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'Overwhelmed' Beyoncé and Jay-Z preach LGBTQ acceptance in GLAAD Awards speech

#Beyoncé #JAY-Z #GLAADMediaAwards #GLAAD #LGBTQ  Taking a significant stand for acceptance and support of LGBTQIA people of color, pop icons Beyonce and Jay-Z accepted GLAAD Media's vanguard award on Thursday night in Los Angeles. Each a cultural monolith in his/her own right, the husband-and-wife team dubbed "the most powerful black people in the country" by presenter Lena Waithe used the platform to rally Americans to protect their friends, family, and children, and love them "in their truest form," said Beyonce. Emotions ran high in the international ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel, as Waithe and fellow presenters helped contextualize the value of Mr. and Mrs. Carter's endorsement of queer identities. Trans writer and director Janet Mock spoke of the significance of her casting in Jay-Z's music video for "Family Feud," in which director Ava DuVernay envisioned her as an architect of a new America, far in the future, where a w

Backstage Footage Of Her and JAY-Z's On The Run II Tour: Watch

by Hilary Hughes , Billboard - 9/23/2018   The Carters are nearing the end of their On The Run II Tour, and  Beyoncé  has posted a sweet behind-the-scenes video of her and  JAY-Z  to mark the occasion. The latest international trek for the power couple  began  back in June in the U.K., but now there are only  five more shows  left on the itinerary -- a fact that Hov himself can't believe as we see in this backstage reel. With a bird's eye view of the Carter's massive touring caravan and a long look at Bey and Jay as they make their way to places and prepare to make their grand entrance, it's a calm glimpse before the high-voltage storm of their performance and a rare look at the Carter's life on the road. The jaunt recently  crossed  the $150 million mark, having grossed $150.7 million and counting shortly following their sold-out concerts in Minneapolis and Detroit back in August. The On The Run II Tour wraps at Seattle's CenturyLink Fi