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Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal's capital during the annual Pride parade
Read full article: Same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ activists rally in Nepal's capital during the annual Pride paradeHundreds of LGBTQ+ people and their supporters have rallied in Nepal’s capital during the annual Pride parade, the first one since gay couples were able to register same-sex marriages officially in the Himalayan nation.
Stores are more subdued in observing Pride Month. Some LGBTQ+ people see a silver lining in that
Read full article: Stores are more subdued in observing Pride Month. Some LGBTQ+ people see a silver lining in thatWith Pride Month in full gear, U.S. shoppers can find the usual merchandise many stores stock for the June celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights.
Show your 🏳️🌈 PRIDE 🏳️🌈with the Houston Dash all month long!
Read full article: Show your 🏳️🌈 PRIDE 🏳️🌈with the Houston Dash all month long!Show off your pride with the Houston Dash! Their third annual "Dash Bash Pride Kickoff" is June 13 at Pearl Bar, the only lesbian bar in the city. It's just one of several events the Dash is hosting this month. Chief Marketing Officer for the team SJ Luedtke and mascot Diesel stopped by all the details!
Trans Texas artist and her life behind bars inspires documentary ‘Love, Jamie’
Read full article: Trans Texas artist and her life behind bars inspires documentary ‘Love, Jamie’Film Director Karla Murthy chats about her documentary 'Love, Jamie' that highlights the life, art, and incarceration of trans artist Jamie Diaz. After serving nearly 30 years in prison for a robbery conviction related to drug addiction, Jamie was released on parole on May 31st, 2024. The documentary chronicles a deep pen pal friendship forged while Jamie was behind bars and how that friendship ultimately resulted in a New York City solo art show of Jamie's work. 'Love, Jamie' is now available to stream as part of the American Masters series on PBS.
Proposed questions on sexual orientation and gender identity for the Census Bureau's biggest survey
Read full article: Proposed questions on sexual orientation and gender identity for the Census Bureau's biggest surveyThe U.S. Census Bureau plans to test questions about sexual orientation and gender identity for its most comprehensive survey of American life.
NHL issues updated theme night guidance, which includes a ban on players using Pride tape on the ice
Read full article: NHL issues updated theme night guidance, which includes a ban on players using Pride tape on the iceThe NHL sent a memo to teams last week clarifying what players can and cannot do as part of theme celebrations this season, including a ban on the use of rainbow-colored stick tape for Pride nights.
Hundreds of Pride activists march in Serbia despite hate messages sent by far-right officials
Read full article: Hundreds of Pride activists march in Serbia despite hate messages sent by far-right officialsHundreds of Pride activists have gathered in the Serbian capital amid heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country’s conservative leadership and threats by far-right groups.
California shop owner killed over Pride flag was adamant she would never take it down, friend says
Read full article: California shop owner killed over Pride flag was adamant she would never take it down, friend saysA longtime friend says the California woman killed for apparently refusing to remove an LGBTQ+ rainbow Pride flag from outside her store was adamant that she would never take it down.
Florida rulings ease concerns about drag performers at Pride parades, drag queen story hours
Read full article: Florida rulings ease concerns about drag performers at Pride parades, drag queen story hoursLibrarians in Florida who feared fines for hosting drag queen story hours, and Pride parade organizers who worried about citations for including drag performers, can breathe easier now.
NHL, players unveil inclusion coalition they hope will help make hockey more diverse and welcoming
Read full article: NHL, players unveil inclusion coalition they hope will help make hockey more diverse and welcomingThe NHL and NHLPA are launching a new Player Inclusion Coalition aimed at diversifying hockey and making it more welcoming.
Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US stores
Read full article: Starbucks union says Pride weekend strikes closed 21 US storesThe union organizing Starbucks workers says a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle.
First Christian Church in Katy receives dozens of Pride flags and donations after thieves continue to steal them
Read full article: First Christian Church in Katy receives dozens of Pride flags and donations after thieves continue to steal themThe First Christian Church on Cinco Ranch Road near Katy is receiving support and donations from all over the country after their Pride flags continue to be stolen by thieves.
