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Introducing PrEP+, Frank Ocean's First Foray Into New York City Queer Club Nights
After conquering the Billboard charts, Frank Ocean has set his sights on a new challenge: nightlife. Pitchfork reports that the elusive vocalist will be debuting his own queer club night in New York City on Thursday night as a collaborative effort between his own Blonded brand and the popular Gayletter. âPrEP+ is the first in…
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Stop Worrying About How Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade Raise Their Children
There are many benefits that come from minding your own business. Your skin clears up, your hair flourishes and you feel lighter as a result from not having to carry the weight of things that donât concern you. With all these benefits, it amazes me that people donât mind the business that pays them. Recently,…
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Pose Stars Indya Moore and Angelica Ross Slam CNNâs Chris Cuomo for Pronoun âJokeâ During an LGBTQ Town Hall
âNot today, colonizerChris Cuomoâ was basically the reaction of Pose stars Indya Moore and Angelica Ross, along with other members and advocates of the transgender community, after the CNN host made an insensitive remark about preferred pronouns during an LGBTQ-focused âEquality Town Hallâ event hosted by the network. As the Los Angeles Times reports, the…
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Are Gay and Transgender Workers Protected by Federal Law? US Supreme Court Will Decide
On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will consider whether the protections under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which among other things prohibit discrimination on the basis of âsex,â extend to gay and transgender workers. From the Washington Post: The court combined two cases to consider whether gay workers are covered. Gerald…
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Malik Yoba Speaks (Again): âThe World Ainât Always Ready for All People to Be Freeâ
Cue the violins. Malik Yoba has broken his silence weeks after that catastrophic on-camera interview with The Rootâs senior reporter Terrell Jermaine Starr nearly broke the internet. On Friday, the New York Undercover star took to Instagram, seemingly to address the damage to his image following a recent admission of being âtrans-attractedâ which later led…
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Elizabeth Warren Pays Tribute to Slain Black Trans Women at LGBTQ Forum, Demands Trump âSay Their Namesâ
Elizabeth Warren gets it. As the latest edition of The Rootâs 2020 Presidential Black Power Rankings indicates, the 70-year-old Senator is firing on all cylinders in her quest to rid the Oval Office of its imbecilic orange incumbent. Sheâs got a plan for damn near everything, and when sheâs not preoccupied with dismantling the race…
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Ben Carson Doubles Down on Transphobic Comments, Quotes Bible Scriptures
You can actually be the smartest person in the roomâon paperâand say the dumbest shit. Itâs what some in hood culture call âthat smart dumb shit.â Enter Ben Carson, a.k.a. Uncle Ben. The current Housing and Urban Development Secretary is defending what some have deemed as transphobic remarksâand of course accusing the media of spreading…
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Inclusive Language: Merriam-Webster Gives Newâand NonbinaryâMeaning to the Word âTheyâ
To paraphrase an LGBTQ activist catchphrase, ââTheyâ are here, âtheyâ are queer and âtheyâ arenât going anywhereââat least, when it comes to a new, nonbinary definition of the word âthey,â as announced by the editors at Merriam-Webster. As NBC News reports, after considering things like the increasing number of people who use âtheyâ as their…
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Bee Love Slater Becomes the 18th Black Trans Woman Killed This Year
On the morning of Sept. 4, Hendry Country sheriffâs deputies doused the flames of a PT Cruiser in a rural Clewiston, Fla., neighborhood. Inside were the charred remains of Bee Love Slater, a black transgender woman. She was 23. The Washington Post reports that while police have yet to identify any suspects or leads, the…
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Phi Beta Sigma Removes Malik Yoba From Youth Leadership Role Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Since announcing his attraction to trans women, actor Malik Yobaâs life has become infinitely more complicated. Heâs faced public backlash, internal strife within his family and accusations of inappropriate relationships with trans minors during his New York Undercover heyday. Keenly aware of how allegations of that nature could derail his career, the 51-year-old denied any…