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April 28, 2020
George M. Johnson's book 'All Boys Aren't Blue' comes out April 28, 2020.
April 10, 2020
A series of short films produced by Shoga Films offers an in-depth look at the unsung queer figures of the…
March 24, 2020
The Human Rights Campaign published a brief last week outlining the health and economic risks faced by the LGBTQ community…
March 9, 2020
For too long, Black lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people of faith have been forced into the shadows…
March 9, 2020
[griojw id=”eLzfueHx” playerid=””] Dwyane Wade is continuing to show the world how proud he is of his child, Zaya Wade.
February 28, 2020
Journalist and author, George Johnson’s, work with the LGBTQ community was inspired by his own encounters with prejudice and discrimination
GLAAD
February 19, 2020
In celebration of Black History Month, GLAAD has launched NEON, which will seek to highlight the specific narratives of Black…
February 18, 2020
Rosario Dawson came out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community and explained that a previous iG post of her…
Wendy Williams theGrio.com
February 14, 2020
Wendy Williams has apologized to the LGBTQ+ community a day after making disparaging remarks about gay in which she ordered…
YG theGrio.com
January 2, 2020
Early New Year’s Day, YG, whose birth name is Keenon Daequan Ray Jackson, took to Twitter to apologize for his…
Dwyane Wade Zion theGrio.com
December 2, 2019
Dwyane Wade’s 12-year-old son, Zion, was the target of some offensive posts after his wife, Gabrielle Union, posted a family…
Stacey Abrams thegrio.com
October 14, 2019
Among those in attendance in the Atlanta Pride parade was former Georgia gubernatorial contender Stacey Abrams, who served as a…
October 10, 2019
Several cases are going in front of the Supreme Court this fall and the results could help-- or hurt-- the…
Sade theGrio.com
September 27, 2019
Sade is surely cherishing the day her son came through has sex reassignment surgery stronger and more encouraged by the…
Dennis Rodman thegrio
September 11, 2019
NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman believes that 10-20% of all professional athletes are homosexual and they should come out.
Malik Yoba
September 6, 2019
Malik Yoba is battling accusations that he solicitated a trans teen after the former New York Undercover star was applauded…
LGBT thegrio.com
August 15, 2019
Legislators in llinois have just passed a law that will require public schools to now include LGBTQ history in their…
Tessa Thompson
July 22, 2019
Tessa Thompson to portray Marvel's first LGBTQ superhero in 'Thor: Love and Thunder' reprising her role as Valkyrie int he…
Dwight Howard thegrio.com
July 18, 2019
The newly acquired Memphis Grizzlies center says in an interview that confronting the rumors allowed him to see that there…
Laverne Cox thegrio.com
June 30, 2019
Laverne Cox on Friday shed light on the issue ahead of this year’s World Pride celebration, which kicked off Sunday…