By D’Shonda Brown — 2021
These black women and gender-nonconforming individuals have created a space for other young girls and nonbinary persons to feel seen and heard.
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Out pro wrestler Logan Black found the response to his coming out ‘overwhelming in the best way.’
There is a belief among some African-Americans that to defeat racism, they have to work harder, be smarter, be better.
A three-time U.S. champion in figure skating, Eliot Halverson is Colombian-born, was adopted and raised by a white Minnesotan family and is transgender non-binary.
Americans say whites are the most common race they see in advertising, and they say the dominant gender role is male. But as the saying goes, Madison Avenue is not Main Street, nor is it the Appalachian Trail or the Pacific Crest Trail.
In celebration of Lesbian Visibility Day on April 26, we‘re looking back at how Megan Rapinoe, Da Brat, Lena Waithe and more celebrities publicly shared their truth.
Just like with financial diversification, you should also invest in several different areas of your identity.
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Black women are 37 cents behind men in the pay gap—in other words, for every dollar a man makes, black women make 63 cents.
More than any athlete of his time, Ali challenged the nation’s limiting notions of black identity.
There was an impassioned debate in the South Dakota State Senate this week over a proposed bill that would restrict transgender female students from participating in female sports.
A group of influential women’s sports advocates say their proposals are about fairness. But LGBT activists say their plans would endanger transgender rights — and transgender lives.