Arts & Entertainment
Cardi B denies posting transphobic meme on her Facebook page
The rapper blames a ‘former team member’

Cardi B (Screenshot via YouTube)
Cardi B has denied posting a transphobic meme on her official Facebook page.
The meme shows a man walking through a door and uses a transphobic slur. Although it was posted on Cardi B’s Facebook, she says she wasn’t responsible.
Left: @iamcardib tweet from May 2018
Right: Cardi B Facebook post an hour ago. pic.twitter.com/li07Wh04pW
— Yashar Ali ? (@yashar) September 16, 2018
“It’s come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page. For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account,” Cardi B tweeted.
It’s come to my attention that there have been offensive posts made on what used to be my Facebook page. For the past year and a half a FORMER team member has been the only one with access to the account.
— iamcardib (@iamcardib) September 16, 2018
Cardi B has been criticized in the past for using the same transphobic slur. The rapper apologized for using the word saying she “did not know that that was a bad word ‘cause trans people use it.”
She also defended her husband Offset for rapping lyrics some people took as homophobic.
“I do not vibe with queers, I got the heart of a bear, I bust ’em down by the pair,” Offset raps on “Boss Life.”
Offset claimed he did not write the line about gay people. Cardi B supported Offset by saying “I’m not gonna let somebody call him homophobic when I know that he’s not. I’m saying this because I see him around gays, and he treats them with the same respect he treats everybody. He never acts uncomfortable, and he just don’t care.”
Celebrate the start of Pride month at the Queer Magic Dance Party at the Black Cat on Saturday, June 6. Doors open at 9 p.m.
There will be pole performances and demonstrations, a free photo booth with glitter bar, a queer vendor market, tarot readings by Skye Marinda Tarot, a drag performance by Sapphica, and dancing to a blend of smooth R&B, Afrobeats, hip-hop and pop by Slammer & Saba. Tickets are $20 at the door or $15 (plus fees) in advance, purchased here.
Local queer journalists will celebrate Pride this weekend at the annual NLGJA-DC Pride Happy Hour event at Trade (1410 14th St., N.W.) on Saturday, June 6, 3-5 p.m. Admission is free.
Out & About
DC Front Runners Pride Run 5K set for Saturday
Annual event held at historic Congressional Cemetery
The 14th annual DC Front Runners’ Pride 5K run/walk is set for Saturday, June 6 at historic Congressional Cemetery. The race starts and ends at the cemetery (1801 E St., S.E.) and passes through scenic D.C., along the Anacostia River trail and the fields at RFK campus. Registration ends Friday at 11:59 p.m.
Runners can pick up their race packets on Saturday from 7-8:30 a.m. at Congressional Cemetery; the race begins at 9 a.m.
The fee to run the 5K in person is $65 ($35 for those under age 20). Proceeds benefit local LGBTQ nonprofits, including Thrive DC, Wanda Alston Foundation, Blade Foundation, Ainsley’s Angels, SMYAL, and Team DC. Visit DCFrontRunners.org for more information.
