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Snoop Dogg LGBTQ, Snoop Dogg TS Madison, Snoop Dogg kids movies, Snoop Dogg homophobic theGrio.com
August 26, 2025
Snoop Dogg says the appearance of a LGBTQ couple in a kids' movie “threw him for a loop” and sparked…
Native son awards 2025, Native son nonprofit, Native son LGBTQ+, organizations for Black gay men theGrio.com
June 30, 2025
With stars like Colman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo and more, the 2025 Native Son Awards affirmed the joy, power and pride…
World Pride, Trump administration 2025, theGrio.com
June 6, 2025
Many LGBTQ+ travelers have expressed concerns or decided to skip World Pride due to anxieties about safety.
Kim Burrell, LGBTQ, Pastor Jamal Bryant, Black Church, homophobia, theGrio.com
April 29, 2025
Pastor and gospel singer Kim Burrell discusses her past comments against the LGBTQ community with Pastor Jamal Bryant. 
Ts Madison, The Ts Madision House, LGBTQ+, Black trans women, formerly incarcerated Black trans women, halfway house, re-entry program, theGrio.com
April 7, 2025
Reality TV star Ts Madison celebrates the grand opening of the new re-entry program, the TS Madison Starter House, in…
Rev. Jennifer Susanne Leath, Rev. Jennifer S. Leath, AME church same-sex marriage, same-sex marriage, same-sex marriage and church, AME Church, queer clergy, queer clergy in AME church, theGrio.com
December 15, 2024
Rev. Jennifer S. Leath has labored for two decades in hopes that the AME church will move toward acceptance of…
Sade, Sade Adu, Izaak Adu, Sade's son, Sade's trans son, Transa, Young Lion, Young Lion music video, Black trans children, Black trans celebrities, Black celebrity children, theGrio.com
November 25, 2024
With the release of "Young Lion," Sade hopes other parents of trans children know they can grow and learn.
Transgender Day of Remembrance, transgender, trans rights, trans remembrance, trans safety, transgender violence, theGrio.com
November 20, 2024
November 20 is Transgender Day of Remembrance, which focuses on trans people who have lost their lives because of violence.
Laverne Cox, Laverne Cox reaction to election, Laverne Cox Trump re-election, Laverne Cox Trump theGrio.com
November 8, 2024
Following Trump’s re-election, actress Laverne Cox reveals her concerns for the transgender community, and why she’s considering leaving the U.S.
National Coming Out Day, LGBTQ+, theGrio.com
October 11, 2024
Today, on National Coming Out Day, I claim this moment as my second coming out — one that was all…
Marlon Wayans, Kai Wayans, Boosie Badazz, Iviona Hatch, Black celebrity children, Black LGBTQ+ life, LGBTQ+, theGrio.com
September 30, 2024
After speaking out against Elon Musk’s treatment of his trans daughter, Marlon Wayans responds to Boosie Badazz’s recent remarks about…
Sasheer Zamata lesbian, Sasheer Zamata sexuality, is Sasheer Zamata a lesbian?, Sasheer Zamata coming out, Sasheer Zamata Agatha All Along, Sasheer Zamata WandaVision theGrio.com
September 10, 2024
"SNL" alum and actress Sasheer Zamata is embracing life as a lesbian but isn't planning "to be the representative of…
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Sheryl Lee Ralph pronouns, preferred pronouns, gender pronouns, LGBTQ+ youth, transgender youth, LGBTQ+, theGrio.com
September 7, 2024
“Abbott Elementary” star Sheryl Lee Ralph is advising her followers over 40 to use whatever names and pronouns younger people…
Sade, Sade Adu, Sade Transa, Transa, Red Hot Transa, Andre 3000 Transa, transgender compilation album, transgender awareness, Sade son, Sade transgender son, trans visibility, theGrio.com
September 6, 2024
Sade joins Andre 3000, Moses Sumney and more on "Transa," an upcoming compilation album promoting transgender awareness and advocacy. 
Amber Ruffin, Amber Ruffin gay, Amber Ruffin comes out, Amber Ruffin LGBTQ+, Amber Ruffin queer, Pride Month, coming out, LGBTQ+ celebrities, queer celebrities, Black queer celebrities, Black LGBTQ+, Black and queer, Pride Month 2024, theGrio.com
July 1, 2024
Former late-night host Amber Ruffin delighted friends and fans with an Instagram post announcing she’s queer.
LZ Granderson, LZ Granderson HIV, Can you live a long life with HIV?, Can you live with HIV without knowing?, HIV Black people, HIV African Americans, Living with HIV theGrio.com
June 25, 2024
“It was a lot like coming out, and I felt myself apologizing a lot…for keeping secrets,” LZ Granderson said, reflecting…
Jeremy Pope, Jeremy Pope Calvin Klein, Clavin Klein Pride 2024, Jeremy Pope Calvin Klein Pride 2024, Calvin Klein Jeremy Pope, LGBTQ+ Pride theGrio.com
May 29, 2024
“It’s a marker in my own journey of self-love and self-expression," Jeremy Pope said about starring in Calvin Klein’s Pride…
May 24, 2024
Wade says he's “damn proud of" his teenaged daughter as the two of them prepare to launch an online platform…
February 28, 2024
While having resilience can be a positive, it is not a strategy for solving the real challenges that Black LGBTQ+…
February 24, 2024
Jurors found that Daqua Ritter fatally shot Dime Doe on Aug. 4, 2019, in Allendale, South Carolina because of her…