Madonna Says Russia Fined Her $1 Million For Supporting LGBTQ Rights
Madonna has been a devoted ally to the LGBTQ community since the early days of her career and that outspokenness apparently didn’t fly in Russia eight years ago. On Sunday,…
Laverne Cox Is Auctioning Off Her Rainbow Emmys Clutch For A Great LGBTQ Cause
Laverne Cox is using her purse to (literally) pay it forward. The “Orange Is The New Black” star and LGBTQ rights activist appeared at the 2019 Emmy Awards last fall…
Stars Speak Up For Black LGBTQ Lives After Video Shows Attack On Transgender Woman
Billy Porter has joined a chorus of celebrities and advocacy groups in speaking up for the Black LGBTQ community this week after troubling footage showing an alleged attack on a…
Queer Chechens Share Terrifying Accounts Of Abuse, Torture In New HBO Documentary
HBO will mark LGBTQ Pride Month by releasing a new documentary that sheds insight into the alleged abuse and persecution of queer people in the Russian republic of Chechnya. Directed…
Nicki Minaj Drops Saudi Arabia Show Amid Outcry From Human Rights Activists
Nicki Minaj has canceled her upcoming show in Saudi Arabia following backlash from human rights advocates who warned her performance would be “disastrous.” “After careful reflection I have decided to…
Laverne Cox Talks Deadly Violence Against Black Transgender Women
Laverne Cox addressed the troubling realities surrounding the violence against and murders of black transgender women during a recent interview with BuzzFeed’s “AM2DM.” The “Orange is the New Black” star…
Canadian Powwow Dancer Blazes Through Gender Norms
Nenookaasi Ogichidaa, Ojibwe, or “hummingbird warrior,” is a two-spirit powwow dancer who is Black, Ukranian and Ojibwe, a First Nations tribe based in Canada and the U.S. Two-spirit is an…
Kamala Harris Says It’s ‘Outrageous’ That Mike Pence Won’t Meet Alone With Women
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) said Thursday that it’s “ridiculous” and “outrageous” for Vice President Mike Pence to limit his one-on-one time with women. “I disagree with him when he suggests…
Lady Gaga Slams Mike Pence: He’s ‘The Worst Representation’ Of Christianity
Lady Gaga weighed in on the nation’s current state of affairs during her “Enigma” show in Las Vegas on Saturday, joining an ever-growing list of celebrities to voice their disapproval…
How This Queer Activist Collective Grew Out Of The Pain Of The Pulse Massacre
When Adam Eli awoke the morning of June 12, 2016, to the news of the Pulse nightclub massacre, he didn’t know what to do. Like many other LGBTQ people, he…