transphobia
Dwyane Wade is discussing why he moved his family out of Florida on Headliners with Rachel Nichols. In the below clip from the forthcoming interview, the two spoke on how Florida politicians have negatively impacted the LGBTQ+ community with homophobic and transphobic rhetoric and legislation. “That’s another reason why I don’t live in that state,” said the NBA legend. “A lot […]
Rasheeda Williams, a Black trans woman who starred as Koko da Doll in the award-winning documentary Kokomo City, was shot and killed in Atlanta on Tuesday night. She was 35 years old. Variety reports police found Williams with a gunshot wound in Southwest Atlanta. She was pronounced dead at the scene. “Homicide investigators responded to the scene and are working […]
Macy Gray has said that her comments in an interview with Piers Morgan have been “misunderstood” after she was accused of sharing transphobic sentiments. In her recent conversation with the controversial British television personality, Gray was seemingly baited into defining what it means to be a “woman.” In her response, she suggested a woman can be […]
Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration hit Netflix on Thursday. In it, comedian Billy Eichner—who served as the host for the event—mentioned the streaming platform’s support of Dave Chappelle, whose own Netflix special The Closer was widely criticized as containing transphobic content. First, Eichner made a passing reference to the Hollywood Bowl incident involving the comedian, […]
Dwyane Wade spoke out against the increasing number of laws banning transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports at the TIME 100 Summit earlier this week. Wade argued that such legislation causes him to fear for his 15-year-old daughter Zaya’s well-being. “As sad as it is, as blessed as my daughter is to have parents who […]
A Republican congressman is receiving backlash over his baseless, dangerous claim about the Uvalde school shooter. As pointed out by Mashable, Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar took to Twitter on Tuesday night to propagate a far-right theory about Salvador Ramos, the 18-year-old gunman who killed 19 children and two teachers Tuesday at Robb Elementary in Texas. Gosar described the suspect as a “transexual leftist […]
Bill Maher is being criticized after he claimed on his show that children “have phases” when addressing a rise in those who identify themselves as being part of the LGBTQ community. GLAAD responded to Maher’s comments, particularly those he made about trans youth, in a statement posted to social media. “This is not the first time […]
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 […]
Greg Abbott’s anti-trans crusade continues. On Tuesday, the Texas governor ordered state agencies to conduct “prompt and thorough” investigations into gender-affirming care for trans youth. Abbott laid out his position in a letter to the state’s Department of Family and Protective Services, arguing that gender transitioning procedures could be considered child abuse under Texas law. He went on to […]
While performing a 15-minute standup set in Indianapolis Friday night following the screening of his Untitled documentary, Dave Chappelle joked about being uninvited from a fundraiser at his old high school. “They’re canceling stuff I didn’t even want to do,” Chappelle said, per IndyStar. “If you think you’re mad at me — remember, I didn’t disinvite you from anything.” Last week, […]
