Tyler Perry on America’s Obsession with Black Men in Drag
ShareMartin Lawrence’s Big Momma: Like Father, Like Son raked in $33 million and Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail made $90 million at the box office. Plus, there’s the popularity of Rupaul’s Drag Race, now in season 3… Earnest, did you hear that? put on some lipstick and grab a wig – we need to [...]
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Former NFL Player Comes Out in GLSEN’s “Changing the Game”
ShareFormer NFL player Wade Davis comes out of the closet in support of GLSEN’s new “Changing the Game” initiative. Davis played for the National Football League from 2000-2004 – first with the Tennessee Titans, and later with the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins. Or at least we think this is the first time he’s [...]
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Gay Man Assaulted & Speaks Out on YouTube
ShareJustin Alesna, a 23-year-old resident of Detroit, says he was violently attacked in a convenience store in northwest Detroit. He said while waiting in line to buy a pack of cigarettes, another customer started using anti-gay slurs, asking him “What are you a fuckin’ homo?” among other slurs. Then punched him in the eye twice [...]
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NFL Linebacker Comes Out in Support of Marriage Equality
ShareToday, Maryland failed to pass a same-sex marriage bill that would have made Maryland the sixth state to enact such legislation. Or as our exec producer Earnest said, “The State senate was supposed to pass a bill but they punked out at the last minute til 2012.” But on the bright side, late last week, we had allies [...]
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Black Lesbian Poet Slams Charlie Sheen & Wins
ShareCharlie Sheen was the center of attention yet again. This time Charlie Sheen, born Carlos Irwin Estevezas, was the subject of a winning poetry contest by a black lesbian. The GA Voice reports that Theresa Davis, a slam poet based in Atlanta, won the Women of the World poetry slam competition held in Columbus, Ohio, held March 9-11. [...]
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All-New Episode 106: Cosby Mom & Colin Powell Speak Out Against Homophobia
ShareWhat would Claire Huxtable on The Cosby Show have to say if Rudy or Theo came out of the closet? Well, in an all-new edition of NoMoreDownLow.TV, correspondent Mark Noble catches up with Phylicia Rashad and Colin Powell and asks how we should combat homophobia here and abroad. Speaking about homophobia in Africa, Colin [...]
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