5 Grammy Moments That Reaffirmed the LGBTQ Community

Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union have great examples of parents that have been embracing their children for who they truly are and showing them love and support both privately and publicly. Recently, Dwyane Wade made an appearance on the Ellen DeGeneres Show where he talked about his 12-year-old coming out to him and Gabrielle.

Dwyane Wade is a proud dad. The 38-year-old former NBA star stops by on Tuesday and opens up about supporting his 12-year-old, Zaya, who identifies as part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Jameela Jamil has caused quite a stir on the internet after she came out as queer, just hours after facing backlash for being cast in HBO Max's new voguing competition series. Shortly after it was announced that Jameela will feature in the show, people criticised the choice and stated that the gig belonged to a queer, which Jameela was not. Responding to the controversy, Jamil posted a lengthy post on Twitter, in which she officially came out as queer. She later quit the social media platform.

President Donald Trump outlined his priorities for the coming year in his State of the Union address, which included renewing his pledge to beat HIV by 2030, on Tuesday (February 4)—however, he failed to include any explicit mention of the LGBTQ community.

Billy Porter labelled Donald Trump’s U.S. presidency “one of the biggest crises of my lifetime” in his LGBTQ State of the Union address on Tuesday.

Billy Porter delivered the LGBTQ State of the Union address on Tuesday, and used the speech as a call for change.

On Tuesday night (Feb. 4), President Donald Trump is scheduled to appear before a joint session of Congress to deliver his third State of the Union address to the nation, in the House chamber where he was impeached back in December.

Last night (January 30), Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ office and the City of Atlanta launched the city’s first-ever biennial report on LGBTQ affairs, which details the city’s accomplishments, LGBTQ-related priorities over the past two years, and funds allocated towards the LGBTQ community over the past two years.

Mayor Pete Buttigieg –Photo: Gage Skidmore / Flickr

“We were all freaking out, because obviously, hearing the news about Kobe [Bryant] and his daughter [Gianna], was so tragic and none of us can still believe it right now to this day,” Alicia Keys, host of the 2020 Grammy Awards, said during the Jan. 29 episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

Cuban artist Aymée Nuviola scored an upset win at the 2020 Grammy Awards when she tied with Latin superstar Marc Anthony in the tropical Latin album category, which also included multiple Grammy winner Juan Luis Guerra.“I really was surprised,” Nuviola, a previous Latin Grammy winner who is known to many Spanish television viewers for her starring role in a Colombian series about Celia Cruz, tells Billboard.Nuviola won for her album A Journey Through Latin Music, recorded between Cuba and Miami,

Pregnant Grammy nominee Maren Morris skipped the annual Grammys ceremony on Sunday to enjoy a babymoon getaway.

Sometimes there’s so much bad news that it’s wonderful to have a reason to celebrate, and in a weekend marred by Kobe Bryant’s death, the scandal surrounding the Recording Academy’s controversial ouster of president/CEO Deborah Dugan, presidential impeachment proceedings and more depressing stuff, the music business managed to push back the clouds and throw down on Grammy night.

In the state of Tennessee, governor Bill Lee recently signed into law HB 836, a bill providing protections for child welfare organizations who to turn away LGBTQ parents looking to adopt children. The Human Rights Campaign denounced the decision, saying that the new legislation "will harm children in Tennessee."

Eilish swept the board in the major awards categories at last night's ceremony

At Sunday night's Grammy Awards (Jan. 26), Finneas O'Connell turned out to be a major winner — Billie Eilish's brother and producer snagged five Grammys in one evening, including song, record and album of the year, along with producer of the year and best engineered album.

Longtime Grammy telecast producer Ken Ehrlich has delivered his Grammy swan song (figuratively and literally), and it couldn’t have happened without … Walt Whitman.

After hitting the red carpet in a pink bellboy suit and performing alongside Boyz II Men and Charlie Wilson at the Grammys Sunday (Jan. 26) night, Tyler, the Creator hit the stage again later that evening to accept the honor of winning best rap album for his 2019 masterpiece Igor.