What is Juneteenth and why is it so important?
First celebrated in 1866 in Texas, it's now a federal holiday.
June 18 2024 8:21 PM
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First celebrated in 1866 in Texas, it's now a federal holiday.
The important American holiday needs its own day to shine, and Hulu is doing its part to make sure that happens.
We at SheWired have made an executive decision to just throw any of our pseudo-feminist caution to the wind and to just post our fave shot of the day, whether it be sexy, salacious, or just because... Today’s shot raises a very valid question: Is it hot in here, or is it just Pretty Little Liar’s Shay Mitchell’s saucy photo shoot for Troix magazine?
Daryl Hannah's prolific career in film has spanned more than two decades, but by our estimation, a new film from Susan Siedelman marks the first time the outspoken actress has played gay.
Religion-based bigotry has been the mainstay of Rev. Pat Robertson's bully pulpit. While scientists explain Haiti’s recent natural disaster as an earthquake due to a fault it sits on along the border between two large tectonic plates that slide past each other, Robertson explains the disaster as “Something [that] happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it.”
"Trump becoming our president was a loss for the country but your support of him is a loss for the culture."
The "MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)" singer isn't taking any prisoners.
Valerie Complex reviews the historical biopic that premiered at this year's Toronto International Film Festival.
The latest season of the late-night sketch comedy show kicked off and dove headfirst into the presidential election.
The Republican vice presidential nominee just keeps putting his foot in his mouth!
"I don’t understand why my putting on a dress causes this much strife in your life."
James Charles probably should have kept his mouth shut!
"...for creators of color, do not feel apologetic for your stories, go forward and claim your fantasies and don't ask permission."
Since Nov. 4, tens of thousands of angry LGBT people and their allies have taken to the streets, not just in California, but all over the country. This is a speech Robin Tyler made in Silverlake Nov. 8, at the largest rally to date, (13,000 people) protesting the passage of Prop 8.
Stories about hardship shouldn't be the only stories in which minorities are taken seriously.
African American lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) communities have always existed in Harlem, residing here since this former Dutch enclave became America’s Black Mecca in the 1920s.
Tuesday's landmark speech from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton outlined the United States' stance on an "invisible minority" in many countries, as she put it — LGBT and gender-variant people. Here are eight key points made during her address on global gay rights to United Nations member countries.
'Please remember Black women today! Why? December 1st is World AIDS Day and Black women are dying of AIDS. And is anyone doing anything about it?' For World AIDS Day Rev. Irene Monroe takes a hard look at the status of black women with HIV / AIDS in America from the indifferent American government to race, gender, gay men on the down low and homophobia.
Since the liberal arm of the U.S. Episcopal Church passed a resolution in July to bless same-sex unions, particularly in states like Massachusetts that legalize such marriages, so too has, at least, one black congregation within the Massachusetts diocese. On August 30th St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church in Cambridge housed the marriage and blessed the union of its mayor E. Denise Simmons and her lifetime partner, Ms. Mattie Hayes.
Glenn Close and Rose Byrne adorn billboards all over promoting the Damages season 3 premiere on January 25th. They ooze sex appeal, and what lesbian isn't drawn to the two complex, powerful women who make bad guys pay. There are interesting new characters, such as Lily Tomlin as Tobin’s wife and Martin Short as Tobin’s attorney, and there is an all-new plotline, but the winning formula of Damages remains intact.