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Madonna fundraises for youth & drops a new video just to kick off Pride weekend
To not celebrate Pride with other people “would have been a tragedy for me,” the star said.
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When it comes to NYC’s dueling Pride parades… “The Fight Continues”
While law enforcement’s involvement in Pride is one issue, it is far from what has caused the schism between the two groups dueling to put on the city’s top march.
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Pride in Pictures: Rep. Ritchie Torres celebrates loudly and proudly
“Pride Month is a celebration of our progress, our journey. It’s an affirmation of our equality and humanity.”
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Queer people more likely to be stopped by police
Whether they’re driving or not, non-heterosexuals are more likely to be stopped by police.
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Pride in Pictures: Trans activist Jazz Jennings is the youngest Grand Marshal in NYC Pride history
“I felt pure, positive energy, and there was so much love in the air.”
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NYC Pride reverses ban on uniformed cops in parade only to reverse the reversal hours later
Heritage of Pride members voted to allow LGBTQ cops to march in the parade armed and in uniform. Hours later, the Executive Board voted to overturn the decision and ban them again.
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Police groups are banned from participating in New York City Pride “effective immediately”
NYC Pride organizers will drop official NYPD security & not welcome police groups until 2025. LGBTQ law enforcement groups called their decision “shameful” and invoked Stonewall in their defense.
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An LGBTQ marching band performs during the Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in history
“There are families out there in middle America, throughout the country, that are going to see this and it’s going to give hope to young people.”
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Drag superstar Monét X Change just released the protest song of the summer
“This year we are experiencing this beautiful intersection of Black Lives Matter and Pride and I genuinely think it’s changing the world.”
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Pride in Pictures: First time out
Jazz’s first time experience at Pride as an out queer woman came with the opportunity to hear their stories directly from them.