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After Sephora Announces Companywide Diversity Training, Customers Say Racial Profiling Isn't the Only Problem [Updated]
Sephora, you’re probably going to need more than a morning for this. After singer-songwriter (and former employee) SZA put America’s favorite beauty emporium on blast in early May following a racial profiling incident at its Calabasas location, we expected a requisite grand gesture was soon to follow. And as anticipated, Sephora is taking action. Last…
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Transgender Patients Could be Stripped of Healthcare Protections by the Trump Administration
Over the course of his two-and-half-year tenure, our alleged President Donald Trump has either enacted or enforced policies that make no secret as to where he stands on transgender and LGBTQ issues. Barely a month after taking office, his administration rescinded guidelines that protected transgender students under federal Title IX law. In 2017, the Department…
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Alabama on Refusal to Air Gay Wedding Episode of Arthur: 'It Would Be a Violation of Trust'
The 22nd season premiere of PBS’s Arthur included a bit of a surprise, as audiences were treated to a beautiful wedding. But Alabama Public Television refused to air it because it was a sex-same marriage. This being Alabama—a magical land where men who know nothing about human anatomy dictate the terms of the anatomy of…
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A Pose for Pride: Indya Moore Gets Revealing in Calvin Klein’s Latest Underwear Campaign
Pose changed the landscape of television last year, debuting with the largest cast and crew of trans talent in television history, both on and behind the scenes. And it’s proven a game changer for breakout star Indya Moore (purported preferred pronouns they/them/their), who has not only won hearts with their portrayal of vulnerable ballroom beauty…
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Billy Porter Does It Again: The Pose Star Wears Upcycled, Gender Fluid Glamour to the 2019 Peabody Awards
If you’re anything like me, you are counting down the days until Pose returns for its second season on FX. But until that happy day arrives, the cast has been giving us no shortage of red carpet drama (see: the Met Gala), most recently at Saturday night’s 78th annual Peabody Awards. We’ve become well-accustomed to…
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The Newest Face of Fenty: Amandla Stenberg Lends Their Beauty to Rihanna’s All-Inclusive Brand
“BEAUTY FOR ALL … and more to come,” Amandla Stenberg (who uses the pronouns “they/them/their”) captioned a mysterious Instagram post last week, featuring their luminous face reflected in a rearview mirror. The image presumably teases an upcoming campaign for Fenty Beauty, which also got a “thank u” from The Hate U Give star for enlisting…
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The House Passes Equality Act to Prevent LGBTQ Discrimination
On Friday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Equality Act, which expands protections for members of the LGBTQ community. Business Insider reports that they would be protected from discrimination in housing, applying for credit, the workplace, public accommodations and more. But it’s not without its critics, of course, who believe it would impose on…
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‘There Is No Ban’: After Facing Backlash for a ‘Diversity Statement’ That Excluded Trans Women, Zeta Phi Beta Makes a New Pledge
Zeta Phi Beta wants to make it clear that all women are welcome in its sisterhood. As reported by Essence magazine, the historically black sorority had earned the ire of many after an article by the Washington Blade made public a “diversity statement” purportedly adopted by the sorority’s International Executive Board on Jan. 12, which…
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The Category Is ‘Cover Star’: Pose’s Indya Moore Is the 1st Transgender Person to Cover Elle Magazine
FX’s Pose broke barriers when it debuted last year; co-created by Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk and Steven Canals, it was the first network television show to feature a predominantly transgender cast. Equally genderqueer is its writers’ room, including luminaries like Janet Mock and Our Lady J—both of whom also serve as producers on the Golden…
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Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade Among Celebrities to Cover Funeral Costs for Nigel Shelby
A number of celebrities including Gabrielle Union, Dwayne Wade, Ludacris and Janelle Monáe helped to cover the costs of the funeral for Nigel Shelby, the 15-year-old teenager who died by suicide after anti-LGBTQ bullying. The amount of money that was donated remains undisclosed, but Slutty Vegan restauranteur Pinky Cole and media mogul in the making…