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Major Supreme Court Decisions Loom In Last Month of Current Term Including Obamacare, LGBT Rights

Derek MajorJune 1, 2021June 1, 2021

by Derek MajorJune 1, 2021June 1, 2021441

The U.S. Supreme Court could decide several major cases including a bid to kill Obamacare and a dispute involving LGBT and religious rights this month...

News

Terry McMillan Deactivates Her Twitter After Calling Out Celebrities Who Announce Their Sexuality

Jeroslyn JohnsonMay 27, 2021May 27, 2021

by Jeroslyn JohnsonMay 27, 2021May 27, 20212777

Author Terry McMillan briefly deactivated her Twitter account over the weekend after getting a hard lesson on cancel culture....

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Yelp Adds Feature That Allows Companies to Self-Identify as LGBTQ-Owned

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 26, 2021May 26, 2021

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 26, 2021May 26, 2021178

Yelp has introduced a feature that allows companies to self-identify themselves for consumers who want to specifically support LGBTQ-owned businesses....

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion News

LEGO Releasing New LGBTQ+ Toy Set For Pride Month

Jeroslyn JohnsonMay 21, 2021May 21, 2021

by Jeroslyn JohnsonMay 21, 2021May 21, 2021525

The set model was inspired by the LGBTQ+ community's classic rainbow flag that stands as a symbol of solidarity....

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Barack Obama To Address LGBTQ Community at Virtual Pride Stonewall Day Event

Derek MajorJune 24, 2020June 24, 2020

by Derek MajorJune 24, 2020June 24, 20202396

Former President Barack Obama will deliver a special message to the LGBTQ community at Pride Live’s special Stonewall Day virtual event....

COVID-19 Men The New Norm

Human Rights Campaign Pres. Alphonso David and Activist Emil Wilbekin Are Fighting to Save Black Lives Amid COVID-19

Selena HillMay 15, 2020May 18, 2020

by Selena HillMay 15, 2020May 18, 20205033

These queer black activists are leading the charge to demand racialized data and testing equity....

COVID-19 Lifestyle

Human Rights Campaign’s First Black President Calls for America to Do Right By COVID-19’s Most Vulnerable

Caroline ClarkeApril 14, 2020April 14, 2020

by Caroline ClarkeApril 14, 2020April 14, 20201061

New research from the Human Rights Campaign reveals that the LGBTQ community is at risk to suffer disproportionately from the coronavirus pandemic....

Lifestyle

“Onward” Will Feature Disney’s First LGBTQ Animated Character Voiced by Lena Waithe

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 2020

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonFebruary 27, 2020February 27, 20202406

The new Disney-Pixar animated film "Onward" features Disney's first openly LGBTQ character, voiced by actress-writer Lena Waithe...

Education

Spelman College Creates First-Ever Queer Studies Chair at an HBCU Named after Audre Lorde

Lydia BlancoOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019

by Lydia BlancoOctober 30, 2019October 30, 2019739

On Tuesday, Spelman College announced that they are the first historically black college to create a chair in Queer Studies for the Comparative Women’s Studies...

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AriesFireBomb: A Media Space For Black and Queer People of Color

Vincent BernardAugust 27, 2019August 27, 2019

by Vincent BernardAugust 27, 2019August 27, 20191172

"I wanted to create a site that was for us, by us, tells all of our stories with our slants, tones, idioms—all that make us...