Properties honoring US LGBTQ history, civil rights named among 10 national...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Two Connecticut properties, the James Merrill House in Stonington and the Steward’s House in Cornwall, are among 10 nationwide being designated as historic landmarks. They were...
View ArticleOver 200,000 at Tel Aviv Gay Pride Parade, region’s biggest
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – Thousands of people from around the world are partying in Tel Aviv at the Gay Pride Parade, the region’s largest. The Municipality said over 200,000 people celebrated this past...
View ArticleAcross the US, marches and rallies in support of LGBT rights
WASHINGTON (AP) – In the nation’s capital, and dozens of other cities across the U.S., supporters of LGBT rights gathered for marches and rallies Sunday, celebrating their gains but also angered over...
View ArticleThousands attend gay pride march in Ukraine’s capital
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) – Thousands of people attended a gay pride parade in Ukraine’s capital amid tight security June 18. A counterdemonstration by a few hundred ultranationalists resulted in scuffles...
View ArticleCome Out With Pride announces 2017 theme
ORLANDO | Come Out With Pride announced the theme for the 2017 Orlando Pride celebration in a statement Aug. 15. The theme, “#KeepDancingOrlando,” is a continuation from last year’s rallying cry...
View ArticleOver 250,000 people celebrate Gay Pride at Tel Aviv parade
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Ripped men in white underwear, pink bunny ears and black bow ties gyrated through the streets of Tel Aviv along with drag queens and others to loud trance music for the annual...
View ArticleSweet Divinity: An Open Letter to Homophobes during Gay Pride
Hello, Dolls! I am fully aware that the only thing more annoying than a sore loser is a sore winner, but you’ll please pardon me today as I gloat, full-blast. 50 years ago, the Stonewall Riots took...
View ArticleKentucky bill allowing companies to deny services to LGBT people advances
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) – Kentucky businesses could refuse services to gay, lesbian or transgender clients in the name of protecting religious beliefs under a bill advancing in the state Senate. The bill...
View ArticleCanadian prime minister stands with LGBT community
Go Canada! Dreamy Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to make sure the LGBT community knows that he is with them. Trudeau will become the first Canadian prime minister to march in Toronto’s...
View ArticleUganda says police will arrest planners of gay pride parade
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – A Ugandan official says police will arrest organizers who are planning a gay pride parade in the capital, Kampala. Simon Lokodo, a cabinet minister in charge of ethics and...
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