Katy church hosts Pride Bingo Night to raise money for transgender youth
Read full article: Katy church hosts Pride Bingo Night to raise money for transgender youthOn Saturday, the LGBTQ+ community came together to host a Pride Bingo Night event to raise money for transgender youth. For most of the evening, the event was positive and peaceful until protesters showed up.
LGBTQ+ Pride month kicks off with protests, parades, parties
Read full article: LGBTQ+ Pride month kicks off with protests, parades, partiesThe start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the United States and some parts of the world, a season intended to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ people and to protest against the rollback of hard-won civil rights gains.
LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash
Read full article: LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlashActivists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for new ways to mobilize against threats to their long fight for equality.
Why is Target pulling some Pride merch? The retailer's response to hostile backlash, explained
Read full article: Why is Target pulling some Pride merch? The retailer's response to hostile backlash, explainedTarget is removing some items and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide after intense backlash from some shoppers ahead of Pride month.
Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothing
Read full article: Target becomes latest company to suffer backlash for LGBTQ+ support, pulls some Pride month clothingTarget is removing certain items from its stores and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month, after an intense backlash from some customers including violent confrontations with its workers.
Future of Pride event in Massachusetts town still uncertain
Read full article: Future of Pride event in Massachusetts town still uncertainThe future of a Pride event that included a drag show in a small Massachusetts town remains up in the air after town officials held another vote on whether to allow the event.
THE PRIDE: It’s State Title or Bust for Legacy Prep girls hoops
Read full article: THE PRIDE: It’s State Title or Bust for Legacy Prep girls hoopsAfter narrowly losing in the State Championship last season, the girls’ basketball team from Legacy Preparatory Christian Academy is back with a “State Title or Bust” mentality.
U.S. Soccer is making a statement with Pride Crest during World Cup in Qatar
Read full article: U.S. Soccer is making a statement with Pride Crest during World Cup in QatarThere are many reasons to criticize FIFA for the way they’ve handled the Men’s World Cup that is about to begin in Qatar, and at the top of that list is that they chose to have it in a nation with egregious human rights violations.
Up to 2,000 people will be able to receive free monkeypox vaccine during Pride Galveston, officials say
Read full article: Up to 2,000 people will be able to receive free monkeypox vaccine during Pride Galveston, officials sayUp to 2,000 people will be able to receive free vaccinations during Galveston Pride weekend in an effort to protect themselves against monkeypox, health officials announced Wednesday.
South Korean capital celebrates 1st Pride parade in 3 years
Read full article: South Korean capital celebrates 1st Pride parade in 3 yearsThousands of gay rights supporters are celebrating under heavy police guard the South Korean capital's first major Pride parade in three years after a COVID-19 hiatus.
Pride parade returns in London on 50th anniversary
Read full article: Pride parade returns in London on 50th anniversaryHundreds of thousands of people have turned out on the streets of London to mark the 50th anniversary of the U.K.’s first Pride parade, filling the streets of the British capital with color.
Crashing the Kinsey Sicks Soundcheck at Discovery Green
Read full article: Crashing the Kinsey Sicks Soundcheck at Discovery GreenAhead of celebrating Pride at the Rainbow on the Green event at Discovery Green, Houston Life Reporter Melanie Camp crashed soundcheck to chat with the members of "dragapella" group Kinsey Sicks.
After extremists’ arrests in Idaho, LGBTQ Texans and Pride organizers balance safety with desire to celebrate their identities
Read full article: After extremists’ arrests in Idaho, LGBTQ Texans and Pride organizers balance safety with desire to celebrate their identitiesSome LGBTQ Texans are trying to navigate plans to commemorate the catalyst of their civil rights movement with concerns about safety after 31 members of a Texas-based hate group were charged with conspiracy to riot at a Pride event in Idaho.
Houston area man among 31 people linked to white supremacist group arrested in Idaho
Read full article: Houston area man among 31 people linked to white supremacist group arrested in IdahoA man from the Houston area was reportedly among the 31 people linked to a white nationalist group who were found in the back of a U-Haul with riot gear near a Pride event in Idaho.
