The Trump administration got wind of what was happening on October 11 at the Stonewall National Monument, where a rainbow flag is set to be hoisted and was publicized as the first LGBTQ Pride flag flying permanently on federal land. Now the National…
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For First Time, LGBT Pride Flag to Fly Permanently On Federal Land
It’s a rainbow-colored triumph whose meaning is compounded by the shadow President Donald Trump’s administration has cast over LGBTQ rights. A rainbow flag will soon fly at the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan, the first such flag to be perma…
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Egypt Arrests 7 People for ‘Promoting Sexual Deviancy’ After Rainbow Flag is Raised at Concert: WATCH
Seven people have been arrested in Egypt after raising a rainbow flag in support of LGBTQ rights at a concert put on by the Lebanese band Mashrou’ Leila. The band’s singer is openly gay. RELATED: A Beirut-Based Band That Challenges Homoph…
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Harry Styles Drapes Rainbow Flag Over His Mic at San Francisco Concert: WATCH
Harry Styles opened his U.S. solo tour in San Francisco last night and gave a nod to his LGBTQ fans by draping a rainbow flag over his microphone stand during a cover of Ariana Grande’s “Just a Little Bit of Your Heart”. Billboard r…
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Serbia’s Gay Prime Minister Marches in Belgrade Pride Parade for First Time as Extremist Groups Protest: WATCH
Ana Brnabic, Serbia’s first openly gay prime minister marched in Belgrade’s Pride parade for the first time as groups of extremists including Orthodox clergy gathered at the parade’s fringes. Deutsche Welle reports: “My messag…
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Canada’s Top General Jonathan Vance Marches with PM Justin Trudeau in Gay Pride First
Canada’s top military official on Sunday for the first time took part in the Gay Pride parade in Ottawa, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also on hand. Army General Jonathan Vance, the chief of the defence staff of the Canadian Armed Forces,…
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Security Tightened for Charlotte Pride Parade as Excluded Pro-Trump Group Threatens Protest
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department announced its intentions to step up security preparations for the city’s annual Pride parade slated for today, in the face of a threatened protest by a pro-Trump group previously excluded from partici…
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Justin Trudeau joined at Montreal Pride by Ireland’s First Openly Gay PM Leo Varadkar and His Partner
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marched Sunday in Montreal’s Gay Pride parade, joined by Ireland’s first openly gay leader Leo Varadkar. Sporting white jeans and a casual light blue button-up, Trudeau waved a rainbow flag with his…
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A Gay Rugby Player Proposed to His Boyfriend at London Pride and the Crowd Went Wild: WATCH
Gay rugby player Fernando Ferreira, who plays with the Kings Cross Steelers RFC, founded in 1995 as the first ever gay inclusive rugby club, proposed to his boyfriend as the club took part in this weekend’s London Pride parade. As the team appe…
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Twitter Slams Heterosexual Pride Day
Coming on the heels of the LGBTQ community’s month-long Gay Pride celebrations, Twitter users mocked the existence of Heterosexual Pride Day Thursday. The holiday quickly became one of the top-trending topics on the website with thousands of me…
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