By Charles TrepanyTiana KennellUSA TODAY NETWORK Photo: Getty Images Chi Chi DeVayne, a popular contestant from the competition reality series “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” has died following a recent hospitalization for pneumonia. The classically trained dancer, known offstage as Zavion Davenport, was 34. The Shreverport Times, part of the USA TODAY Network, confirmed the news Thursday […]
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“All Black Lives Matter”: Transgender activists call for intersectionality in the movement
By Tiffany Bui, Contributing Writer Jun 7, 2020, Updated Jun 10, 2020 Photo by Nicholas Swatz from Pexels The intersection of E. 38th Street and S. Chicago Avenue, where George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer, was filled with chalk art, flowers, and calls of “Black Lives Matter” Friday. It was at that […]
Black people: Embracing whiteness won’t save us.
So stop trying BY: JONATHAN P. HIGGINS ED.D. / The Root / December 18, 2016 Last week Lee Daniels went on record again stating that much of his success can be attributed to his not embracing racism. Daniels went on to state that he doesn’t “have time to deal with […]
North Carolina’s GOP Senator Says State’s Anti-LGBT Law Goes ‘Too Far’
State and local officials need to fix HB 2 or a judge will, says Richard Burr Jennifer Bendery White House and Congressional Reporter, The Huffington Post Surprise! Republican Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.) is kinda, sorta siding with LGBT rights groups on the need to address North Carolina’s discriminatory law. WASHINGTON — Sen. […]
ELLEN DEGENERES ADDED A BEDDING COLLECTION TO HER LIFESTYLE BRAND
It’s the perfect blend of eclectic, cute, and stylish. Ellen DeGeneres bedding Getty Images/Courtesy of Bed Bath & Beyond BY KELSEY KLOSS When she’s not dancing on television with her devoted fans, pranking other celebrities or serving as the voice of a forgetful blue fish, Ellen DeGeneres is… creating pillows […]
Hurricane Katrina’s Struggling Black Gay Community | Irene Monroe
The hurricane exposed not only race and class fault lines, but the odious fault lines of heterosexism and faith-based privilege. LGBTQ evacuees, many of whom are now displaced, faced all kinds of discrimination at the hands of many of the faith-based relief agencies. . It has been over a decade […]