Monthly Archives: April 2014
NYC Pride and LA Pride Erase Bisexuals
April 30, 2014 | ELIXHER 2LA Pride renamed their celebration “TGLB Pride” — openly confirming that bisexual community concerns (you know our higher rates of suicides, poverty, cancer, sexual violence, and poorer health than our gay, lesbian and heterosexual peers) should come absolutely last.Read More
Laverne Cox To Executive Produce New Documentary
April 29, 2014 | ELIXHER“Orange Is the New Black” star Laverne Cox is gearing up to executive produce a documentary about the experiences of transgender youth for MTV and Logo.Read More
InspiHERed By: Charlene Carruthers
April 28, 2014 | ELIXHERInspiHERed By spotlights phenomenal women in the Black queer community—everyone from artists to activists. This month ELIXHER spotlights Chicago native and National Coordinator at BYP 100, Charlene Carruthers.Read More
Our Buzz 4.26.14: Monifah & Terez, Angel Haze, Gabourey Sidibe & More
April 26, 2014 | ELIXHERThis week in our entertainment, Monifah & Terez, Angel Haze, Gabourey Sidibe & more.Read More
What You Missed This Week 4.25.14: Suicide, Survival, Lupita & More
April 25, 2014 | ELIXHERStay in the know. Read news relevant to you. Read More
Connecticut Imprisons 16-Year-Old Trans Girl of Color Without Criminal Charges
April 24, 2014 | ELIXHER 1A 16-year-old trans girl is currently being held in an adult prison in Connecticut even though she has not been convicted of any crime and has no criminal charges against her. Adrien Weibgen, an organizer of the Justice for Jane coalition, tells us how we can help. Read More
Join Janet Mock & ELIXHER Live Today
April 24, 2014 | ELIXHERToday, Thurs., April 24 at 3pm ET, join ELIXHER and our cover girl Janet Mock for a live, intimate conversation about ELIXHER’s powerful new issue: “Baring Our Truths: Reclaiming Our Bodies + Narratives.”Read More
Xavier University of Louisiana Is Majoring In Transphobia
April 24, 2014 | ELIXHERXavier University of Louisiana is discriminating against trans students like ELIXHER intern L’lerrét Ailith by having its Student Government Association vote on whether candidates for Miss Xavier must be “female” or “born female.”Read More
Sex Toy Synopsis: Introducing the Wow No.4 Vibe
April 23, 2014 | ELIXHERAdult toy connoisseur Spoken Pandora reviews the Wow No. 4, a vibrator that has a shape reminiscent of an elongated finger with similar curvature and creases.Read More
Detroit Pastor Starts New Chapter After Resigning Over Same-Sex Marriage
April 22, 2014 | ELIXHER 1Bishop Allyson Nelson Abrams made headlines last fall when she resigned from her Detroit church after marrying a woman. Now she’s opening up an LGBT-affirming church in Silver Spring, Maryland, truth-telling, and breaking down the Black church’s miseducation of theology. PREACH. Read More




