June is the anniversary of the Stonewall riots, often regarded as the tipping point in the modern gay rights movement and earning its recognition as Pride Month. Houston Press met with members of the LGBTQ community to learn more about their experiences belonging to this group. These are their stories. Growing up in small-town Michigan, … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Following Sunday’s San Francisco Pride parade, the party continued into the night in the Castro District. People were bursting with joy and excitement on the streets and sidewalks. It wasn’t hard to spot colorful displays of Pride and rainbows in every form. “Celebratin’ us openly being gay and lesbian and queers … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — As San Francisco resumed its joyful Pride parade after a two-year pandemic hiatus, another event, blocks away, honored the spirit of the original Pride movement. Most people are familiar with the Pride parade on San Francisco’s Market Street but, in 1970 — one year after the Stonewall riots — the precursor … Read more
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Toronto has become a sea of rainbows. Thousands of people of all ages dressed in brightly coloured clothing and wrapped in flags representing every niche of the 2SLGBTQ+ community have lined the streets of downtown Toronto for today’s Pride Parade. The parade, the first in-person Pride march since 2019, kicked off at 2 p.m. at … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — The San Francisco Dyke March marked its 30th anniversary Saturday, returning to the streets of the Mission for the first time in two years. Thousands turned out to celebrate unity and the lesbian community. The crowd cheered on several bikers as they kicked off the march in the Mission District at 18th … Read more
NEW YORK (WABC) — Thousands of people were set to fill the streets of New York City for the 52nd annual Pride March Sunday. The theme for this year’s event is ‘Unapologetically Us’ and it will kick off amid new fears about the potential erosion of freedoms won through decades of activism. The annual march … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — An organization representing merchants in San Francisco’s Castro District hosted a family block party on Saturday as Pride weekend began. The event showed that celebrating LGBT equality can include everyone of all ages and while helping businesses as they continue their recovery from the pandemic. “We didn’t know this family zone … Read more
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned Saturday that the U.S. Supreme Court decision to overturn a constitutional right to abortion could lead to the loss of other rights and indicated his country would continue to allow Americans to get abortions in Canada. Trudeau called the court’s decision “horrific” and voiced concern that the … Read more
Donna Battaglia knew she was born in the wrong body from a very young age, but it wasn’t until she got older that she learned the words to explain what she knew was true. “The anxiety of having to take a shower — having to know that I had the wrong parts for all this … Read more
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In the outcry over the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn abortion rights in America, attention turned Friday to one justice in particular who suggested that other established laws could also be vulnerable. In the decision to strike down Roe v. Wade, Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, one of the justices on America’s top court, wrote … Read more
