6/01/21 4:00PM
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On the first day of Pride Month, Rihanna gave to me...a Pride-themed drop from Savage x Fenty! This month, Savage x…
5/18/21 12:30PM
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On Monday, we celebrated the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, a day launched to…
5/17/21 4:50PM
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In recent years, it seems as if every other day marks a new holiday or day of recognition or remembrance, but May…
5/13/21 2:30PM
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We’re gonna say this one more time for the cheap seats in the back: Stop. Deliberately. Misgendering. People.
4/30/21 4:23PM
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Everyone has a breaking point. Janet Mock may have hit hers at the premiere party for Pose’s final season on…
4/29/21 4:30PM
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To kick off the month of May, Pose fans will be living, werking and posing for the very last time.
4/02/21 1:30PM
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Real talk? The Root’s Editor-in-Chief Danielle Belton and I consider ourselves to be pretty smart people—but…
3/31/21 1:00PM
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It is March 31, which means we’re here to celebrate and honor International Transgender Day of Visibility. The…
3/18/21 2:30PM
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Like the flourishing flower she is, model, actress and activist Leyna Bloom has made Sports Illustrated history! …
3/10/21 3:30PM
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Here’s the thing about new books: They are the catalysts that inspire readers to try, do, and feel new things.…
3/05/21 6:30PM
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Much like the song that became Candy’s (portrayed by The Root 100 honoree Angelica Ross) theme song, “Never Knew…
1/28/21 4:00PM
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Taraji P. Henson and her co-host and best friend Tracie Jade are continuing to highlight mental health issues with…
11/23/20 5:30PM
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Back in February, you might’ve heard about an ashy-ass rapper named Boosie Badazz who said some goofy-ass shit about…
11/04/20 2:00PM
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While it might’ve been an anxiety-ridden election night for most of us, for the LGBTQ community it was a historic…
2/11/20 1:00PM
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It’s not even June yet and Dwyane Wade is already making a serious bid for Father of the Year.
1/02/20 9:00AM
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David Johns’ issue with how society frames “coming out” stories stems from who we expect to tell them—and who we…
12/20/19 2:00PM
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Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade has collected plenty of accolades throughout the course of his illustrious…
12/17/19 3:00PM
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A hand grasped the supplicator’s shoulder and pulled him upright in the middle of his “Our Father.” Absalom Jones, a…
9/18/19 11:00PM
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To paraphrase an LGBTQ activist catchphrase, “‘They’ are here, ‘they’ are queer and ‘they’ aren’t going anywhere”—at…
8/16/19 11:00PM
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Apparently, as far as the Trump administration is concerned, employers have every right to fire transgender people.