NAACP Image Awards nominees include Laverne Cox, Justin Simien and more

The nominees for the NAACP Image Awards were announced this morning and include nods for several LGBT artists and inclusive series and films, reports GLAAD. The Image Awards celebrate outstanding achievements by people of color in arts as well as those who work to promote social justice through their creative efforts, this year’s show will…

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EXCLUSIVE: Joy Behar apologizes for saying gay is a choice

During the June 28 episode of ABC’s “The View” morning talk show, co-host Joy Behar referenced homosexuality as a choice. Given Behar’s history as having been an advocate against the notion that being gay (or lesbian or bisexual or trans) is a choice, members of LGBT Weekly’s editorial staff were confident that she had simply misspoken. The incident…

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