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Sephora's Insider Rewards Are More Rewarding This June—You Can Use Them to Support Black LGBTQ+
If you consider yourself a regular at Sephora, no doubt you’ve signed up for and accumulated points and rewards through their Beauty Insider Program—maybe you’re even enough of a product junkie to be a VIB or Rouge member and participate in their active online community. But for the month of June—also known as Pride Month—the…
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First Look: Queer Harlem Renaissance Spotlights Claude McKay and the Unsung LGBTQ Community in Congo Caberet
The Harlem Renaissance was an explosion of black excellence and was eventually considered to be the “black cultural mecca.” But let the history books—and low key us too—falsely tell it, that excellence was mostly heterosexual. But one new project wants to correct the narrative and pushback against the erasure of black LGBTQ artists who not…
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Shine Bright Like a Diamond: GLAAD Launches Neon to Bring More Visibility to the Black LGBTQ Community
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: Growing up, I didn’t see myself represented in the media. Black queer masculine-presenting women were in short supply on my screen as a kid and continue to be a rarity, even with creators like Lena Waithe and Dee Rees gaining ground. In fact, I didn’t start seeing real…
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Janelle Monáe to Be Honored With the Human Rights Campaign's Equality Award
As both artist and activist, the once enigmatic Janelle Monáe has emerged as an increasingly identifiable presence in recent years, not only delivering stellar albums and onscreen performances but a more transparent lens into her life. In 2018, the award-winning singer, actor, and producer both delivered the genre-defying and Grammy-nominated Dirty Computer and the announcement…
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Infinite Possibilities: Black Love Matters in Christina Anderson's How to Catch Creation
It’s impossible to talk about award-winning playwright Christina Anderson’s How to Catch Creation without talking about love; specifically, black love. In its world premiere at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre on Monday, Anderson’s multigenerational drama introduced six black characters whose love stories span almost a half century and explore the myriad and unique ways in which we…
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Laverne Cox to Present SAG Awards Nominations
Awards season: And another one. Nominations for The 25th Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards are right around the corner (no, really around the corner, not like when your black cousin say they’re around the corner and are really in the shower) and we now have our presenters! Laverne Cox (Orange Is The New Black) will…
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On #TransDayofRemembrance (and Every Day), We Implore You to Respect and Protect Trans Lives
By all outward appearances, 2018 was a year of incredible progress for trans people. Of the triumphs: Christine Hallquist became the first trans person to be nominated for governor (of Vermont); at least one internationally-recognized company opted to recognize their trans employees by covering corrective surgeries in their health plans; more openly trans models made…
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Pose Sweeps the Out100—and Adds Some Major Melanin to the List
Last week, Out Magazine announced the Out100, their annual list of influential movers and shakers, and this melanin-filled list showed that black people have always been part of what makes the LGBT+ community shine. In a statement, Executive Editor R. Kurt Osenlund said that this is the most diverse Out100 in the 24-year history of…
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People With Too Much Time on Their Hands Are Bothered By Lupita's Brother In a Dress
The older I get, the more selective I get with how I hand out my fucks. For example, I give a fuck about going to work, because I enjoy having a roof over my head and I also give a fuck about staying thin, hence why I run like I’m being chased in a horror…
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FX's Pose Receives First Major Award Nomination
The history making, groundbreaking—10’s across the board receiving—FX series POSE has received its first major award nomination from the IFP Gotham Awards for long form breakthrough series. Co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals, Pose is unlike anything television has ever seen. The period drama sheds a light on New York City’s ballroom…