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Starbucks will reimburse employees for travel expenses related to seeking abortions or gender-affirming procedures, the company announced this week. The move was announced via a letter to Starbucks partners from Sara Kelly, who currently serves as the company’s acting executive vice president of partner resources. As the Associated Press noted in its report, the Seattle-headquartered coffee […]
Zaya Wade is opening up about her journey. The daughter of NBA legend Dwyane Wade spoke with People—in a joint-interview with stepmother Gabrielle Union—about coming out as transgender in 2020, and how online beauty advice has impacted her. “As a trans person, once I came out, there was a lot of hateful comments about how I should […]
50 Cent took to Instagram Thursday to complain about the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office reportedly declining to file a felony charge against the man who attacked Dave Chappelle during his stand-up spot during the Netflix Is a Joke festival at L.A.’s Hollywood Bowl earlier this week. “Oh Shit, is the LGBTQ gonna kill dave right in front of […]
A California man was arrested this week for making anti-LGBTQ threats against dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster. The Department of Justice announced on Friday that Jeremy David Hanson, 34, of Rossmoor, has been charged with one count of interstate communication of threats to commit violence. Back in October, Rossmoor allegedly sent a series of “threatening messages and comments […]
Janelle Monáe has come out as non-binary. The Grammy-nominated artist discussed her gender identity in the season 5 premiere of Red Table Talk with Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris. “I’m nonbinary, so I just don’t see myself as a woman, solely,” Monáe told the hosts. “I feel all of my energy. I feel like God […]
Isaiah Rashad is back. Zay hit the stage at Coachella Saturday night during one of the more touching moments of the festival, when the Top Dawg rapper opened his set with a video montage focused on some recent events in his life. Earlier in the year, video footage leaked of a man—allegedly Rashad—engaging in sexual acts […]
A California couple was recently targeted in a homophobic verbal attack on an Amtrak train by a man who’s also alleged to have confronted one of their children in the restroom. Robbie Pierce and his husband, Neal Broverman, documented the harrowing experience in a since-made-viral Twitter thread. In an interview with NBC News, Pierce said the […]
A short segment of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore was censored in China. Variety reports that Warner Bros. cut out six seconds of the 142-minute film because it refers to a gay relationship between Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) and Gellert Grindelwald (Mads Mikkelsen) that had happened in the past. Warner Bros. cut out the […]
A 22-year-old was verbally and physically attacked on a New York City subway on March 19. The New York Police Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force has opened a probe into the incident. Video shows an unidentified person yelling anti-gay slurs at the victim assaulting them, according to CNN. The suspect came into contact with the […]
After Utah Gov. Spencer Cox vetoed a bill that would prevent transgender girls from playing high school sports, state lawmakers overrode his veto and effectively moved the bill forward, per NBC News. The bill was revived after a 21-8 Senate vote and a 56-18 House vote, and the legislation will go into effect on July 1, after […]
