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Image via Wikimedia CommonsAlmost three years after the Pulse nightclub shooting, we may be on the precipice of a major political nod. Members of central Florida’s congressional delegation are working on a bill that would make the location of the Pulse nightclub shooting a national memorial. U.S. Reps. Darren Soto and Stephanie Murphy announced their plans for the bill on Monday while speaking at a ceremony outside of the infamous location. Federal recognition...

Two House Representatives recently reintroduced a bill that would decrease bias within the foster system, giving more children a chance to join a loving family. Image via ProudParenting.comIt’s no secret that while the intention of the Foster Care system in the US is good, there are many problems within it. One such problem is that many adoption agencies will not place children with same-sex prospective parents despite the parents being fully capable of taking care of children. This may...

In an effort to build equity and inclusion among their population, Mexico City has announced that all public schools will eliminated gender-specific uniforms for students. Mayor of Mexico City, Claudia Sheinbaum, announced this week that guidelines on gendered uniforms will change effective immediately. BBC reports that skirt uniforms will no longer be specific to girls and girls will also be allowed to wear trousers. El UniversalSheinbaum announced: Sheinbaum also tweeted:   Itzel Rangel, a teacher...

Photo by Brianna Mills on UnsplashI’m a 24-year-old Black gay man living in America with the dreams of being a recognized writer. There’s a lot going on there. But as vocal as many of those subsections are (who hasn’t heard of loud and proud black men, gay men, Americans, and writers?), I’ve found myself being silent. Scared of sharing my voice. My light. So this Pride season, I find myself questioning what does...

Two weeks ago the city council of Dublin, California voted 3-2 to reject a proposal to fly a pride flag over city hall during the month of June, Pride month. According to ABC, in response to the vote, Dublin Mayor David Haubert said: Issues were raised during the council meeting in May because residents felt if the rainbow flag were to be flown, so should other flags that identify residents of other subgroups. Residents who attended the meeting posed questions...

Meagan Fitzgerald (left) was proposed to by her now-fiancée Kelly Heath recently and she shared the good news during a live news segment. Screenshot via NBC video.Pride Month is among us and it is a great time to celebrate who you are and know that who you are is enough. This was the message that NBC news anchor Meagan Fitzgerald shared on with June 3rd viewers as she announced that she recently got engaged to her fiancée, Kelly Heath,...

Sunmi holding a Rainbow Pride flag during one of a “Danger” world tour performance (in a noticeably different outfit than the viral video) / Image via AllKpopDid Sunmi just come out as LGBT? Lee Sunmi is a singer and performer from South Korea who debuted in the girl group the Wonder Girls. The group was one of the first Kpop artists to reach some form of success in America’s music scene (before internet senssation Psy and global sensation BTS). Sunmi,...

Valedictorian Nat Werth had his graduation speech cut by his high school’s administration. Screenshot via YouTube video “Valedictorian says school banned commencement speech because he’s gay”Becoming a valedictorian is no easy feat – one must work hard to earn and maintain excellent grades. Nat Werth, a high schooler at Sheboygan Lutheran High School, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin achieved this status and was supposed to deliver his speech at graduation but the school’s administration decided that he couldn’t be trusted to...

Two pride flags were burned in front of a Harlem gay bar on the eve of Pride Month. Image via Pix 11.Pride Month is among us and it’s a time for LGBTQ people and allies come together and celebrate pride in who we are. Altogether, it’s nice to have a month that recognizes the value and accomplishments of LGBTQ people, and because this month is so significant, many places display pride flags to show support. One such place is...

Donald Trump clearly didn’t mean what was implied when he held the pride flag (upside-down) in support of LGBTQ rights. Image by Steven Crowley via The New York Times.We’ve all read about the damage that the Trump administration has done to LGBTQ people, whether directly or indirectly, from the transgender military ban to nominating an anti-gay candidate for a lifetime position as a judge, Trump has shown that he is not a friend of LGBTQ people. To make matters...

Jefferson Anderson Feijo da Cruz recovered from a coma after an attack but is unable to walk or speak. Screenshot via Facebook video “Quero contar sobre alguém pra vocês.”I will never understand how certain people are so filled with contempt for people who are different from them, but apparently, this hate does exist and it often manifests itself into the form of physical violence. Jefferson Anderson Feijo da Cruz, 22, was a victim of such hate as he fell...

Pride season is upon us and if you haven’t already done so, you may want to dust off those rainbow flags and pull that glitter out from storage, because we’ll be celebrating all the colors of the rainbow starting this weekend! One of the biggest LGBT+ pride festivals in the nation will take place next weekend, June 8th-9th in Los Angeles. With thousands of festival goers every year, L.A. Pride attracts some of the biggest names in entertainment and...

Same-sex marriage is long-overdue in Hong Kong, but the members of the city’s government refuse to change their mind. Image via Yahoo NewsEven though the majority of people in Hong Kong are in support of same-sex marriage, the city’s government continues to support the ban on marriage equality because some believe that heterosexual marriages will lose meaning if gay people are allowed to marry, according to Straits Times.  However, the people of Hong Kong are fighting back against this ban....

When amateur photographer Alan Light attended Pride festivals in the 1980s and 90s, he had no idea his photos would become part of Pride history. Light, who is retired and lives in Iowa City, attended many festivals throughout the decade, but his photographs from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago have become iconic.“It never occurred to me at the time that they would be looked at as history,” Light told Queerty. “Or that they could one day I could...