Sessions for Black Transgender Folks
Black trans people have long stood at the intersection of racist violence and gender violence. In the last month, Nina Pop, a black trans woman killed in early May, and Tony McDade, a black trans man fatally shot by Tallahassee police last week, have become names to rally around, symbolizing the need for specific protections…
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As Media Focuses on Black Lives, Activists Call Attention to Nina Pop, the 5th Trans Woman of Color to Be Killed in the Last Month
As tributes poured in last weekend for Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old unarmed black man whose Feb. 23 killing made international headlines when cellphone footage of his death was released last week, racial and trans justice advocates sought space to lift up the name of Nina Pop, a 28-year-old trans woman who was found stabbed to…
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Under the Trump Administration, Anti-LGBTQ Hate Groups Have Steadily Risen
The last four years have shown the Trump administration to be little more than an engine of hate. Just about every action taken by the administration has been an attack on some of our most vulnerable populations, be it immigrants, people of color or just the flat out poor. The worst of this country has…
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Will Somebody Please Take Boosieâs Phone?: Boosie Badazz Has a Message for Dwyane Wade and Zaya, and Itâs Exactly as Stupid as Youâd Imagine
So⊠How come itâs so hard to get Boosie to shut the hell up? How long must we endure him popping up in our news feeds every few weeks with homophobic rant after homophobic rant before some honorable PR guy, friend, family member or colleague of the Baton Rouge, La., rapper gets him away from…