A North Carolina elementary school teacher resigned after he read a gay-themed children’s book to his third-grade class led to controversy. Sign Up For Our…
Michael Sam’s football career has hit another road bump. The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League have placed him on the suspended list after the former Missouri star defensive end and first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team unexpectedly left training camp last week and returned home to Texas. “He wanted to go […]
Bob Costas is the latest to publicly weigh in on ESPN’s decision to award Caitlyn Jenner the 2015 Arthur Ashe Courage Award next month, calling it a gimmick and slamming the reality star for not “deserving” an honor of that caliber. “It strikes me that awarding the Arthur Ashe Award to Caitlyn Jenner is just […]
MONTREAL (AP) — Michael Sam says his priority is helping the Montreal Alouettes win, not making history as the first openly gay player in the Canadian Football League. Sam signed a two-year deal with the Alouettes last week. “I’m not trying to really do anything historic here by being with Montreal, I’m just trying to […]
Queen Latifah has done it all — from music to TV to film. She’s a well-rounded entertainer who has taken on the role of iconic Bessie Smith in HBO’s Bessie. She opened up to Uptown Magazine about getting naked onscreen for the first time and talked with the publication about Smith’s sexuality and its significance. […]
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Actress Kerry Washington, director Roland Emmerich, the film “The Imitation Game” and television shows “Transparent” and “How to Get Away With Murder” have received stamps of approval from GLAAD. GLAAD is a U.S.-based group that promotes lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender presence in the media, and celebrated its honorees at […]
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An underground “body sculptor” charged in the death of a London dancer has tangled with a prosecutor who believes her ever-changing names, addresses and business ventures are the work of a classic con. But the hip-hop artist and onetime escort-service entrepreneur known as the “Black Madam” insists she never tried to defraud […]
He must be on his way to stardom because he’s only been on TV for two months and yet Empire actor Bryshere Gray has already shut down Internet rumors that he’s gay. He tweeted, “They funny I’m not even gay doe.” He added, “No I’m not gay. I could never be gay, let’s make that clear.” Gray plays Hakeem, […]
Vanessa Collier was a Colorado wife and mother who died tragically and unexpectedly at age 33 when her gun went off accidentally as she was cleaning it. She was also a lesbian, which is why her funeral was moved while in the midst of the service. Colorado’s 9News reports: Collier’s friends say the funeral was […]
Today is World AIDS Day, a day to not just remember those we’ve lost to the virus, but also to increase awareness. This year’s theme is “Focus, Partner, Achieve: An AIDS-free generation.” Former NBA star Earvin “Magic” Johnson has been one of the most prominent faces of people living with the AIDS virus since […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A federal appeals court declared gay marriage legal in Idaho and Nevada on Tuesday, setting the stage for couples to marry in Las Vegas, the self-proclaimed wedding capital of the world. State after state has joined the national tide in seeing same-sex unions made legal, given a push by the U.S. […]
In the wake of ex-husband R. Kelly’s response to the news that his 14-year-old daughter Jaya has come out as transgender and wants to be referred to going forward as Jay, Andrea Kelly has only one thing to say. She is in full support of her child. Kelly, one of the stars of the VH1 […]
