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Queen stars in Human Rights Campaign video, theGrio.com
September 28, 2021
Queen, who is formerly unhoused, is the face of a campaign spearheaded by the Human Rights Campaign to shine a…
September 12, 2021
Hit shows "Pose" and "Lovecraft Country" were some of the works of Black visual art celebrated at the 2021 Creative…
Crime scene thegrio.com
September 10, 2021
Abimbola Adelaja and his friend were called anti-gay slurs, assaulted and robbed Saturday night by two men at a bodega.
September 9, 2021
Lil Nas X is using his massive platform for good as the rapper is raising money for LGBTQ organizations with…
Actor Michael K. Williams, theGrio.com
September 7, 2021
Williams gave us tough, nuanced representations of queer men on screen in an industry that scared cis-het Black entertainers from…
Rapper Boosie Baddazz (left) and Lil Nas X, theGrio.com
September 4, 2021
Another day, another unnecessary time for Boosie Badazz to show how he can’t help but have Lil Nas X’s name…
August 27, 2021
Inoke Tonga, Valor Christian High School's 30-year-old former volleyball coach, detailed his story in a lengthy social media post.
August 21, 2021
Billy Porter will direct an upcoming queer teen comedy for Gabrielle Union's I'll Have Another Productions and Amazon Studios.
August 20, 2021
"I think this is the one," rap star Lil Nas X told VMan magazine in a new cover story. "I…
August 17, 2021
DaBaby is joking that he may have to retire from rap and become an R&B singer after receiving backlash for…
August 2, 2021
Officials said the gesture by Olympic medalist Raven Saunders, a member of the LGBTQ community, did not violate any protest…
Lil Nas X thegrio.com
July 26, 2021
Lil Nas X is not here for the homophobia as the rapper took to Twitter over the weekend to respond…
Lil Nas X thegrio.com
July 19, 2021
LIl Nas X teased his new single "Industry Baby" with a funny snippet and confirmation that the new track was…
June 30, 2021
As PRIDE month comes to a close, theGrio rounded up right queer activists that are making a difference in the…
Lil Nas X, theGrio.com
June 30, 2021
Following his same-sex kiss at the BET Awards, Lil Nas X has people in their feelings again. Can y’all please…
Spring 2021 Street Style - New York City
June 30, 2021
New entrepreneurs are popping up with companies, and theGrio has created a list of eight Black-owned queer businesses that you…
Karine Jean-Pierre thegrio.com
June 28, 2021
Haitian-American White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre shared her coming-out story in honor of Pride month.
Supreme Court
June 28, 2021
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban.
Billy Porter Stronger; 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Radhika Jones - Arrivals
June 25, 2021
Billy Porter is speaking on all of it! The award-winning actor, activist, and singer sat down with theGrio's April Ryan…
Black Trans Lives Matter Protest Takes Place In Central London
June 23, 2021
“Being trans is not a choice. It’s something that we live and we feel,” said Dear Culture guest Ethan Randolph.