Category: LGBTQ+ history

AC Mack Articles Culture LGBTQ+ Athlete LGBTQ+ history LGBTQ+ News News Pro Wrestling

Pro wrestler AC Mack becomes the first out gay man to win a world championship

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Pro Wrestler AC Mack has made history as the first gay man to win a wrestling world championship. According to Outsports, the achievement was made on 22 January – during the IWTV Independent Wrestling World title against Alex Shelley. Towards the end of the match, Mack reversed Shelley’s Border City Stretch submission into a rollup. His sensational move resulted in the 20-year veteran losing the event. Mack’s win follows his six-month journey to get to the coveted championship. During that time, the 29-year-old won the Scenic City Invitational tournament and…

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$1 million Amy Schneider Articles Jeopardy LGBTQ+ history LGBTQ+ News News Television

Amy Schneider makes Jeopardy! history again as the first woman to earn $1 million

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Amy Schneider has made history again with her legendary win during Jeopardy! ’s latest episode. Since debuting back in November, Schneider has won viewers’ hearts with her incredible knowledge and historic wins. Last month, the software engineer became the first trans woman to qualify for the prestigious Tournament of Champions. A few weeks later, she became the highest-earning female contestant in the show’s history. Now Schneider has earned another record-making title as the series first woman to win a total of one million dollars. According to NBC News, her 7…

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Amy Schneider Articles Culture Jeopardy LGBTQ+ history LGBTQ+ TV News Television Trailblazer

Trans Jeopardy! contestant Amy Schneider has made history again with recent win

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Trans Jeopardy! contestant Amy Schnieder has made series history again with her latest win. Over the last month, Schnieder has defended her title as Jeopardy’s! reigning champion. The engineering manager first made her debut during Trans Awareness Week on 17 November. According to a report from Newsweek, her hard work has now earned her the title of the highest-earning woman in Jeopardy! history. After securing the win on last Friday’s episode, Schnieder’s total earnings increased to $706,800 beating previous record-holder Larissa Kelly – who earned $655,930. She now sits as…

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Articles Baynard Rustin civil rights movement Coleman Domingo Culture Films LGBTQ+ film LGBTQ+ history Netflix News

Colman Domingo to play gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in Netflix biopic

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Candyman star Colman Domingo has signed on to play gay civil rights activist Bayard Rustin in the upcoming film, Rustin. According to a report from The Hollywood Reporter, the film is set to be developed by Michelle and Barack Obama’s production company Higher Ground and released by Netflix. During the civil rights movement, Rustin was an advisor to Martin Luther King Jr. and an influential figure within the community. One of his many accomplishments include organizing the March on Washington in 1963 – which featured MLK’s historic “I Have A…

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Ariel Nicholson Articles Culture fashion LGBTQ+ history LGBTQ+ News News Transgender model US Vogue

Ariel Nicholson makes LGBTQ+ history as first transgender model to cover US Vogue

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Fashion model Ariel Nicholson has made LGBTQ+ history with her latest Vogue appearance. The young talent has become the first transgender woman to grace the cover of the legendary magazine. Bella Hadid, Sherry Shi, Kaia Gerber, Precious Lee, and Yumi Nu are also featured in the new issue. Alongside her Vogue cover debut, Nicholson touched on the importance of trans representation in an interview. “Obviously it’s a big deal being the first trans woman on the cover of Vogue, but it’s also hard to say exactly what kind of big…

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