LGBTQ

Legendary DJ Mister Cee finally admitted that he is attracted to transsexual women in an emotionally charged interview with Ebro on the Hot 97 Morning Show on Thursday morning. As previously reported by NewsOne, Mister Cee resigned from HOT 97 after 20 years on the air after internet blogger Bimbo Winehouse released audio allegedly exposing Cee paying her […]

Prison Break star Wentworth Miller has revealed that he’s gay and women all around the world are picking their jaws off of the floor and putting their dreams on the shelf. Miller, 41, made the big reveal when he declined an invitation to Russia’s St. Petersburg International Film Festival. Read Miller’s full letter, as posted on […]

UPDATE — 7/02/13: BET issued the following statement claiming that the incident with celebrity blogger B. Scott was a matter of miscommunication and they regret any offense caused to him  or the broader LGBTQ community: “BET Networks embraces global diversity in all its forms and seeks to maintain an inclusive workforce and a culture that […]

Ciara was giving an electrifying performance at an LA Pride event in West Hollywood when she was served with a lawsuit from gay club, “The Factory,” for failure to appear at the venue the night before her performance, reports TMZ.com. According to the lawsuit filed  by the popular gay bar, Ci-Ci informed them that she […]

Brittney Griner, 22, the #1 Draft Pick for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury, will be modeling men’s clothing for Nike, reports ESPN’s Kate Fagan. Nike is hoping Griner’s marketing clout will transcend the court. The company takes a cookie-cutter approach to signing female ballers, combining a set amount of free gear with a small payment. Sponsorship […]

UPDATED 4:14 P.M. EST — The video of First Lady Michelle Obama‘s confrontation with Ellen Sturtz has become available. Watch it below: UPDATED 8:36 A.M. EST — 06/05/13: Ellen Sturtz claims in an interview with The Huffington Post, that she didn’t plan on interrupting First Lady Michelle Obama, but her fundraiser speech triggered her emotions […]

UPDATE 12:12 A.M. EST: Chris Broussard issued the following statement: Today on OTL, as part of a larger, wide-ranging discussion on today’s news, I offered my personal opinion as it relates to Christianity, a point of view that I have expressed publicly before. I realize that some people disagree with my opinion and I accept […]

By Zerlina Maxwell A new report shows that children in LBGT families of color face higher levels of discrimination and stigma. SEE ALSO: Typo Puts “KKK Chicken” On Menu Why I Am A Male Feminist “LGBT Families of Color: Facts at a Glance” is co-authored by the National Black Justice Coalition (NBJC), the National Queer […]

Is the pulpit brain-washing blacks against supporting Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual and Transgendered (LGBT) people? SEE ALSO: Father Says It Was ‘A Mistake’ To Use 9-year-old As Chauffeur It depends on who you ask. LGBT advocates have different perspectives on why blacks do not align themselves with gay rights causes. To varying degrees, many LGBT rights […]

Durand Robinson, 50, of Decatur, an owner of the popular Traxx Atlanta club and promotion team, was shot after he got into an altercation with another person, the station reported.

FROM BLACKVOICES.COM GLAAD, the Gay-Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, has gone hard against ABC and ‘The View’ about recent comments made by host Sherri Shepherd and guest hostDL Hughley. On the show, which aired June 22, Shepherd and Hughley linked the high rate of HIV among straight women in the black community to black men being on […]