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Zaya Wade Made Her Red Carpet Debut With Support From Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union
The Truth Awards were created to celebrate the accomplishments of the black LGBTQ+ community and its allies, and on Saturday night, Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade’s show of support for their child Zaya Wade was a parade-worthy act, in and of itself. At the 6th annual celebration, 12-year-old Zaya Wade made her red carpet debut…
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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. People reports that during his latest visit to Ellen, the three-time NBA champion discussed his personal journey to become an exceptionally supportive parent and also made a big reveal: His 12-year-old child will use the name…
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In Logo's LGBTQ State of the Union, Billy Porter Delivers the Truth the World Will Never Hear From Trump
Tonight, Donald Trump will face the nation and do what he does best: lie, exaggerate, and self-aggrandize…with the added boost of an almost sure acquittal by his sycophant Republican Senate. It’s pretty much guaranteed to be a shitshow, so if you’re planning to watch, buckle up, Buttercup. But if like me, you haven’t got time…
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Not Like This, Kanye: Yeezus Christ to Headline Massive Prayer Rally With Anti-LGBTQ Pastors and Activists
Kanye has some explaining to do. Since abandoning secular music in favor of saving souls and rapping about Chick-fil-A, his crusade for Christ has garnered praise and acclaim from pastors like Adam Tyson to profiteers like Joel Osteen. And while he’s made plenty of new friends and bad music along the way, it appears that…
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GLAAD Media Awards 2020: Janet Mock to Be Honored for LGBTQ Advocacy
Awards season is buzzing and it’s time for GLAAD (formerly known as the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) to dip their toes into the pool. LGBTQ Advocacy honorees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards have been announced and we spot a fabulous choice—Janet Mock! Oh, and Taylor Swift, too. “Janet Mock is a…
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Why Some Black LGBTQIA+ Folks Are Done 'Coming Out'
‘Inviting in’ is a way to complicate what is normally thought about as ‘coming out.’ —David Johns text David Johns’ issue with how society frames “coming out” stories stems from who we expect to tell them—and who we don’t. “I would be OK with the idea of coming out if it meant that everyone was…
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Dwyane Wade on How Son Zion Pushed Him to Become a Better Parent: ‘I Had to Look at Myself in the Mirror’
Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade has collected plenty of accolades throughout the course of his illustrious career, but his greatest accomplishment is being a loving husband and parent. To that end, neither role has been without its share of challenges, and as TMZ reports, he recently made a pitstop on the All the Smoke podcast…
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Worst Father Ever Allegedly Abandons Son on the Side of the Highway Over Concerns About His Sexual Orientation
During a week in which future NBA Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade made headlines for demonstrating his love and support for his child Zion, on the other end of the spectrum we have Evenaud Julmeus of Haines City, Fla., who did the unthinkable when he allegedly abandoned a boy on the side of a highway…
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'The Weekend Soiree' Was the Black Queer Love Story Robyn & Whitney Never Got to Have
The Weekend Soiree’s “Bedlam in the Big Easy” welcomed dope queer womxn from all over the country to New Orleans over Halloween weekend. With a packed schedule but no pressure to attend everything on it, the four-day retreat celebrated black queer joy, identity and love in each and every space. Every aspect of the event…
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'We Wanted to Be Together': Whitney Houston's Best Friend Robyn Crawford Shares Their Love Story for the First Time in New Memoir
It has been seven years since the tragic death of iconic singer Whitney Houston, and now her best friend, Robyn Crawford, is opening up about their much-rumored relationship in her new memoir, A Song For You: My Life With Whitney Houston. In an exclusive excerpt with People, Crawford, 58, who now lives a quiet life…