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Monáe came out as non-binary in 2022 and is now seeking to elevate Black, female, and nonbinary artists.

“If you’re gonna come for a drag queen, you better be ready for how she comes back.”

She was an outspoken human rights activist throughout her career and is survived by three of her children.

The out rapper and iconic LGBTQ+ ally Dionne Warwick are both among the 2023 honorees.

“It’s imperative that I speak my truth for not only myself, but in hopes to change hearts, minds, and laws.”

The band’s frontman claimed the hit dance song isn’t gay, but his gay bandmates remember things differently.

He said he pleaded with God to change him from age 12 to age 31. When God didn’t, he initially assumed the worst.

Lambert told Boy George that he’s glad other out entertainers, especially the “MONTERO” rapper, are “moving the needle” on sexual and gender expression.

From “West Side Story” to “Sweeney Todd” and everything in between, the public searches hopelessly for words that encapsulate the incomparable creative.

Lil Nas X frequently feels unsafe.

The out entertainer’s timeline is a mix of consistent jokes, self-deprecating humor, clapbacks at his many haters, and some rare, but real, reflections on his life. Let’s review some of his best work.

For the first time ever, the Recording Academy’s President and Board of Trustees has no white men on it.

“A god damn hymn.” Jesus wouldn’t lie, right?

“Y’all love saying I’m being gay for success,” he tweeted. “Y’all crack me up.”

“There ain’t enough money you can throw at this situation to make it right,” the out musician’s dad posted online in defense of his son.

The film is based on a fictional play. But the titular character – and her bisexuality – was real.

BET is shining some overdue light on Black queer entertainers in a new online series.

Will one out singer-songwriter finally get the opportunity to play another? We know they could both handle a Queen song.

The legacy of Black gay hip-hop artists subverts old notions of hip-hop as much as affirms what hip-hop is: an outlet for disenfranchised Black youth to express our realities through art.

“I was never going to say anything pejorative about the Opry, but when the question was asked, ‘Have you been invited back to the Grand Ole Opry?’ all I could say was, ‘No, not yet.'”