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'Disclosure' joins this month's lineup of Pride programming

The Supreme Court's ruling Monday protecting gay and transgender workers from discrimination highlights the progress that's been made, and the work toward equality yet to be done. Those issues are also explored in a number of documentaries amid Pride month, i…

laverne cox - CNN
3:01pm PDT - June 15th, 2020

New this week: Neil Young, 'Miss Juneteenth,' Padma Lakshmi

This week’s new entertainment releases include a celebration of Juneteenth with the film “Miss Juneteenth,” Channing Godfrey Peoples’ first feature film

laverne cox - ABC News
10:35am PDT - June 15th, 2020

'Our voices matter': Laverne Cox reacts to the Supreme Court's...

Actress and advocate Laverne Cox joins Andrea Mitchell to discuss what she calls a "shocking" decision from the Supreme Court, ruling that existing civil rights law protects LGBTQ workers. She tells Andrea that the decision serves as a reminder "that our voic…

laverne cox - MSNBC
10:32am PDT - June 15th, 2020

Laverne Cox: SCOTUS Just Made Trump Administration LGBTQ Rulings ‘Moot’

Monday on MSNBC's "Andrea Mitchell Reports," actress and transgender activist Laverne Cox said the Supreme Court's ruling that the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits sex discrimination, applies to discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender i…

laverne cox - Breitbart News
10:19am PDT - June 15th, 2020

Protecting health care for LGBTQ individuals during coronavirus

The Trump administration on Friday finalized its rollback of protections against gender identity discrimination in health care regulated by the Affordable Care Act. Actress and advocate Laverne Cox and Brooke Sopelsa of NBC Out discuss.

laverne cox - MSNBC
6:34am PDT - June 15th, 2020

19 podcasts to listen to during Pride and all year

Mashable is celebrating Pride Month by exploring the modern LGBTQ world, from the people who make up the community to the spaces where they congregate, both online and off. Pride Month, like all months, is the perfect time to load up your listening devices w…

laverne cox - Mashable
8:16am PDT - June 10th, 2020

Jerry Falwell Jr. apologizes for tweet that included racist photo after black alumni denounce him - USA TODAY

  1. Jerry Falwell Jr. apologizes for tweet that included racist photo after black alumni denounce him  USA TODAY
  2. Falwell’s Blackface Tweet Brings Racial Dissent to Liberty University  The New York Times
  3. Liberty’s Jerry Falwell Jr. apol…

    laverne cox - USA Today
    5:22am PDT - June 9th, 2020

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 14-20

Celebrities having birthdays during the week of June 14-20 include rapper Kendrick Lamar, actress Phylicia Rashad, musician Paul McCartney and “Good Morning America” host Lara Spencer

laverne cox - ABC News
8:41am PDT - June 8th, 2020

How gender-nonconforming actors are changing Hollywood

Tommy Dorfman, Asia Kate Dillon and Theo Germaine are among the nonbinary actors making names for themselves in the entertainment industry.

laverne cox - NBC News
7:18am PDT - June 8th, 2020

Watch these LGBTQ-friendly TV shows, films to celebrate Pride Month

TV networks and streaming services are airing programming celebrating the LGBTQ community during Pride Month.

laverne cox - USA Today
11:51am PDT - June 1st, 2020

'It was the day I was proudest to be Irish': Same-sex couples celebrate 5 years since marriage referendum

On 22 May 2015 1.2m Irish voters turned out to say yes to love. Now Sophie Gallagher speaks to couples who have married since the law changed

laverne cox - Independent
7:49am PDT - May 21st, 2020

UK government hasn't banned gay conversion therapy two years after pledge to end practice

Conservative equalities minister Kemi Badenoch says the so-called therapy is a 'very complex issue'

laverne cox - Independent
10:08am PDT - May 18th, 2020

Coronavirus stole our 2020 college graduation. We made our own.

For years, we planned to walk the field at Indiana University's football stadium. Graduation wasn't how we pictured it. It was still perfect for now.

laverne cox - USA Today
12:41pm PDT - May 15th, 2020

Laverne Cox says she failed a driving test after breaking up with boyfriend of two years

Cox said while she spends most of her time in Los Angeles, she got her learner's permit in New York, and was intent on taking her driver's test while she was in town last month.

laverne cox - Daily Mail
10:20pm PDT - July 23rd, 2019

Orange is the New Black Made TV—and Me—Gay

When Orange is the New Black debuted in 2013, I thought I was straight. Since then, the show has changed everything for me, and the face of TV too.

laverne cox - Time
10:27am PDT - July 19th, 2019

A prominent transgender YouTube star was deadnamed at a panel on LGBTQ activism, and it sparked a big discussion and several apologies

VidCon, a three-day conference on online video, took place this weekend in Anaheim, California and attracted an estimated 75,000 attendees. At a panel on LGBTQ activism and awareness, the moderator deadnamed transgender YouTuber Miles McKenna. Deadnaming is t…

laverne cox - Business Insider
10:53am PDT - July 17th, 2019

2019 Emmys: Nominations for 'Drag Race,' 'Pose' and 'Queer Eye' Make It a Great Year for LGBTQ Artists

'Game of Thrones' is getting all the buzz for most nominated show, but the big Emmy story are the many LGBTQ honors .

