“We wanted to really concentrate on the epidemic of violence that trans women are facing.”

The “Pose” producer is the first transgender woman to sign a creator-in-charge deal at a leading entertainment company.

Guest editor Janet Mock spotlights five activist heroes—including Miss Major Griffin-Gracy and Alicia Garza—for Out’s March issue.

The Colorlines team is sharing our favorite shows, books, hashtags, movies and more of 2018. Here, editorial assistant catherine gonzalez discusses why the FX series “Pose” is her favorite TV show of the year. 

The show, about ball culture in late-’80s Manhattan, broke new ground for the representation of Black and Brown LGBTQ people on episodic television.

“I knew with ‘Pose,’ I would hold the pen, writing narratives that would show the totality of what it meant to be Brown and Black, to be trans and poor and femme in an era in New York City dictated by a series of ills, from HIV and gentrification to crack and greed.”

“My sisters and I are here and we exist, and you will not diminish our light and our brilliance.”

At the massive, historic gathering in D.C. we found expressions of resistance, determination and even joy. 

The march is positioned as an act of solidarity for women who value human rights as the nation changes leadership.

The comedian and “2 Dope Queens” co-host’s new podcast debuted yesterday via WNYC.

From Melissa Harris-Perry to Jamilah Lemieux, several prominent Black women in media and academia have weighed in on the state of Black Feminism and hooks’ take on the visual album. Listen in on the conversation.

The activists and others presented at the United Nations as part of the Recognition, Justice and Development: Women of African descent event.