Director, Janet Mock, Signs Multimillion-Dollar Netflix Deal

By Trey Speegle on June 19, 2019 8:06 am

Director, producer and writer, Janet Mock, just signed a sweet deal with Netflix, making her the first out transgender woman empowered to call the creative shots at a major content … [Read more...]

#RIP: Layleen Polanco, 27 (From House of Xtravanganza) 10th Trans Woman Found Dead in 2019

By Trey Speegle on June 10, 2019 3:14 am

SAD NEWS: Layleen Polanco was arrested on April 16 for allegedly assaulting a taxi driver and being in possession of a controlled substance in … [Read more...]

Watch: BLOOD ORANGE Examines Anxieties of Queer P.O.C. in “Charcoal Baby” & “Jewelry” feat. JANET MOCK

By Paisley Dalton on July 26, 2018 11:16 am

NYC-based queer artist Blood Orange, aka Dev Hynes, has just dropped two new visuals for singles Charcoal Baby (dir. Crack Stevens) and Jewelry, featuring transgender rights activist [Read more...]

Voguing/Ballroom Icon LEIOMY MALDONADO to Receive “Stonewall Vision Award” in NYC!!!

By Paisley Dalton on June 13, 2018 10:13 am

Dancer, model, teacher...and GORGEous BALLROOM ICON Leiomy Maldonado, aka Wonder Woman of Vogue, will be amongst … [Read more...]

Adam Rippon, Emma Gonzalez, Cardi B, and MORE Top Time’s 100 Most Influential People List

By James St. James on April 19, 2018 11:57 am

Time magazine has come out with their annual list of the "100 Most Influential People” list for 2018, celebrating leaders in … [Read more...]

#LGBTQ: Janet Mock Shades “Transparent” & Says “Pose” Is Much More “Radical”. Watch

By Trey Speegle on April 18, 2018 7:22 am

In an interview with The Guardian, Janet Mock – part of the writing/producing team on Ryan Murphy's FX series Pose – explained that the show will be much more “radical” than Transparent, because “five black and brown trans women will be the centre of a show on a network drama … [Read more...]

Don’t Ask Janet Mock to Defend Caitlyn Jenner – She’s Having NONE of Her Privileged Nonsense

By James St. James on June 22, 2017 11:22 am

Chelsea Handler asks activist/author/icon/role model Janet Mock about Caitlyn Jenner and specifically about her recent tone-deaf comment following the congressional baseball shooting ("Democrats can't even shoot straight"). "Do you feel a responsibility to defend her?" asks … [Read more...]

Giggly and Gorgeous: Janet Mock Charms the Wendy Williams Audience

By James St. James on June 21, 2017 11:45 am

New York Times best-selling author and ultra-iconic trans activist Janet Mock appears on the Wendy Williams Show and shares her inspiring story – including the surprising way she chose her name (HINT: It involves a certain "NASTY" and "CONTROL"ing superstar). The shock here isn't … [Read more...]