Brooklyn based artist Mickalene Thomas is featured in the June/July issue of Australian fashion magazine Oyster. The issue is called the “All Women’s” issue and the Pratt Institute and Yale graduate was photographed by noted photographer Cass Bird against colorful and multi-patterned backgrounds, akin to her paintings.
Janet Jackson is giving back to the LGBT community in a big way! The superstar actress and singer, it was announced yesterday, is set to produce Truth, a documentary film about the adversities faced by transgendered people around the world.
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Harlem rapper Azaelia Banks has arrived, touted as the next big thing in hip-hop vis-avis magazine covers ( that’s her and ASVP Rocky on the cover of French fashion mag Jalouse), positions on international music charts and being immortalized, temporarily anyway, in ink by a fan.
Green Lantern gay? Alan Scott, the first Green Lantern introduced back in 1940, is an openly gay man, joining a short list of comic book characters who are coming out the ink closet.
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Madonna’s Lady Gaga Diss: Did Madge take a shot at the Mother Monster during the Thursday, May 31 kick off of her MDNA world tour in Tel Aviv? The “Girl Gone Wild” singer kept her jab short and to the point. “She’s not me!” Madge shouted at the end of “Express Yourself.”
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Madonna Tour 2012: Kicked off today in Tel Aviv and sketches of her costumes have been released! Jeremy Scott, Jean Paul Gautier, Alexander Wang, Arriane Phillips, Miu Miu and Prada contributed looks to what will be an amazing show! Read the rest of this entry »
Pastor Charles L. Worley, a Christian from North Carolina, has called for gays and lesbians to be killed. The shocking words of hate was caught on tape and posted on YouTube.
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Dharun Ravi, the Rutgers University student who spied on his roommate while he was having sex with another man in 2010, was sentenced today to 30 days in jail, 300 hours of community service and sensitivity training as punishment for driving Tyler Clementi to commit suicide. Read the rest of this entry »
Reggae artist Beenie Man joins the list of artists who are speaking about the LGBT community positively after President Obama came out in support of gay marriage. The, allegedly, formerly homophobic dancehall artist released a video apologizing to gays for over ten years of violently homophobic lyrics in his music. “I respect all human being, including gays and lesbian,” Beenie Man said in the video which was sent to Rototom Sunsplash, organizers of the largest reggae festival in the world. Read the rest of this entry »
Darnell “Dynasty” Young, 17, had had enough of the taunting from his peers. After filing 10 complaints with Arsenal Technical High School officials in Indianapolis, and after nothing was done to ensure that his body and education was safeguarded, he turned to his mom for help. She gave him a stun gun. Read the rest of this entry »
In addition to an extraordinary catalog of songs, disco superstar Donna Summer, who died today in Florida after battling cancer, bequeaths our world style, inspiration and innovation, some of which has been captured by artists who turned to the Boston native for greatness in spite of the rumors, which persisted for 25 years, that she was homophobic.
Disco diva Donna Summer has died from cancer, TMZ is reporting. Summer died this morning in Florida at age 63. A 5-time Grammy winner who shot to superstardom in the ’70s with iconic hits including Last Dance, Hot Stuff and Bad Girls, Summer was the Queen of Disco and an icon.
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