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Celebs advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Black Lives Matter movement

Stars Billy Porter, Janet Mock and Selena Gomez are advocating for LGBTQ inclusion in the Black Lives Matter movement. “LGBTQ+ black folks are black people, too … Our lives matter, too!” “Pose” principal Porter posted after a video went viral of a black trans woman, Iyanna Dior, being beaten this month. Mock used the hashtag …

Stars Billy Porter, Janet Mock and Selena Gomez are advocating for LGBTQ inclusion in the Black Lives Matter movement.

“LGBTQ+ black folks are black people, too … Our lives matter, too!” “Pose” principal Porter posted after a video went viral of a black trans woman, Iyanna Dior, being beaten this month. Mock used the hashtag #blacktranslivesmatter when commenting on the murders of two trans women. Common, however, drew criticism after he tweeted the hashtag. He deleted it and then wrote, “All Black Lives Matter.”

Meanwhile, Gomez lent her Instagram handle to trans activist Raquel Willis.

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