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The music mega-goddess on the rise that has been selling out shows for the last couple of years known as Lizzo is a force to be reckoned with! The Detroit native who is known for her thick and juicy body positivity and fancy flute work has given us the year around bops that have kept us pumped up. Her latest album, Cuz I Love You, has been a chart-topping favorite that celebrates individuality and is loaded with affirmations for...

While her initial song “Cuz I Love You” is addressed to a man and her final song “Juice” refers to a man who “got lost in DMs” (direct messages), rap star Lizzo has become one of the LGBTQ community’s strongest allies. On a recent turn on NPR’s hit “Tiny Desk” series, she set a high bar for supporting transgender and gender nonconforming people. There’s also a good possibility she set a record for the number of curse words used...

A Republican member of Congress is trying to de-fund PBS for airing an episode of Arthur that featured a gay wedding. The long-running children’s cartoon started its 22nd season in May with an episode that showed the characters’ teacher, Mr. Ratburn, marrying another man. Representative Doug Lamborn (R-CO), whose district includes Colorado Springs, introduced legislation to end funding for PBS and National Public Radio (NPR), citing the Arthur episode of evidence that PBS is “offensive to many conservatives and religious taxpayers.” “Enough...