gender identity
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‘What the Hell Is Gender Fluid?’: Billy Dee Williams Clarifies Usage of Gender Pronouns, Says He Was Simply Discussing the 'Softer Side' of Men
It looks like we got a little bit ahead of ourselves here. In a recent interview with The Undefeated, Williams says his Esquire Magazine quote, where he said he identified with both “feminine” and “masculine” parts of himself, was misunderstood. “Well, first of all, I asked last night. I said, ‘What the hell is gender…
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Billy Dee Williams Opens Up About Gender Fluid Identity, Sees Himself as ‘Feminine as Well as Masculine’
At 82 years old, Billy Dee Williams is not only making moves as an iconic actor but as an iconic person. In his recent feature interview for Esquire, Williams opened up about the ways in which he expresses his own gender identity. “And you see I say ‘himself’ and ‘herself,’ because I also see myself…
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From Living Single to Love Jones: How the ’90s Shaped My Style
Between Bruno Mars and our new president, Cardi B, taking us back to In Living Color with their video for “Finesse” and bingeing on Living Single after it made its way to Hulu last month, I’m in a ’90s mood. Listen, when Living Single debuted in August of ’93, I knew immediately that I wanted…
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The National Interest: Teaching Gender Studies in Sex Ed Courses Is a Matter of Life and Death
Editor’s note: Once a month, the National Interest column will tackle broader questions about what the country should do to increase educational opportunities for black youths. We can’t teach safe sex if kids don’t understand their own and others’ gender identities. Women across the gender spectrum are being killed and raped every day, but our…