Beyoncé Shows Support For Queer Singer, Brad Pitt's Brother And More

Monday, July 9, 2012 Beyoncé Writes Poem To Show Support For Newly Out Frank Ocean After coming out last week in a beautifully penned blog post, R&B singer Frank Ocean received an outpouring of support from friends, collaborators and admirers like Tyler the Creator, Trina and lesbian country singer Chely Wright. Over the weekend Beyoncé joined that list when she posted a poem superimposed over a photo of Ocean on her website. Doug Pitt, Brad Pitt's Brother, Defends Mother Jane Pitt's Anti-Gay Letter To Editor Bea Arthur Residence For LGBT Homeless Youths Gains $3 Million In New York City Funding Lou Engle Dreams Of 100,000 Ex-Gays And Ex-Lesbians Curing AIDS Latino Support For Gay Marriage Outpaces General Population Rachel Maddow, Bradlee Dean Lawsuit: Christian Rocker Ordered To Pay MSNBC Host's Legal Bills BLOG POSTS Robin McGehee: Brad Pitt's Mom: A Lesbian Mom Responds Mrs. Pitt, your message to the News-Leader was harmful to LGBT people in Missouri and across the country and, to be quite frank, you should know that there is no telling how many souls you harmed with your public religion-based bigotry. Katelyn Hall: How This Straight, Christian Girl From a Conservative Family Found Herself Fighting for LGBT Youth Because we believe so strongly in equality, Blake and I, along with our allies at YETA, decided that change at our school alone was not enough. There are LGBT young people all over Orange County, Southern California, and the entire state who need help standing up for their rights. John-Manuel Andriote: From Entitled to Entitlements: My Journey From the Middle Class, Through AIDS, to a Place I Never Imagined It's sick and twisted that I feel I'm supposed to be "grateful" that I qualify for an insurance program intended for poor people. It's bizarre that having HIV allows me to get my medications free while millions of other Americans have to choose between their medications and, say, food. James Peron: The Pride That Was Earned During the AIDS Crisis Jackie Gardina: License to Marry For all the grand statements about the importance of marriage to our society, the state does very little to regulate who can enter a heterosexual union -- you only need to know your name, your address, your birthday and where your parents were born.

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