The state of Alabama is again at the forefront of change in the United States. It’s been reported that a handful of its cities and towns granted marriage licenses to homosexual couples. While this was a progressive step forward against the traditional Southern outlook (read: marriage is between a man and a woman) of holy matrimony, […]
Several news outlets in Virginia area have dishonored the memory of a murdered transgender woman by refusing to acknowledge her as such. Thirty-year-old Lamia Beard was suffering from a gunshot wound when she was taken to Norfolk General Hospital last Saturday morning. According to reports where she later died at the medical facility due […]
While the transgender community has made great strides in being represented in pop culture, in real life, they are still experiencing high levels of discrimination. Late last year, a trans-woman Leyth Jamal filed a suit against her former job at Saks Fifth Avenue, as it was allegedly suggested by higher-ups to “separate her home life from her […]
TLC is getting ready to air a show that may blow “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” and “Sister Wives” right out of the water. The network has announced its plans to broadcast a special caled “My Husband’s Not Gay,” which will feature several Mormon couples that are likely in deep denial. The subjects are men […]
Black Love Matters: Ferguson Protest Leaders Get Engaged At City Hall & It’s Giving Us All The Feels
Ferguson residents and protest leaders Brittany Ferrell and Alexis Templeton got engaged at St. Louis City Hall city hall recently. Templeton declared her love for Ferrell in front of fellow Ferguson activists, “Since she’s made me happy for 130 days, I want to make her happy for the rest of my life.” This marriage is […]
A lot of people are giving Andrew Caldwell some side eye over his claims that he was “delivert” from homosexuality. People may have gotten a good giggle out of Andrew’s claims that the Lord washed away his desire for men and that he will marry “a women,” but they’re simply not buying his story for […]
Meet Ayana Rodriguez-Boucher. She is a successful business development executive who is using her experience as the daughter of a gay man to develop a series of children’s books that will highlight how we can all make the choice to accept, love and embrace people who are not like us. Amazing, right? It was a […]
Florida is yet again proving that it’s not the place you want to live. As the home of justice not being served (Marissa Alexander or Trayvon Martin), Florida clearly needs a new set of laws. In Fort Meyers, a trans woman of color was murdered, set on fire and dumped behind a garbage can. Not […]
Marriott International recently launched #LoveTravels, a multicultural campaign that conveys the company’s commitment to make everyone feel comfortable being who they are, everywhere they travel. To bring #LoveTravels to life, Marriott has partnered with photographer Braden Summers to share exclusive and powerful images celebrating inclusion as part of its new Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender […]
Bruce Jenner has finally revealed Caitlyn on the cover of Vanity Fair with a fierce image shot by the renowned Annie Leibowitz. The internet is still abuzz with the beautiful photo and many outlets, including the AP are already facing criticism for how they’re labeling Jenner. Many trans-activists are angry at how the news outlets […]
A group of conservative Black pastors are working hard to kick Attorney General Eric Holder out of the White House after his recent remarks on same-sex marriage laws. Having condemned Holder for trying “to coerce states to fall in line with the same-sex ‘marriage’ agenda,” the Coalition of African American Pastors (CAAP) announced earlier this week a […]
