Madonna adds Tennessee tour stop to protest anti-LGBTQ+ legislation
Madonna is adding a Tennessee tour stop to raise money for transgender rights organizations after Tennessee passed historic anti-LGBTQ+ laws. The Queen of Pop’s The Celebration Tour includes the Nashville Show and 7 other bonus dates. Earlier this month, Tennessee became the first state to pass legislation that explicitly targets drag shows. It also joins […]
Spread of anti-LGBTQ bills could have ‘enormous impact’ on HBCUs
A recent set of laws targeting LGBTQ identities threatens to undo some of the progress historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have made to provide a safe haven for community members. advocates warn. Over the last decade in particular, HBCUs have taken concerted efforts to address community concerns, from establishing LGBTQ centers on campus to […]
Cyndi Lauper compares anti-LGBTQ bills to Nazi Germany: ‘This is how Hitler started’
Cyndi Lauper compares Republican anti-LGBTQ legislation to the Nazi persecution of Adolf Hitler-era Germany in the 1930s. “I believe you won’t stop fighting,” the “Girls Just Want Have Fun” singer and longtime LGBTQ activist said in a recent interview with a proposition to travel across the country. When asked to join the bill wave, he […]
