All posts tagged "pride month"
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Capital Pride Issues Open Call for Performers
Performers, DJs and musicians of all abilities and experience levels must submit applications by March 17.
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Howard County Executive Proposes LGBTQIA+ Commission
Howard County Executive Calvin Ball has proposed forming an LGBTQIA+ commission to ensure protections for, and address issues impacting. the county’s LGBTQIA+ residents. During a...
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Kesha Says She’s “Not Gay” and “Not Straight”
Pop star Kesha has revived the discussion about her sexuality in a new Instagram post, explaining she’s neither gay nor straight. In the post, published...
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Proud Boys Disrupt Drag Queen Story Hour Event
Local police and prosecutors have launched a hate crime investigation after several members of the right-wing group the Proud Boys barged into and disrupted a...
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Republicans Want to Ban Children from Drag Shows
Republican lawmakers in Florida and Texas have promised to introduce a bill in the next legislative session that would ban children from drag shows, in...
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Marines Push Back Against Anti-Gay Facebook Posts
The U.S. Marine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, South Carolina, has doubled down on supporting the LGBTQ community after homophobic comments were made under...
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Republican Rants About Pride, Hopes God “Burns the Whole Place Down”
An Oklahoma Republican running for the State Senate went on an unhinged rant about celebrating Pride Month earlier this week in which he wished that...
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Postmates Serves Up A ‘Bottom-Friendly Menu’ for Pride
Postmates has launched "Eat with Pride," an initiative offering "bottom-friendly" food options from restaurants in L.A. and New York.
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Five Tampa Bay Rays Players Refuse to Wear Rainbow Gear for Team’s Pride Night
Five Tampa Bay Rays players made headlines after refusing to don uniforms with rainbow-colored logos on them during the team’s recent Pride Night celebration on...
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Montgomery County Announces Schedule of Pride Month Events
Montgomery County Council Vice President Evan Glass announced a series of LGBTQ+ Pride Month events throughout June, the month commemorating the anniversary of the 1969...
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Woman Checks Out All LGBTQ Library Books to Preserve Children’s “Innocence”
A candidate for public office in Maryland says she checked out all of the books from an LGBTQ Pride Month display at the Brunswick Public...
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Kuwait Slams U.S. Embassy for Tweet Supporting Pride Month
The U.S. Embassy in Kuwait has received backlash from the government of Kuwait for a tweet supporting LGBTQ Pride Month. On June 1, the United...
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Pastor Who Calls for Death Penalty for Gays Calls Pride Month an “Abomination”
A minister who regularly preaches against homosexuality, and has advocated for the death penalty to punish people who engage in homosexual behavior, recently railed against...
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Marjorie Taylor Greene Calls for End to Pride Month
Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is facing backlash for calling an end to recognizing June as LGBTQ Pride Month, while also making unsubstantiated claims about...
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White House Issues LGBTQI+ Pride Month Proclamation
President Joseph Biden issued a proclamation recognizing June as LGBTQI+ Pride Month for the second year in a row, continuing a departure from his predecessor...
