Tag: pride

Three dudes from Boston who call themselves “Super Happy Fun America” have filed for a permit to hold a “straight pride parade” in the city this summer and they’re threatening to sue if they don’t get what they want. According to its website, Super Happy Fun America wants to “celebrate the diverse history, culture, and contributions of the straight community.” The group consists of three members: President John Hugo and Vice President Mark Sahady, who identify as heterosexual, and “Gay Ambassador”...

Sylvia Rivera (left) and Marsha P. Johnson (second from left) / Image via NETFLIX, THE DEATH AND LIFE OF MARSHA P. JOHNSONTwo important, and often unsung, heroes are getting their much-deserved recognition. This year is the 50th anniversary of Pride and two activists who played roles in the movement’s inception are being honored with monuments. While stirrings of Pride were on the rise in the West coast of America through riots happening in...

Happy LGBTQ Pride Month! We’re only one week in, and news has spread that the good people of Boston, Massachusetts are putting together their own Straight Pride Parade. Yes, you read right. Straight people feel that they need an opportunity to side step on floats in their finest L.L. Bean, with Tom Petty and Foo Fighters blasting in the background. But also, isn’t Bonaroo already this?  The event’s coordinator, Mark Sahady, took to...

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,...

So many days and nights of pride season, so few polychromes in your closet. Not anymore. Macy’s new Pride Collection combines designer silhouettes with just the right touch of a statement. In other words, you can style these sexy pieces to the parade, the club, the brunch, to Aunt Martha’s tea gathering, the house party, and then keep wearing them well into summer and beyond. While you can sort these pieces by gender, there’s really no need. In these non-binary times,...

Half the fun of pride is putting your most fabulous self together for it. There are the outfits. There are the shoes. There are sunglasses and pride t-shirts and shorts to be ironed out before the main event. But why simply shop, when you can combine it with performances, delicious food, fashion and prizes? Check out special appearances by Peppermint, Vanderpump Rules star Billie Lee, and the Columbus Gay Men’s Chorus. Better yet? All pride month, Macy’s is partnering with The Trevor...

Gay pride gone wrong? Gay and Bisexual men in Boystown cause havoc in the name of hectic celebration. Two dozen men took over Halsted Street in the Boystown area early Saturday morning (the first day of Pride Month). While dancing in the area may have been fine, they soon started to obstruct traffic and even climbed on some cars. While one man began twerking on cars, another yelled out, “We f***ing s**t up!” “We...

About a year ago, I met this rocker-type photographer at LOVELOUD music festival. I hit it off with a great many people there as we were all present for LOVELOUD and were in the same mindset: great music, bring attention to the high suicide rate among LGBT youth in Utah and the nation, and show that talented LGBT artists are out there and need to be heard just as much as their straight counterparts.  So this guy, Jeremy Hinks, was...

During a drive from Fort Lauderdale to New Orleans, I had pit stop in Mobile, Alabama.  To my surprise, I had a more than fabulous 3 hours there with food, drinks, and met some great guys in one of the local bars. I didn’t have to get to New Orleans that night and heavily contemplated getting a hotel room and knocking back some more adult beverages and letting the good times roll. I need to get back to that...

Pride month is in full swing and we’ve already seen celebrations happening all across the country. This weekend, Los Angeles Pride officially kicked off its pride month activities with the Los Angeles Dodgers LGBT Night! Celebrating their 7th Annual LGBT Night, the Dodgers played against the Phillies and took home the win 6-3 after multiple home runs. David Lopez for Instinct MagazineDavid Lopez for Instinct Magazine LGBT Night started with an exclusive party...

Organizers confirmed to GoPride.com on June 3 that the event will return in 2020 – and they already have $15,000 banked for next year.Buffalo Grove Deputy Village Manager Jenny Maltas has cleared the date June 7, 2020, for the second-annual Buffalo Grove Pride Parade, said Carolyn Pinta, whose 13-year-old daughter, Molly, spearheaded Buffalo Grove Pride.Plus, Buffalo Grove organizers confirmed with organizers in Aurora that their 2020 dates will not clash.Carolyn Pinta said the parade was the "most amazing, magical, positive,...

New York City will host World Pride this June, and Amtrak is the best way to get to the historic event. With easy-to-use booking and world-class, friendly service, you can avoid the stress of flying into jam-packed airports. The relaxing, comfortable train ride will put you in the perfect mood for the largest and most celebratory international LGBTQ gathering of all time. 1. It’s your chance to celebrate history Not only does this year’s World Pride commemorate the 50th anniversary of Stonewall uprising...

The collection includes t-shirts, tank tops, stickers and buttons.The merchandise is adorned with the transgender pride flag or the colors of the rainbow flag. One design substitutes the "E" in JOE, BIDEN or PRIDE for rainbow or transgender pride stripes.Slogans that appear on the merchandise include "LOVE EACH OTHER" in rainbow colors.One button includes a black and white cutout of Biden colorized in blue contrasted with a rainbow-colored background.T-shirts and tank tops retail for $27, while a set of four...

Of course, we should expect nothing short of spectacular when it comes to Capital Pride. Thankfully, Washington, D.C., never disappoints. This year, festivities take place from May 31-June 9 and include a dizzying array of events from the rally and opening night party all the way through to the parade and festival. So, how to choose what to do? We’ve enlisted help from the so-delicious-he-makes-us-hangry, Dusty Martinez, from Trade Night Club to provide the in and outs of Capital Pride season. (He also happens...