NEW YORK (AP) — In Steven Clay Hunter’s 23 years as an animator at Pixar, he has drawn a seven-armed octopus, a Canadian daredevil and a wheezing toy penguin. But there were scenes he never expected to animate until he began working on his short, “Out.” Hunter wrote and directed the nine-minute Pixar film, which recently […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government Thursday eased restrictions on blood donations from gay men and other key groups because of a drop in the nation’s blood supply triggered by the coronavirus outbreak. The Food and Drug Administration’s new policy aims to allow tens of thousands more Americans to give blood, including gay and bisexual men and […]
Congressional candidate and former felon Angela Stanton-King, who was recently pardoned by President Trump, is catching heat over her anti-LGBTQ comments. Stanton-King said she stands by a series tweets she posted over the weekend that compared gay and transgender people to pedophiles, msn.com reports. “Gay means Men having sex with men. If you wouldn’t want your 12 yr […]
Better Brothers Los Angeles (BBLA) in association with award-winning actress/activist Sheryl Lee Ralph and her non-profit organization, The DIVA Foundation, hosted the Sixth Annual Truth Awards on Saturday, March 7. Among the attendees were Gabrielle Union, Dwyane Wade and Zaya Wade. The Wade Family presented “Styling Hollywood” stars and their dear friends Jason Bolden and Adair Curtis with the Business Leadership Award. Union said, “It was important […]
Gabrielle Union appears to have responded to the chatter surrounding hubby Dwyane Wade’s 12-year-old son’s transition into a girl. Wade appeared on the “Ellen DeGeneres Show” last week to promote his upcoming ESPN documentary, “D. Wade: Life Unexpected,” which will highlight his support of his LGBTQ child Zaya (born Zion Wade). “Zaya, originally born Zion as a boy, came […]
Kevin Hart is speaking out about his decision to step down from his Oscars hosting gig after homophobic remarks from his past resurfaced. Hart was set to host the Academy Awards in 2019, but members of the LGBTQ community sabotaged him by using the hashtag #OscarsSoHomophobic and resurfaced previous tweets in which the comedian used anti-gay […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s governor announced Wednesday that he is posthumously pardoning a gay civil rights leader while creating a new pardon process for others convicted under outdated laws punishing homosexual activity. Bayard Rustin was a confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a key organizer of the March on Washington in 1963. […]
Chick-fil-A is ending donations to three groups that oppose gay marriage in an effort to halt protests and broaden its customer base. But the move has angered some of the fast food chain’s fans. The Atlanta-based company said Monday that starting next year, it will focus its giving on three areas: hunger, homelessness and education. […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — “Pose” and “Batwoman” are among the shows contributing to a surge in LGBTQ and gender inclusiveness on television, according to a new study by the advocacy group GLAAD. The percentage of regularly seen LGBTQ characters on prime-time broadcast TV this season reached an all-time high of 10.2%, or 90 out of […]
Russ went to see Marlon Wayans perform this weekend and he really enjoyed himself. He was very interested to see Marlon pull personal experiences into his comedy. For example. he began to talk about his daughter coming out as gay, and how it affected him but as well as his unconditional love for her. It […]
Los Angeles County is the first jurisdiction in the united states to monitor un natural deaths of LGBTQ people. This means that medical examiners now will collect data on the deceased’s gender identity and sexuality. This info will be included in medical examiner’s annual reports where it’ll be used to study LGBTQ suicide rates, violent […]
Flame Monroe wants you to keep one thing straight, she’s not a transgender comedian, she’s a comedian who happens to be transgender. She just wants to be treated as a professional. She’s been in the comedy game for over 20 years, she just recently was thrust into the spotlight after being a part of Tiffany […]
