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Watch: Gladys Bentley broke boundaries in music & fashion

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Marlon Wayans on accepting his trans son: ‘I talk about the transition … my transition as a parent’

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Love wins as Robin Roberts weds longtime partner Amber Laign in private ceremony

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‘Love me as I am’: Keke Palmer receives the Los Angeles LGBT Center’s Vanguard Award

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Survey: 1 in 4 Black transgender, nonbinary youth tried suicide in past year

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Man who claimed to be hate crime victim charged with insurance fraud

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White House targets Black LGBTQ+ populations with new monkeypox (MPV) pilot program

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White House responds to concerns that ‘monkeypox’ as a name stigmatizes Black people

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Jerrod Carmichael comes out as gay in new stand-up special

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Black, Latinx students worry about Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 06: (L-R) Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts attend the 4th Annual Celebration of Black Cinema and Television presented by The Critics Choice Association at Fairmont Century Plaza on December 06, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images,)

Niecy Nash, wife Jessica Betts become first same-sex couple to cover Essence

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Brooklyn attack of two men investigated as anti-gay crime; sparks protests

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Inoke Tonga (above), a 30-year-old volleyball coach at a Christian high school in Colorado, claims he lost his job after officials at Valor Christian High learned he was gay. (CNN)

Colorado volleyball coach says school forced him out for being gay

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Billy Porter calls out division between Black church, LGBTQ+ community

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Lorraine Hansberry Residence. Credit: Christopher D. Brazee/NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, 2020 thegrio.com
Lorraine Hansberry Residence. Credit: Christopher D. Brazee/NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project, 2020

Lorraine Hansberry residence is now listed as a national historic site

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Darnell Moore attends the 2018 The Root 100 gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on November 8, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/Getty Images)

Darnell Moore’s ‘Being Seen’ podcast illuminates the Black queer experience through healing conversation

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Lil Nas X gives Satan a lap dance in ‘Call Me By Your Name’ video

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San Diego police chief requests help after BLM flags vandalized

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Blxck Cxsper, founder of Trans Trenderz (Credit: Blxck Cxsper)

Trans Trenderz label highlights Trans urban music artists

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Chicago Hosts Black Lives Matter Pride Protests

Black LGBTQ community hit hard by virus’ economic impact

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