Beyoncé and Jay-Z with their GLAAD Media Awards — Photo: Beyoncé / Instagram
Beyoncé has revealed that losing her ‘Uncle Johnny’ to HIV was one of the “most painful experiences” of her life.
The music icon gave an emotional speech alongside husband Jay-Z while the pair accepted the Vanguard Award during the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday.
Beyoncé dedicated the award to “Uncle Johnny, the most fabulous gay man I’ve ever known who helped raise me and my sister.”
She continued: “‘Witnessing his battle with HIV was one of the most painful experiences I’ve ever lived. I’m hopeful that his struggles served to open pathways for other young people to live more freely.”
Noting that “LGBTQI rights are human rights,” the singer and actress then spoke about the support she’s received from her LGBTQ fans.
“Whether it’s our fans or our family, the LGBTQI community has always supported us and lifted us up. And we thank you for that,” she said. “We are here to promote love for every human being, and change starts with supporting the people closest to you. So let’s tell them they are loved, let’s remind them they are beautiful, and parents, let’s love our kids in their truest form.”
Beyoncé again reiterated her commitment to LGBTQ rights at the end of her speech, saying, “To choose who you love is your human right. How you identify and see yourself is your human right, who you make love to and take that ass to Red Lobster is your human right!”
During his speech, Jay-Z paid tribute to his mother, Gloria Carter, who is lesbian. He thanked Carter for teaching him strong values, saying, “I’m following in her footsteps of spreading love and acceptance.”
The luxurious package arrived in time for a hot July weekend. A jet-black box stamped with a stately bronze horse insignia and emblazoned down one side, in lettering the same hue, announcing SIRDAVIS.
Inside rested a tall bottle of SirDavis American Whisky, an amber pool in elegant glass also stamped with the bronze horse emblem. The bottle alone might have been nice. The award-winning ribbed-glass design looks great sitting atop our modest bar. It really classes up the joint.
Fortunately, the whisky has won awards for its quality, too -- fitting for the brand’s founder Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, who teamed with Moët Hennessy to launch SirDavis in 2024.
Police in Bogor, Indonesia, say they arrested 75 people for attending what they called a "gay party" at a villa in the Puncak area on June 22.
According to Amnesty International, 74 of those arrested were men and one was a woman.
Teguh Kumura, head of the Bogor Police's Criminal Investigation Unit, told the Jakarta Globe that a joint task force of Bogor and Megamendung police raided the villa after receiving public reports of “suspicious activity” at the gathering.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a highly effective HIV prevention drug that outperforms oral medications in stopping HIV transmission.
Developed by Gilead Sciences, the drug lenacapavir -- marketed as Yeztugo -- requires just one injection every six months.
An injectable form of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), it works by blocking HIV from infecting immune cells and replicating inside the body.
Like other PrEP drugs, if enough of the medication is present when a person is exposed to HIV, it can prevent the virus from taking hold and causing a lifelong infection. Because lenacapavir is long-acting, it requires only two injections per year.
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