Tag: rainbow

There's another penguin rainbow family in the world! A gay penguin couple stole a baby from ‘bad parents’ at a Denmark zoo. Elias and Emil, as we’re calling them, are the stars of a dramatic video filmed yesterday at Odense Zoo. The same-sex penguin couple felt like a baby was being ignored by its straight penguin parents. Gay penguin ‘steal’ baby from straight parents at Denmark zoo Elias and Emil decided to ‘steal’ the newborn chick, and protect it from its negligent mother and...

A London airport is waving a rainbow flag that’s made of kisses. Heathrow Airport in London is proudly waving a rainbow flag up in the skies. The fun part is that that colors of the flag are made by the kisses of 6,000 former passengers. In order to celebrate Pride in London this upcoming weekend, the airport offered passengers colorful lipstick. The passengers then applied the rainbow of colors and kissed a large white cloth (or used a stamp if they...

Queen Elizabeth attended Ladies Day at Royal Ascot yesterday where she donned a pink tweed coat and matching pink hat. On the brim of the hat were several rainbow colored roses that many are now interpreting as a subtle English nod to the LGBTQ community during Pride season. https://www.instagram.com/p/BkR6yQkHT3p/?utm_source=ig_embed Hmmm. Let’s take a closer look… Yep! Looks gay to us! Technically, the 92-year-old monarch is required to remain neutral on social and political issues, but every now and then she let’s it slip that...

Harry Styles has once again shown his support for the LGBTQ community. During his Philadelphia concert on Friday night, the former One Direction star delighted fans when he held up a rainbow Pride flag that read “Make America Gay Again”. The singer/songwriter has always been a visible ally to the LGBT+ community, sporting both Pride and trans flags during his performances. Back in April, Harry went viral after he managed to turn his 12,000-strong audience at London’s O2 Arena in a huge,...

New Jersey is having the best pride ever! The small town of Maplewood is the first city/town in New Jersey to get a permanent rainbow crosswalk. And it is the first rainbow crosswalk on a county road. Located at the intersection of Oakview and Valley Street, the colorful display of pride is getting attention from locals and others who are visiting just to see the new attraction. Maplewood joins the ranks of some major cities that have permanent rainbow crosswalks...

When Gilbert Baker created the iconic Rainbow Flag 40 years ago, he expressed that the design should evolve over time to promote inclusivity and symbolize progress. In June 2017, Philadelphia unveiled a new design with black and brown stripes added, and public response wasn’t favorable. Many found the design redundant, uninspired… and not aesthetically pleasing. Now an artist named Daniel Quasar has started a $14,000 Kickstarter to promote a new design. It’s undeniably more creative than the poorly-received Philly take, incorporating...

A special #trainbow designed Intercity Express Train to promote Pride events across the Great Western Rail (GWR) network was launched yesterday (June 7). GWR unveiled the specially designed Intercity Express Train to celebrate the summer of Pride events taking place across the West of England and South Wales. In a proud first for GWR, the train company revealed the special liveried train at London Paddington before it continued in passenger service through Reading, towards Swindon, Bristol and South Wales. GWR Business Assurance...

Just in time for Pride month, Apple has released a special screen face that includes rainbow colored strings that are animated and interactive to the touch. Apple released the new feature with the iOS 11.4 and watchOS 4.3.1 and it was announced at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) according to 9to5Mac. The strings move each time you move your wrist to look at the time or if you tap your Apple watch’s screen. https://twitter.com/BrentDirks/status/1001662497185763328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Finstinctmagazine.com%2Fpost%2Fnow-you-can-show-pride-your-rainbow-apple-watch In addition, Apple also released a Pride watch...

There’s more than just Mickey ears! Hot on the heels of the news that Disney was selling official rainbow-hued Mickey Mouse ears, the Disney Shop has unveiled a Pride collection of merchandise. News of the collection was announced yesterday on the official OhMyDisney Instagram account. It’s going on sale now ahead of LGBTI Pride Month in the US. ‘@shopdisney just launched the rainbow mickey collection and we’re obsessed ❤???? now through june 30, 2018, shopDisney will donate 10% of online sales from...

A spokesperson called the mural "a symbolic way for the community, including police, to show that we’re taking a stance against violence and discrimination." Students threw balloons filled with paint against a police station in Australia to create a rainbow design to show support for LGBT equality. Around 400 students, from seven different schools, took part in the action at the Fawkner police station in Victoria, creating a mural that stretches some 260 fee https://twitter.com/VictoriaPolice/status/990826403233857536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fstudents-pelted-a-police-station-with-paint-filled-water-balloons-to-promote-lgbt-equality%2F05%2F2018%2F The project was organized ahead of the International...

She was told it could set a precedent of neighbors flying other "offensive" flags, like the Confederate flag. A community has rallied in support of a Florida woman who was ordered to stop flying her rainbow pride flag. Jenifer Raymond, who lives in Rockledge, said her landlord received an email from a member of the neighborhood’s architectural review committee, saying only American, state, or military flags may be flown, and ordering her to remove the pride flag she had flown for...

It may be a small step (pun intended), but a permanent installation of rainbow crosswalks goes a long way. That may be my opinion, but I believe others may agree. May they be in a gayborhood like I saw during on of my trips to Philadelphia (a little faded during September, but still visible). or the crosswalks in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada accompanied by rainbow picnic tables, A simple paint job puts a smile on the face. It's also a statement that...

"Love is love!" Sydney welcomed the arrival of equal marriage Down Under on January 9 with a public “Love Is Love” celebration at the city’s annual festival. The date marked the first day same-sex couples could legally wed in Australia following Parliament’s passage of marriage equality in December. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bdue_IYBb6O/ In addition to a full schedule of Sydney Festival performers, guests were treated to a five-tier rainbow wedding cake and “Equality Time” gelato. https://twitter.com/sydney_festival/status/950644184376995840?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fsydney-festival-wedding-reception%2F01%2F2018%2F Though no actual weddings were performed at the Love Is Love reception,...

Hey, Hugh Jackman! The future looks bright! Sydney, one of the world’s first major cities to welcome the new year, did so with an epic New Year’s Eve fireworks display at Sydney Harbour Bridge. https://twitter.com/sydneymardigras/status/947455102134108160?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fsydney-new-years-2018-rainbow-fireworks-marriage-equality%2F12%2F2017%2F Attended by an estimated 1.5 million people, the show featured a section with rainbow-colored fireworks and matching waterfall effect in honor of Australian parliament passing marriage equality earlier this month. Lord Mayor of Sydney Clover Moore announced plans for the prideful display earlier this month on Twitter. https://twitter.com/CloverMoore/status/937835029933146112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.newnownext.com%2Fsydney-new-years-2018-rainbow-fireworks-marriage-equality%2F12%2F2017%2F “This New Year’s...