‘Salacia’ Filmmaker Tourmaline on Spotlighting Black Trans Lives and the LGBT Journey to Mainstream Recognition

Brian Michael Smith, 37, spoke about the importance of “bringing attention” to the deaths of several Black Trans women who were killed during Pride Month and continuing to be killed at an “alarming rate.” The acclaimed actor, who became the first out Black Trans man for his role as firefighter Paul Strickland on 9-1-1: Lone Star, spoke EXCLUSIVELY with HollywoodLife about why the tragic deaths of those including Dominique “Rem’Mie” Fells, Riah Milton and Merci Mack can’t be “overlooked”.

(CNN)Representation in Hollywood isn't just about race.This week Halle Berry reversed her decision to consider playing a transgender man in an unnamed film."Over the weekend I had the opportunity to discuss my consideration of an upcoming role as a transgender man, and I'd like to apologize for those remarks," the actress said in a tweeted statement.

Body language can reveal many truths about relationships — but only if you know how to read it. In Cosmopolitan'sCelebrity Couples: Decoded, an expert interprets A-listers' interactions to shed light on their IRL dynamic.Blake Lively, 30, and Ryan Reynolds, 41, met on the set of Green Lantern in early 2010.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the new mural will send a message that «Black lives, in fact, do matter,» reports.«That Black people built New York City, that they've never been compensated for all they did, that all the mistakes, the sins, everything in American history that has afflicted Black people have not been accounted for and must be accounted for -- something he does not understand,» he said last month.

Despite Donald Trump‘s protestations that it’s a “symbol of hate,” a massive Black Lives Matter mural did go up in front of his former residence in New York City. New Yorkers including Mayor Bill de Blasio, wife Chirlane McCray, and Reverend Al Sharpton participated in painting the words in bright yellow on Fifth Avenue on July 9, directly outside the Trump Tower. The mural, once completed, will stretch from 56th to 57th streets on the busy Manhattan block.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are undoubtedly one of Hollywood's most loved couple. While they may have had a rocky start, the couple today are much loved by millions of fans and are now doting parents to three adorable kids.

Bree Black, a Black transgender woman, was found dead in her home after a fatal shooting in Florida, making her the 21st known transgender person to be murdered in 2020.

Sleeper and Neil Simon’s The Prisoner of Second Avenue.

Well that backfired. After Donald Trump called a Black Lives Matter mural planned for outside the Trump Tower a “symbol of hate,” New York City pressed forward with artwork across all five boroughs. The most recent was massive letters on the street outside the Federal Courthouse in lower Manhattan, spelling out the words Black Lives Matter. This is exactly what’s intended for outside Trump’s former home.

Hello Upper East Siders, let's travel back in time to 2007 when Gossip Girl stars Penn Badgley and Blake Lively were in a relationship. Yes, we are aware that the two stars have moved on.

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively are handing out more summer cash – this time to a leadership initiative for indigenous women in Nova Scotia.The couple recently donated $200,000 (£162,500) to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Legal Defense Fund to aid those fighting racial injustice, and now the actors have offered up the same amount to the St.

You star video chatted with fellow GG alum (Nate) for Variety's "Actors on Actors" series and, naturally, they touched a little on the show that made them famous. After Crawford pointed out that Badgley was the first of the Gossip Girl gang to get an iPhone—the first iPhone, back in 2007—Lonely Boy gave some more details that will amuse fans. "I didn't even want [the iPhone]," Badgley told Crawford.

Nearly a decade since Gossip Girl ended, stars Chace Crawford and Penn Badgley took a walk down memory lane for Variety‘s Actors on Actors series. While Penn’s character, Dan Humphrey, was a blogger who spent a lot of time online (wink wink), Penn, 33, was totally against technology. Chace, 34, recalled a hilarious story about Dan getting an amazing piece of tech in 2007 that he absolutely rejected.

Penn Badgley revealed the gift he got from ex girlfriend and Gossip Girl Blake Lively that he really did not want!

Rob Kardashian has been “thriving” in quarantine, and it certainly shows!

Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively have donated $200,000 to a leadership initiative for indigenous women. The couple gifted the impressive sum to St.

Billy Porter stopped by “The Kelly Clarkson Show” to discuss the Black Trans Lives Matter movement.

Lina Abascal Adult webcam platform Chaturbate has partnered with an independent filmmaking team to launch a scripted comedy series, “Cam_Girlfriend.” Made up of 10 episodes — each one 10 minutes long — “Cam_Girlfriend” follows rising cam model Chloe Cables (Lily LaBeau) as she balances her relationship with her boyfriend, Mike (Dave Keystone) with her relationship to her work and fans. Together, they soon learn that camming is a job you can’t help but take home.