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Da Brat, Da Brat has baby, Jesseca "Judy" Harris-Dupart, Black queer mothers, Famous Black LGBTQ+, Black women and IVF, theGrio.com
July 10, 2023
Da Brat and wife Jesseca “Judy” Harris-Dupart endured scrutiny and shed light on the realities of IVF for Black women. 
June 30, 2023
Model and activist Gia Love uses her platform to incorporate meaningful change. Learn more about her story on theGrio's "Black…
Dwyane Wade, Dwyane Wade on Zaya Wade, Dwyane Wade on parenting, Black toxic masculinity, Black fathers, Black celebrity fathers, theGrio.com
June 30, 2023
The NBA star and father of four opens up further about the journey to embracing daughter Zaya’s gender. 
gender and fashion, gender-fluid fashion, Black gender-fluid style, Black gender-fluid, Black non-binary, Black LGBTQ+, Black fashion, Black style, theGrio.com
June 29, 2023
As Pride month winds down, theGrio discusses fashion’s role in expressing gender and sexuality.
June 25, 2023
As CEO of AmeriCorps, Michael D. Smith is the first openly gay Black man to lead the federal agency geared…
Gospel music, "God, Gays & Gospel", LGBTQ+ in gospel, LGBTQ+ and Christianity, COGIC LGBTQ+, Bishop Yvette Flunder, Sylvester, Tim Dillinger, LGBTQ+ Pentecostal, Black Music, Black Music Month, Pride Month, COGIC, theGrio.com
June 25, 2023
For Pride Month and Black Music Month, Dr. Alisha Lola Jones reflects on truths about gospel music shared in 'God,…
June 24, 2023
Emmy-nominated New York Times best-selling author George M. Johnson (they/them) is the definition of Black and proud. 
June 23, 2023
theGrio's Eboni K. Williams talks to the LGBTQ+ advocate about the safety of the trans-Black community and how we can…
Black LGBTQ+ books for kids, Black LGBTQ+ books for teens, books about sexuality, books about pride, books about gender, young adult books about gender, Black books about LGBTQ+ theGrio.com
June 23, 2023
Discover a realm of Black LGBTQ+ stories and authors guaranteed to make the young reader in your life laugh, cry,…
June 18, 2023
Uganda's new law, adopted last month, punishes homosexuality, including with the death penalty in some cases.
June 16, 2023
Yunus Coldman is known for several titles. To some, he is reverend or associate pastor, and to others, he's known…
June 15, 2023
On any given day at White House press briefing room with TV cameras zoomed in at the podium, all eyes…
June 11, 2023
The ruling said Antigua’s 1995 Sexual Offences Act “offends the right to liberty," and "protection from discrimination on the basis of…
June 10, 2023
Some participants memorialized transgender people who died because of bias or hate in the U.S. by carrying signs with one…
June 8, 2023
In this "Black & Proud" episode, queer trans-feminine storyteller Ianne Fields Stewart highlights her theater and activism work. 
June 8, 2023
The LGBTQ+ community is in a crisis all across the United States, says Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights…
June 4, 2023
Tennessee’s first-in-the-nation law designed to place strict limits on drag shows is unconstitutional, a federal judge says.
Celebratory Event For FOX's "Accused" - Arrivals
May 25, 2023
Lambda Legal will honor Billy Porter and late LGBTQ activist Urvashi Vaid at its 2023 National Liberty Awards.
Target Black History Month
May 24, 2023
Target’s Pride month collection has social media users falsely claiming the retailer's selling “tuck-friendly” bathing suits for kids.
May 21, 2023
Houghton University asked two dorm directors to drop pronoun identifiers from their emails. Both refused and were fired for violating…