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Long ago, if a woman needed a break from dating horrible men, she’d lock up her vagina and toy with the idea of becoming an LBD – Lesbian By Default. However, in recent years, the climate surrounding human sexuality and gender fluidity has shifted in favor of those who reject boundaries and restrictions in their […]

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In a teaser clip from a new episode of HBO’s “The Shop,” Lil Nas X chops it up with a cast of characters, including Kevin Hart, about why it was important for him to come out on Twitter during Pride month. “It’s not that, like, it’s like being forced,” the rapper said, per Complex. “It’s just knowing [that] growing […]

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Young Thug ain’t really feeling Lil Nas X’s decision to publicly reveal his sexual orientation during Pride Month. In an interview with BET.com, Thugger — known for wearing women’s clothing — explains why he’s concerned about the backlash the budding rap star will face going forward. Speaking with podcaster Adam22 for No Jumper backstage during London’s Wireless Festival, Young Thug noted […]

Rapper Lil Nas X came out as gay last weekend and some people have been upset. Guy wonders why he chose to come out as soon as he was getting popular, he thinks he should have gotten a few more hits under his belt first. Madelyne suggests that maybe someone was going to out him […]

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CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — The leaflets distributed by students at a junior high school told pre-teens to “Join the KKK” and that “It’s not OK to be gay.” In the capital of the state known for the 1998 murder of gay college student Matthew Shepard, school officials have worked to respond to the spring incident. […]

There have been a string of deaths of Black Trans Women across the country. Jacque Reid goes Inside Her Story with Trans activist and author Hope Giselle, who is created the first LGBT organization on the campus of Alabama State University. One trans woman recently found dead was, Layleen Polanco, who died while at Rikers […]

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Only days before the third anniversary of the worst attack on gay people in the U.S., members of central Florida’s congressional delegation said Monday they were introducing legislation that would designate as a national memorial the gay nightclub where 49 people were massacred by a supporter of the Islamic State. U.S. […]

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Getting a jump start on LGBT Pride month, Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson designated of the intersection of Jefferson Blvd. and Sycamore Ave. as “ARCHBISHOP CARL BEAN SQUARE.” Bean is the founder of Minority AIDS Project and the Unity Fellowship Church Movement, America’s first affirming and welcoming Black church for lesbian, gay, bisexual and […]

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Tessa Thompson chops it up with the latest issue of Time magazine about representation, female empowerment and what it means to be a queer woman of color navigating Hollywood. “I’ve been really lucky,” she says, “to work with filmmakers like Ryan Coogler who, when they’re trying to write the female experience, empower the women they work […]

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The country’s only all-male historically black college will begin admitting transgender men next year, marking a major shift for the school at a time when higher education institutions around the nation are adopting more welcoming policies toward LGBT students. Leaders of Morehouse College in Atlanta told The Associated Press that its board of trustees approved […]

Faith based  adoption agencies in Michigan that receive tax payer funding will not be allowed to turn away same sex couples of members of the LGBT community. The AG has recognized that a 2015 law that allowed agencies to refuse to help couples of the same sex was discriminatory. And it’s about time! Don’t Miss […]

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NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce and Jay-Z are getting recognized for achievements outside of music: The power couple will be honored at the GLAAD Media Awards for accelerating LGBTQ acceptance. GLAAD announced Monday that the Carters will receive its Vanguard Award at its 30th annual awards on March 28 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly […]