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Transgender Awareness Week comes to a solemn close with the observation of Transgender Day of Remembrance. The day serves as a memoriam to the many lives lost to transphobic violence, as their tragic deaths leave a salted stream of grief and a thunderstorm of questions.Those who observe this day honor the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of...
After winning Florida’s primary election in August, Michele Rayner-Goolsby has been elected as the first openly queer Black woman to hold any political office in the state. The congresswoman will represent Florida House District 70, the Tampa Bay Times reported.Rayner-Goolsby told Blavity the pride she feels in her historic win represents the potential of what is possible for an...
While some facets of the Black community hold its breath in anticipation of the progressive change they hope to see under the Biden-Harris administration, others sigh a sense of relief, vindicated by the national ousting of the nation’s 45th president. Katara McCarty, author, mother and podcast co-host, said she was inspired to design an emotional well-being app for women...
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