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Lithuanian court overturns ban on gay pride event
Lithuania’s first gay pride parade can go ahead as planned on Saturday, an appeals court has ruled. Earlier this week, a lower court outlawed the parade after the chief prosecutor argued that anti-gay groups could cause violence. As in many other former Soviet republics, gay rights is a sensitive issue in Lithuania, which has repeatedly […]
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Lesbian teen banned from prom will lead NYC pride parade
Constance McMillen did not get to attend her high school prom after her Mississippi high school canceled it rather than allow her to bring her girlfriend. But she will be an honored guest at an even bigger celebration: she has been named a grand marshal of the gay pride parade in New York, the NY […]