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‘To love whoever you want is worth the struggle!’ A group of guerrilla fighters in ISIS-ravaged Raqqa, Syria have posted a message of support to Stockholm Pride. The festival takes place in the Swedish capital this weekend. The photo and message was posted on the Facebook page ‘The Women’s Revolution in Rojava’. The page represents Kurdish women fighting against ISIS/Daesh in in the Rojava region of Syria. TQILA and IRPGF The image follows social media postings last week by The Queer Insurrection and...

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What does Pride mean to you? It’s a question that’s asked on many occasions, and one that has no fixed answer. The meaning of Pride is different for every individual. To some, it’s the empowerment of love and solidary in embracing their every-being. For others, it’s the call to stand up and fight for their right to live and love as equal. As July 2017 marks the 50th anniversary since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales, Gay Times spoke...

Who do you bring to Pride? Do you share the day just with other LGBT friends? Have you brought a parent before? What about a co-worker? Usually I go with the fellow gays and call it a day. Sometimes I'll put the parade goers down for a nap and then pop out on Pride night with another gaggle of friends. I've never really gone out of my way to invite someone to Pride. I mean, it's a public thing. Anyone...

An estimated one million people turned out for London’s Pride parade on Saturday. The parade marked 50 years since the Sexual Offenses Act of 1967, which decriminalized homosexuality in England and Wales. Over 26,000 people marched in the parade, which included over 200 members of the armed forces and London’s mayor, Sadiq Khan. Of course, Tom Daley was there, as were a number of other U.K. celebrities. And weekend along included a total of eight public wedding proposals. Scroll down for...

‘If love happens here, it happens everywhere.' These young people marched with National Student Pride at London Pride 2017. This year’s parade had the theme #LoveHappensHere which was even coupled with it’s own Twitter emoji. Inspired by 2017 marking the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalization of homosexuality in England organizers say they wanted to send a message out to those parts of the world where being gay remains a crime. We asked some of the young people and students in the parade...

The UK's recent political developments put the fire back in Pride, writes Hadley Stewart. We’re all sitting at our desks strategically searching for some #MondayMotivation on Twitter, fishing out glitter from our underwear, and trying to piece together the hazy memories of Saturday night. London Pride is over, but we’re getting the occasionally shower of rainbow-filled videos on our newsfeeds to keep us going. This year, like every year, the usual complainers, haters and all-round boring people took to social...

The Pride in London parade was incredible – but it was particularly special for this military pair. Corporal Damian Dagg, 30, met Josh Thorne one year ago at the 2016 parade, so Saturday’s event was the perfect moment to propose. The Army medic walked out from the assembled troops from all three branches of the armed forces and beckoned his boyfriend, who plays in the Army Medical Services Band, to join him. And in front of military personnel and staff from the...

Adidas Originals will release four exclusive styles to celebrate Pride Things are getting quite colourful here at Attitude HQ on the eve of Pride, so it’s no surprise we’ve taken a fancy to Adidas Originals’ new collection. This month, Adidas Originals will release four exclusive styles to celebrate Pride and to continue their support for the Rainbow Laces charity. Celebrating the spirit of creators, doers and people who over-come adversity, re-imagined and wrote their own stories – Adidas Originals has updated the...

Traffic lights will receive a makeover in the Östermalm district of the Swedish capital Stockholm in Sweden is to become the latest city to receive same-sex traffic lights to show support for LGBTI Pride. The first country in Europe believed to utilize same-sex couples on traffic lights instead of solo figures was Vienna. It introduced the lights in 2015 specifically for its hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest. Fellow Austrian city Linz followed suit, with further gay-themed lights turning up in Utrech...

Some users were angry when the reaction disappeared at the end of June. Facebook has brought back the rainbow flag reaction emoji – just in time for Pride events across the UK. To celebrate Pride Month in June, the social network allowed users to react to posts with a rainbow flag along with other reactions including Like, Love, and Wow. However, users were upset when Facebook removed the reaction at the end of June, especially as a lot of Pride events continue...

A police officer who got engaged during Pride in London has opened up about the horrific abuse he got afterwards. Last year’s Pride in London was livened up with two separate viral proposals from gay Metropolitan Police officers marching in the parade. PC Phil Adlem got down on one knee to propose to his partner Jonathan Sammons, while PC Sam Philpot separately popped the question to PC Martin Coughlan. The clips of the proposals went viral around the world, but sadly some...

Imagine walking beneath a rainbow street, celebrating LGBTQ life and culture, in one of the most beautiful cities in the world. That dream is a reality for those living in or visiting Montreal for pride. Via press release: For the 2017 edition of Aires Libres, Pink Balls has been transformed to become a pastel promenade inspired by the rainbow flag of the LGBTQI community. A succession of six principal colours, each in three distinct hues, combine to form an experience of 18...

Dreams really can come true... Sponsored: A Disney-loving same-sex couple has proved dreams really can come true after getting engaged at Magical Pride. Magical Pride is a mini-break at Disneyland Paris targeted to LGBTI people and families headed by same-sex couples. Organized by Greatdays Holidays and Manchester Pride, the event is now in its fourth year. Including Disney hotel accommodation, park tickets and exclusive parties, the weekend allows LGBTI Disney fans to get together and celebrate in one of the happiest places...