LGBTQ+

Orlando Community Continues to mourn the deadly mass shooting at the gay Club Pulse
March 19, 2026

Pulse nightclub demolished ten years after massacre that killed 49; memorial to take its place

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February 2, 2026

Queen Latifah celebrates her partner of over 12 years Eboni Nichols: ‘I couldn’t be more proud’

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August 26, 2025

‘It’s rooted in homophobia’: TS Madison calls out Snoop Dogg’s critique of LGBTQ representation in kids’ films

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June 30, 2025

This Pride Month, Native Son reminds us that joy is a form of protest

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June 26, 2025

How US adults’ views on same-sex marriage have changed since the Supreme Court’s 2015 ruling

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June 6, 2025

Global LGBTQ+ advocates gather ‘on Trump’s doorstep’ at World Pride despite travel anxiety

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May 26, 2025

In an uneasy climate, diverse pride groups converge on DC with differing interests but common goals

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Kim Burrell, LGBTQ, Pastor Jamal Bryant, Black Church, homophobia, theGrio.com
April 29, 2025

Kim Burrell reflects on past comments she’s made about the LGBTQ+ community: ‘That was wrong’

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Corporate Equality Index, Human Rights Campaign, affirmative action, corporate DEI rollbacks, theGrio.com
January 8, 2025

LGBTQ+ rights group reports progress at U.S. companies despite conservative backlash

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Kelley Robinson, Becky George, Human Rights Campaign, Pregnancy, theGrio.com
December 23, 2024

Exclusive: Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson and wife pregnant with second child

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December 15, 2024

Black denomination upholds stance against same-sex marriage. A gay pastor in its ranks seeks change

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Native Son 101 List, theGrio.com
December 10, 2024

Native Son honors 101 Black gay and queer men with annual changemakers list

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November 25, 2024

Singer Khalid confirms his sexuality after being ‘outed’ on social media

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November 20, 2024

What to know about Transgender Day of Remembrance and violence against trans people

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November 8, 2024

Laverne Cox shares the impact Trump’s win could have on her life as a transgender woman 

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National Coming Out Day, LGBTQ+, theGrio.com
October 11, 2024

My first coming out was terrible, a memory I still shudder to recall. So I’m celebrating my second coming out

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September 10, 2024

Sasheer Zamata reveals she’s a ‘late-in-life lesbian’ — with boundaries

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September 7, 2024

Sheryl Lee Ralph is schooling people ‘of a certain age’ to respect preferred pronouns

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August 29, 2024

Colman Domingo is practicing racial healing on and off the screen — and wants you to join him

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July 9, 2024

Robin Roberts reveals how her wife helped her break ‘dysfunctional’ relationship habits

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