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Pride season is in full bloom, with rainbows appearing on walls and crosswalks and even the parking lot behind the Lululemon in West Hollywood (photo above). And we have not even gotten to the socks, t-shirt and underwear yet. To celebrate Stonewall 50 around the world, we’ve collected some favorite rainbow-themed selfie spots, perfect for popping a pic and letting the world know how you are celebrating your pride. Birmingham Artists with the organization Color Bham, in Birmingham, Ala., brought a big...

‘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...

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...