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Pride is a month that calls for celebration and that’s something the LGBT community definitely knows how to do. But as well as celebrating and fighting for our freedom and protection, we are also really good at being funny at Pride. Especially when it comes to combining Pride and comedy, we’re undoubtedly the best at creating some hysterical signs that will make you laugh harder than you should. Here are a few of our favourite funny signs from 2017 so far: 1. A...

Drum roll please! A study ranking the world’s “100 Best LGBT Cities” has been released, featuring both well known queer-friendly hot spots and a few surprises. The ranking was compiled in celebration of Pride month by housing aggregator Nestpick, who considered thousands of cities across the globe for the top 100 slots. “For a city to rank strongly as an LGBT destination, we determined that it must have a vibrant gay dating scene, a lively alternative nightlife, open minded citizens, and low...

Does that make them homooophobic? Here’s a new one: the President of Tanzania has claimed that cows – yes, cows – are against LGBT+ people. John Magufuli made the ridiculous claim last week during one of his many homophobic rants. “Those who teach such things do not like us, brothers,” Magufuli said of LGBT+ people and activists. “They brought us drugs and homosexual practices that even cows disapprove of.” Oh. There’s us thinking it was just a case of resting bitch face all...

Last weekend was the grand finale of Pride month, with celebrations happening in New York, San Francisco, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Nashville, London, and more. All across the world people put on their rainbow gear and took to the streets to celebrate. We’ve scoured Instagram for some of our favorite Pride pics. Check them out below, plus don’t forget to submit your own Pride photos to our #TakePride photo challenge for an opportunity to be featured on Queerty’s Instagram page. Scroll down...

The iconic children's TV show has shown it stands with LGBT families. Sesame Street has been praised after showing its support for the LGBT Pride month with an uplifting message of love and acceptance on Twitter. The iconic kids’ TV show shared a special image to mark gay pride celebrations around the world to its official Twitter account on Friday (23 June). Featuring some of the most beloved characters stood side-by-side in a recreation of the gay Pride rainbow flag, the colourful...

Pride is an important date in everybody’s calendar no matter where you are in the world. It’s a chance to not only celebrate the move towards equality but also demonstrate for LGBT people who still face oppression in countries all over the globe. Major cities internationally will be hosting a whole range of events to celebrate Pride. From London to New York and Australia to China hundreds of events will be held to celebrate the LGBT community and continue the fight...

US Representative Sean Patrick Maloney introduced the LGBT PRIDE Act today – a year after the deadly shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub. The bill is seeks to improve data collection on the sexual orientation and gender identity of victims of violent crimes. Many of the 49 victims at Pulse were gay. ‘Pulse wasn’t an isolated occurrence,’ says Maloney, New York’s first openly gay member of Congress. ‘Anti-LGBTQ violence is way too common – it happens when a transwoman of color is gunned down...

The world’s first bisexual Pride has taken place in Tel Aviv amid the city’s Pride Week. The city’s Pride Week is taking place this week, and the annual Pride March which attracts hundreds of thousands was given the theme ‘bisexuality’. Some 200,000 people turned out for the parade yesterday. The parade was halted for several minutes as a group of LGBT+ activists against the occupation blocked its passage. They held signs saying “There’s no Pride in occupation”. The reason for the Pride being given...

Out actors Sara Ramirez, Asia Kate Dillon and Charlie Carver are scheduled to speak at the accompanying rally. Organizers have released details for this Sunday’s Equality March for Unity and Pride in Washington D.C. and say it will include a march on the National Mall and a rally of LGBT speakers. The idea for the march was conceived back in January following the success of the Women’s March on Washington and is set to amplify the voices of queer resistance in...

Charley Sullivan coaches UC-Santa Barbara men’s rowing. Publicly out gay coach Charley Sullivan led UC-Santa Barbara men’s rowing to a national championship last weekend, Sullivan’s first as a head coach. The UCSB men’s varsity 8 boat took the American Collegiate Rowing Association final, besting second-place Bucknell by almost two seconds with a time of 6:23.505. It was the first time a team other than Michigan or Virginia has won the men’s varsity 8 in the decade the ACRA has held the...

Even Cambodia's much revered King Norodom Sihamoni supports marriage equality Hoping to ride the momentum of Taiwan’s historic ruling to legalize same-sex marriage, LGBTI activists and lawmakers in Cambodia are pushing the discussion in their own country. Several opposition political parties said they would legalize same-sex marriage if they won next year’s election. At a roundtable event about LGBTI issues, politicians from Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), Funcinpec, the Khmer National United Party (KNUP), the League for Democracy Party (LDP) and the...

"I'm honestly disgusted and embarrassed," wrote one parent. When yearbooks were distributed at Atascocita High School earlier this month, some parents were outraged to find that a page had been dedicated to some of the Houston area school’s LGBT students: The spread highlighted four queer students, including photos and coming-out stories set against a rainbow-colored background. While the yearbook staff added the section to be more inclusive, bigoted parents blew up on an online forum Atascocita.com, leveling threats and insults at...

The Olympic athlete leaves little to the imagination in these behind the scenes shots. Gus Kenworthy has stripped down to his limited edition Me Undies boxer-briefs for a new charity campaign. The spotty underwear has been designed to celebrate Pride season across the world, while also raising money for the Los Angeles LGBT Center. It’s only right, then, that we show you these special undies (as well as handsome model filling them up, of course). You can flick through the gallery below: https://www.instagram.com/p/BUdVV85gaF1/ Gus opened...

The United States is denying visas to gay and bisexual men seeking asylum amid the ongoing human rights abuses in Chechnya. This according to organizers with the group Russia LGBT Network, responsible for getting 40 men out of Chechnya, who spoke with BuzzFeed News. Russia LGBT Network spokesperson Svetlana Zakharova said they are having difficulty securing visas that would allow them to flee the country and find a safe haven from the abuse, calling negotiations with various countries “difficult.” While she didn’t...