Tag: LGBT Pride Month
Straight man’s pickup truck goes viral for supporting Pride in rural Oklahoma
Hulbert, Oklahoma is a small town with a population of 590 located in the northeastern county of Cherokee, a region where 60.61 percent of voters chose Donald Trump. In short, it’s not the sort of place you’d expect to welcome LGBTQ people.
But one straight male resident, Cody Barlow, has decided to show his support for queer people by putting a rainbow and an important message on the back of his truck: “Not all country boys are bigots — Happy...
Kirsten Gillibrand released her ‘LGBTQ rights agenda.’ But is it remotely possible?
To commemorate Pride month, Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand released her LGBTQ rights agenda. It’s ambitious and there are some doubts it’d pass a Republican-led Senate, but here’s what’s in it and how she could still push some of it through as President.
In the release of her agenda, she wrote:
LGBTQ Americans deserve a president who will always stand with them and protect their civil rights — without hesitation. Unfortunately, what they have right now is a bigoted, cowardly bully who makes...
Twitter isn’t buying Trump’s cynical & hypocritical Pride month announcement
Yesterday, Trump briefly acknowledged Pride month for the first time in his three years as President, making him the first Republican president ever to do so. He did so during the Friday news dump, where embarrassing announcements go to die silently. His tweet, which has been summarized as “Be grateful we don’t execute you,” read:
“As we celebrate LGBT Pride Month and recognize the outstanding contributions LGBT people have made to our great Nation, let us also stand in solidarity...
