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"Last summer my mom ran into my girlfriend and me. I was quite worried. Then later that night my mom popped into my room and out of nowhere, told me that she accepts me for who I am, as long as I'm happy and healthy." — Kai Nguyen (queer nonbinary) Kai Nguyen hide caption
Over the last few days, it's been said a lot on Twitter: "Chris Crocker was right." But as Crocker explained during a recent interview with NPR, they don't want to be right, and it's not about them at all. Chris Crocker hide caption
Blackout, by Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon Quill Tree Books hide caption
Graham Norton Hodder & Stoughton hide caption
Shoppers browse at a Williams Sonoma in Chicago, Ill., on May 22, 2003. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Christian Vázquez as Gerardo and Armando Espitia as Iván in I Carry You with Me. Alejandro Lopez Pineda/Sony Pictures Classics hide caption
'I Carry You With Me' Blends Reality And Drama In A Wrenching Gay Love Story
Rita Dove on Ask Me Another at the Virginia Arts Festival in Richmond Virginia. Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption
Supporters of Britney Spears protest during her conservatorship hearing in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Rich Fury/Getty Images hide caption
Lucy (Ilana Glazer) undergoes a procedure in Hulu's False Positive. HULU hide caption
Britney Spears arrives at a Hollywood movie premiere in 2019. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
O'Brien is leaving TBS with plans to debut a weekly variety show on corporate sibling HBO Max. He's pictured above in February 2016. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Jake Shimabukuro, one of President Biden's nominees, performs at Bomhard Theater on Nov. 9, 2018 in Louisville, Ky. Stephen J. Cohen/Getty Images hide caption
Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) and Dom (Vin Diesel) are still together in F9, 20 years after the franchise began. Giles Keyte/Universal Pictures hide caption
'Fast & Furious' Owner's Manual: A Guide As The Best Worst Franchise Turns 20
Rose Byrne plays Sheila in the Apple TV+ series Physical. Hilary Gayle/Apple TV+ hide caption
Britney Spears at a movie premiere in 2019. She pleaded with a judge on Wednesday to end a conservatorship that has controlled her personal and business lives for years. Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Britney Spears Asks Court To End Conservatorship, Detailing Its Control Over Her Life
This is one of the participants on the coming Netflix series Sexy Beasts. We're as confused as you are. Netflix hide caption
'Sexy Beasts' Is Coming To Netflix, And We Have ... Questions
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