Tag: lesbian

Pariah: A New Film Challenging Homophobia in the Black Community

Pariah: A New Film Challenging Homophobia in the Black Community
Here’s a film I can’t wait to see. Its been getting rave  reviews and it focuses on a 17-year-old Brooklyn girl named Alike (Adepero Oduye) who has realized that she is a lesbian but doesn’t know what to do with a newfound identity that’s still unknown to her family. Coming home on the bus after a... Read more »
By Lenox Magee,
January 10, 2012 at 3:34 pm • 

NBA star Grant Hill Wants Young People to Stop Using the Word "Gay"

NBA star Grant Hill Wants Young People to Stop Using the Word "Gay"
The NBA aired a 30-second public service announcement last week featuring NBA Phoenix Suns player Grant Hill and Jared Dudley encouraging young people to stop using the word “gay” to mean “dumb or stupid.” The commercial is also part of the “Think B4 You Speak” campaign sponsored by the NBA, the Gay, Lesbian, Straight Education... Read more »
By Lenox Magee,
May 17, 2011 at 8:46 pm • 

Should news anchors be transparent about their sexuality?

Well, apparently MSNBC Rachel Maddow thinks so. The “out” lesbian news anchor said in an interview with the Guardian that closeted gay anchors should come out. And, she said in a later interview that she’s not referring to a certain CNN anchor. “I’m sure other people in the business have considered reasons why they’re doing... Read more »
By Lenox Magee,
April 26, 2011 at 11:17 pm • 
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