laverne cox - Newsweek
1:19pm PDT - July 16th, 2019

The Flintstones 'is coming back to TV' as Elizabeth Banks has been hired

It's 53 years since Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble and their modern stone age families officialy left the small screen. Now they could be back in a format that might not be entirely sitable for kids.

laverne cox - Daily Mail
12:49pm PDT - July 12th, 2019

I'm not surprised the acceptance of gay sex in the UK is falling for the first time since the AIDs crisis

This depressing data is proof that when you put the existence and humanity of people up for debate, whether that be gay men like me, or trans people, hatred and violence follows

laverne cox - Independent
6:32am PDT - July 11th, 2019

Laverne Cox attends a 'bad bitch support group' in trailer for 'A Black Lady Sketch Show'

I'm pretty sure there's no such thing as a bad bitch support group, but after watching the trailer to A Black Lady Sketch Show, I feel a very urgent need to attend one. The HBO show — created and written by Robin Thede and executive produced by Issa Rae — is …

laverne cox - Mashable
2:48am PDT - July 8th, 2019

'A lot of queer people missed a decade': Why the musical acts at Pride are rooted in nostalgia

LGBT+ people enjoy watching bands like Kylie and All Saints, writes Sophie Wilkinson, because we could never properly enjoy them in public the first time around

laverne cox - Independent
9:12am PDT - July 5th, 2019

Laverne Cox details why she would always wear makeup when leaving her home

Laverne, 47, admitted she previously felt she always had to wear makeup. Her reasoning was because she didn't want to be called a 'male' by strangers.

laverne cox - Daily Mail
6:43am PDT - July 4th, 2019

BBC hands stars £11m pay rise - while cutting free TV licences for over-75s

The BBC increased its salary bill for presenters by £11 million last year, as Theresa May demanded to know how the corporation can justify such a rise while cutting off free television licences for the over-75s.

laverne cox - The Telegraph
1:30pm PDT - July 2nd, 2019

Gary Lineker is revealed as BBC's highest earner - as three female stars go into top 10

Gary Lineker, Chris Evans and Graham Norton remain at the top to the BBC's rich list despite the corporation handing out huge pay rises to women stars, it was revealed today.

laverne cox - Daily Mail
3:07am PDT - July 2nd, 2019

Lady Gaga says she would 'take a bullet' for the LGBT+ community in emotional Stonewall speech

She also expressed support for trans rights

laverne cox - Independent
5:03am PDT - June 29th, 2019

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10:00pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

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8:20pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

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6:35pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

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5:21pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

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3:51pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

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2:43pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

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2:00pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

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1:34pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @EscaflowneClown: Jess Hilarious has experienced misgendering a lot and i think her transphobia comes from that. But this shows that Jes…

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1:34pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @EscaflowneClown: Jess Hilarious has experienced misgendering a lot and i think her transphobia comes from that. But this shows that Jes…

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1:32pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @EscaflowneClown: Jess Hilarious has experienced misgendering a lot and i think her transphobia comes from that. But this shows that Jes…

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1:07pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @EscaflowneClown: Jess Hilarious has experienced misgendering a lot and i think her transphobia comes from that. But this shows that Jes…

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12:55pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @bjcolangelo: And with Mattel constantly honoring historical figures and groundbreaking women in society, they've even celebrated trans…

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12:43pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @EscaflowneClown: Jess Hilarious has experienced misgendering a lot and i think her transphobia comes from that. But this shows that Jes…

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12:33pm PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @EscaflowneClown: Jess Hilarious has experienced misgendering a lot and i think her transphobia comes from that. But this shows that Jes…

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11:41am PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @sauvamemte: Laverne Cox was endlessly gracious to Jess Hilarious with trying to meet her where she is to educate her yet she still doin…

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11:39am PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @bjcolangelo: And with Mattel constantly honoring historical figures and groundbreaking women in society, they've even celebrated trans…

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11:30am PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @EscaflowneClown: Jess Hilarious has experienced misgendering a lot and i think her transphobia comes from that. But this shows that Jes…

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11:27am PDT - July 25th, 2023

There's a Laverne Cox Barbie?!?!??! https://t.co/2Eyz2aECJg

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11:10am PDT - July 25th, 2023

RT @netflix: Laverne Cox cemented her icon status and made history in 2017 when she became the first transgender person to be nominated for…

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3:08am PDT - July 13th, 2023

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2:27am PDT - July 13th, 2023

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12:46am PDT - July 13th, 2023

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12:29am PDT - July 13th, 2023

RT @TheHERstorypod: #MorningMorsels Orange Is the New Black debuted on Netflix on this day in 2013. Starring Taylor Schilling, Natasha Lyo…

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12:20am PDT - July 13th, 2023

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12:10am PDT - July 13th, 2023

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11:31pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

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11:25pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

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11:03pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

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10:34pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

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10:13pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

RT @netflix: Laverne Cox cemented her icon status and made history in 2017 when she became the first transgender person to be nominated for…

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10:01pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

RT @netflix: Laverne Cox cemented her icon status and made history in 2017 when she became the first transgender person to be nominated for…

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9:45pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

RT @netflix: Laverne Cox cemented her icon status and made history in 2017 when she became the first transgender person to be nominated for…

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9:27pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

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9:11pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

RT @netflix: Laverne Cox cemented her icon status and made history in 2017 when she became the first transgender person to be nominated for…

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8:58pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

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8:16pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

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7:58pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

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7:53pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

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7:46pm PDT - July 12th, 2023

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7:27pm PDT - July 12th, 2023