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A group of LGBT+ students were subjected to homophobic chanting during their school homecoming in Kansas last week. Members of the Gender-Sexuality Alliance Club participated in their annual parade Olathe Northwest High School, but were met with taunts of “Make America straight again” from a small number of the crowd. They were subjected to numerous slurs and dirt being thrown at them, as well as being told to go kill themselves. What’s more, the harassment even spilled onto social media, with a...

The Dutch know how to get wet and wild Pride in Amsterdam is unique as it is the only parade for LGBTI people on the water. On a beautiful summer day, 80 boats sailed down the canals of the Netherlands capital. Half a million people from around the world on the bankside watched the Canal Parade and have been participating in the week-long festivities. GSN was there in the middle of it all on the W Amsterdam boat, alongside Dutch superstar drag queen...

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...

Ugandan police have blocked gay pride celebrations from happening in two resorts outside the capital, Kampala. Gay rights activist Frank Mugisha said more than 100 LGBTI people tried to participate in the celebrations in Entebbe near Lake Victoria. But many were escorted by police back to Kampala in minibuses. The minister for ethics and integrity had threatened to mobilise mobs to attack participants. Homosexuality is illegal in Uganda. After being blocked from entering the Entebbe resort, several dozen participants moved on to another...

The first LGBTQ Pride march in the Ukrainian city of Odessa was held on Saturday, after officials initially banned the event, bringing out over 50 community members who marched with rainbow flags and signs and chanted, “Everyone’s different, everyone’s equal.” It was only the second city in all of Ukraine to hold such an event, the first being in Kiev. “Today you are making history,” Zoryan Kis, an LGBTQ activist and one of the organizers of Kiev Pride, told the crowd. Kis...

Each year, gays from across the world gather in a different European city for EuroPride, two weeks of non-stop parties, parades and celebration. This year, the festivities were held in Amsterdam and, judging by some of the photos, it was one for the record books. Thousands upon thousands of hot guys (and girls), drag queens, colorful floats, costumes, balloons, confetti, glitter, glow sticks, live performers, activists and onlookers. It was a feast for the eyes. We already can’t wait for next year! Scroll down...

This post is an announcement about the upcoming Gay Pride parade in the city of Valencia (Spain). Since quite a few years ago, we are having these yearly parades all over Spain and this is a very good news. We all love when these events are made and furthermore they are loved not only among the gay community but also most of the citizens of Valencia. It is remarkable to say that Spain is one of the most gay friendly...

Sometimes, the best or most interesting kind of news is when a kid behaves like an adult. Well, this was the case on the ninth of August, during the yearly Pride celebrations. The celebrations took place in Madison, in the state of Wisconsin. This was a parade which is quite known due to the number of people present. But some of them were homophobic to the parade. Everything was going well, until a boy decided that enough was with...