This is how to vote for Houston LGBT Pride Celebration’s 2022 grand marshal
Read full article: This is how to vote for Houston LGBT Pride Celebration’s 2022 grand marshalPride Houston is asking the public to vote for who should be this year’s grand marshals for the 2022 Houston LGBT Pride Celebration.
Sail away with Kesha and a bunch of drag queens on the Kesha Cruise in 2022
Read full article: Sail away with Kesha and a bunch of drag queens on the Kesha Cruise in 2022Just like Kesha said in her hit song “Tik Tok,” well, “the party don’t start till I walk in,” and that goes for her Kesha Cruise that is setting sail in 2022.
Why it’s so important for athletes like Carl Nassib to come out of the closet
Read full article: Why it’s so important for athletes like Carl Nassib to come out of the closetLas Vegas Raiders football player Carl Nassib made history Monday when he became the first active NFL player to come out of the closet.
Political donations lead Stonewall Inn to ban some beers
Read full article: Political donations lead Stonewall Inn to ban some beersThe Stonewall Inn’s owners say they won’t serve certain beers at the famous LGBT bar during Pride weekend to protest manufacturer Anheuser-Busch’s political contributions to some politicians who have supported anti-LGBT legislation.
Houstonians celebrating Pride month aim to draw attention to anti-transgender legislation
Read full article: Houstonians celebrating Pride month aim to draw attention to anti-transgender legislationJune helps mark the celebration of Pride Month, which some LGBTQ+ advocates said looks and feels different this year.
Show us your Pride to celebrate National Coming Out Day
Read full article: Show us your Pride to celebrate National Coming Out DayOct. 11 is National Coming Out Day, and for many LGBTQ+ Americans, there are many reasons to celebrate their Pride. National Coming Out Day has been celebrated for 32 years now, and it’s an important reminder on just how far the queer community has come since earlier times. There was an entire generation of LGBTQ Americans who had live inside the closet because of laws and discrimination. So if you’re proud to be out and want it to shout it from the rooftops, tell us about it below! If you have advice for people still in the closet struggling with their identity, maybe offer some advice, and tell us how your life has improved since coming out.
‘United with pride.‘: A look back at Houston’s first LGBTQ Pride Parade more than 4 decades ago
Read full article: ‘United with pride.‘: A look back at Houston’s first LGBTQ Pride Parade more than 4 decades agoNearly 50 years ago, the Stonewall Riots of 1969 in New York were considered the beginning of the modern LGBTQ rights movement. The historical riot was the spark that helped ignite Houston’s first gay and lesbian organization in the early 70s. However, the city didn’t celebrate its first parade celebration almost a decade later.
Marking 50th anniversary of Pride, no matter what
Read full article: Marking 50th anniversary of Pride, no matter what(AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)(AP) – There were protests, rainbow flags and performances — it was LGBTQ Pride, after all. With the city’s massive Pride parade canceled, Sunday's performances were virtual, the flags flew in emptier than normal spaces and the protesters were masked. The disruption caused by the virus would be an aggravation in any year, but particularly in this one, the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march in New York City. The organizers are activists who held a protest march last year as an alternative to the main Pride parade, saying it had become too corporate. Other parades canceled this spring included the St. Patrick’s Day parade and Puerto Rican Day parade.
Texas lawmakers want to add more LGTBQ safeguards after U.S. Supreme Court guarantees workplace protections
Read full article: Texas lawmakers want to add more LGTBQ safeguards after U.S. Supreme Court guarantees workplace protectionsLGBTQ Texans marked a major victory Monday when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that federal civil rights law prevents employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity. But in Texas, which did not have such workplace safeguards, LGBTQ lawmakers and advocates say they are far from done fighting for other essential protections. Employment discrimination protections, they say, are necessary but not sufficient for advancing the equal treatment of LGBTQ Texans. The fight for LGBTQ rights has been a long and arduous one in Republican-dominated Texas. In pushing for comprehensive nondiscrimination protections, LGBTQ lawmakers and their allies are also making an economic case.