For the already 20th time this year, the trans community is mourning the killing of one of its own. According to the LGBTQ+ magazine OutSmart, Itali Marlowe died after sustaining multiple gunshot injuries in Southwest Houston. After police responded to reports of a shooting at 15829 Ridgeroe Lane near the neighborhood of Ridgemont around 2 p.m. local time,…
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BRIAN MICHAEL SMITH IS TV’s FIRST BLACK TRANS MAN IN REGULAR ROLE
Remember the name: Brian Michael Smith. The actor was one of three casting announcements that trickled out on Tuesday morning ahead of Fox’s 9-1-1 spinoff, Lone Star, which debuts in January. This next installment in Ryan Murphy’s burgeoning franchise will take place in Texas and star Rob Lowe and Liv Tyler as first responders tasked with saving lives every…
LIL NAS X IS FIRST LGBTQ+ MUSICIAN TO WIN ‘SONG OF THE YEAR’ AT VMAs
Lil Nas X rode his horse all the way to history on Monday night by taking home Song of the Year at the MTV Video Music Awards. Dressed in a bright red cowboy suit, Lil Nas X strode up to the stage to accept the award with country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, who guested on…
THIS ‘POSE’ PARODY IS THE FUNNIEST THING YOU’LL SEE ALL DAY
It’s tens across the board for this hilarious “Basic Ball” sketch from HBO’s new comedy A Black Lady Sketch Show. Ever wonder what a Pose-style ball for the non-fabulous would look like? Wonder no more! Perfectly channeling Billy Porter’s Pray Tell, Bob the Drag Queen emcees a ball. The sketch, parodizing the categories found in the…
KIKI FANTROY IS 13th BLACK TRANS WOMAN REPORTEDLY MURDERED IN 2019
According to the Miami-Dade Police Department, Kiki Fantroy was murdered on Wednesday morning. While they do not believe the murder was a hate crime, Fantroy’s mother has publicly speculated that she was targeted because of her gender identity. Fantroy’s sister is reportedly also skeptical about this news. According to the Miami Herald, Fantroy was killed during…
LIL NAS X HAS THE LONGEST RUNNING NO. 1 IN BILLBOARD HOT 100 HISTORY
It’s happened. Lil Nas X, who came out as gay earlier this year, has broken the record for the longest running number 1 track in Billboard Hot 100 history. And what a journey it has been. When “Old Town Road” first began to kick up some noise, it was because Billboard had decided to remove it…
MOONLIGHT WAS JUST NAMED THE BEST MOVE OF THE DECADE
Just like us, the good folks over at IndieWire love them some Moonlight. The entertainment site released their list of the top 100 films of this decade with the Oscar-winning title from Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney sitting at no. 1. “This sprawling look at romantic desire and the emotional hardships of the African-American experience folds its fixations into…
DENALI BERRIES STUCKY IS 12th BLACK TRANS WOMAN MURDERED IN 2019
Denali Berries Stuckey was murdered in Charleston, South Carolina early Saturday morning, according to local reports. Trans Griot blogger Monica Roberts, who also covered the death, notes that local media misgendered her in their reporting. According to North Charleston Police, Stuckey’s body was found around 4 a.m. EST on the side of the road. The victim…
THE CAST OF ‘POSE’ REACTS TO THEIR HISTORY-MAKING EMMY NOMINATIONS
The cast of Pose is fully aware that their show got nominated for a bunch of Emmys today, and they’re really, really fucking excited, to say the least. The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday that Pose, the Janet Mock and Ryan Murphy-produced period ballroom drama now in its second season on FX, had received six…
TEYANA TAYLOR & IGGY AZALEA BRING ATTENTION TO TRANS DEATH @ PRIDE
The reality of Pride is that the prime performance slots rarely go to queer talent. That’s just how things work out. Our favorite cishet queer icons get on stage, do their bops, thank their “gay fans” and cash a check. But this year, with the rash of murders of trans women — particularly of Black…
