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Michael Sam Offers Words of Encouragement After Carl Nassib Comes Out as NFL's 1st Gay Player

The former seventh-round draft pick hoped to break the barrier himself but never played in a regular-season game.

Jay Connor

6/22/21 3:30PM

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Parents of Black Gay Alabama Teen Who Died by Suicide Sue City and School District Alleging School Staff Failed to Help

It’s hard being young and Black in America. In fact, it’s hard being part of any marginalized community in the U.S.…

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Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Disclosure, I May Destroy You, Twenties and P-Valley Among 2021 GLAAD Media Award Nominees

Sure, awards season may look a little different this year, but the world’s largest LGBTQ media advocacy organization…

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Black Transgender Woman Sues Georgia Department of Corrections for Failure to Protect Her From Abuse, Provide Proper Treatment

Another day, another instance of the legal system plainly disregarding the rights of transgender people. A trans…

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Report by Former Military Physicians Says Trump’s Transgender Ban Hurt the Military. Who Would’ve Guessed?

Man, who would’ve thought barring an entire group of people from joining the U.S. military would have lasting,…

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On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Activists Center the Grief, Joy and Humanity of the Black Trans Community

It remains one of the most striking demonstrations from a year defined by protest: tens of thousands of people…

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Philadelphia Black Trans Woman’s Death Called Part of an ‘Epidemic of Violence’ Against the Trans Community

On Monday, a 29-year-old Black trans woman was fatally shot in Philadelphia, and city officials have called the…

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Felicia Pride, on the 'Vulnerability, Sensuality, Softness and Hardness' of the Women in Her Short Film, Tender

TV and film writer (and former contributor to The Root) Felicia Pride has an array of stories bubbling inside of…

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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…

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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 Live’s special Stonewall Day…

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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…

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The Fight for Our Collective Liberation

When black people and our allies take to the streets tonight in protest—as we have on previous nights past and as we…

Alphonso David

6/09/20 12:30PM

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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

It’s Pride Month and Da Brat is celebrating the LGBTQIA commemoration for the first time this year, after having…

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Tony McDade Was an ‘Imperfect’ Victim of Police Brutality. It’s Exactly Why He Matters

In the week that has passed since Tony McDade’s killing at the hands of a Tallahassee police officer, everything and…

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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, Nin…

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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…

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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…

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Will Somebody Please Take Boosie’s Phone?: Boosie Badazz Has a Message for Dwyane Wade and Zaya, and It’s Exactly as Stupid as You’d Imagine

So…

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Wendy Williams Issues Tearful Apology After Being Blasted for Homophobic, Transphobic Comments

After being torched on Thursday following a tangent she went on — telling men to stop wearing dresses — Wendy…

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Dwyane Wade Reveals His 12-Year-Old Will Go By 'Zaya,' Use Female Pronouns: 'This Is Our Opportunity to Allow You to Be a Voice'

It’s not even June yet and Dwyane Wade is already making a serious bid for Father of the Year.

Jay Connor

2/11/20 1:00PM

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