"Snoop Dogg courted controversy in August when he criticised a same-sex kiss in Toy Story spin-off . In a conversation on It's Giving podcast, the "Gin and Juice" rapper said such inclusion left him "scared" to go to the movies. In a bid to make amends, he teamed up with LGBTQ+ media monitoring organisation GLAAD to "send a powerful message to LGBTQ youth" on Spirit Day (16 October). The message comes through his new song "Love Is Love", which features as part of his animated children's series Doggyland."
"Snoop Dogg is continuing his work with GLAAD and, as part of its "Generation Z and HIV: Human Issue. Southern Solution. An HBCU Tour," he surprised students at Jackson State University. The rapper commented under a video of him with students, leaving two hearts and a fist-bump emoji. The event, which is focused on educating students on HIV prevention, saw the rapper join the discussion with with Darian Aaron, GLAAD's director of local news for the US South. Together they discussed LGBTQ+ representation in media and the impact of HIV within he music industry."
Snoop Dogg pursued reconciliation for prior anti-LGBTQ+ remarks by partnering with GLAAD on outreach and HIV education. He previously criticised a same-sex kiss in a Toy Story spin-off and said such inclusion left him "scared" to go to the movies. He collaborated with GLAAD for Spirit Day and released the song "Love Is Love" via his children's series Doggyland. He appeared on GLAAD's "Generation Z and HIV" HBCU tour at Jackson State University, engaged in a panel about HIV prevention, and discussed LGBTQ+ representation and HIV's impact in the music industry with GLAAD's Darian Aaron.
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