Tag: #worldpride

Twitter User, @marcklock, video / Detroit PrideAmerica is imploding with bigotry, racism, homophobia, and xenophobia. Add to that, a gun culture that is so rampantly obsessive that we have still not made one change to gun laws years after a crazed gunman shot up a classroom of 5-year-olds. Welcome to America, where up is down, down is up, and the U.S. Constitution can be distorted by evil men to justify their acts of hatred against others. The National Socialist Movement...

Pride season is officially here & the phenomenal DJ duo of Toy Armada & DJ GRIND are celebrating the best way they know how; with ferocious new beats. Their brand new podcast Just Say Yes features classic summer anthems alongside some dance classics that they’ve reimagined in their own unique style. They feature their new single with Brian Kent, “Just Say Yes,” plus their latest remixes for Katy Perry, Ariana Grande, Sia...

Official Pride Guide Cover Stars (left to right): Whoopi Goldberg, Todrick Hall, Caitlin Kinnunen (The Prom), Isabelle McCalla (The Prom), Princess Nokia  The first official event of World Pride Month kicked off last week at the fabulous Arlo Hotel in New York City. The art-focused soiree celebrated the World Pride Mural Project, an initiative that honors the beauty, struggle, and strides of the LGBTQIA+ community. A multi-locational art installment, the World Pride Mural...

New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson (screen capture)Is it ever too late to apologize? The producers of WorldPride 2019 | Stonewall 50 have publicly asked for the New York City Police Department to officially apologize for the violent police raid at the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969. The brutal raids in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, led to what has become known as the Stonewall Uprising as drag...

It’s official! Just announced on The Today Show, Madonna is headlining Day 2 of Pride Island at NYC Pride and WorldPride, making her the biggest act to grace the many stages of this huge LGBTQ event.  Rumored for months, Madonna announced her performance herself with a video that was shared by NBC’s Carson Daly. In the video, Madonna can be seen with a huge pride flag draping her body, and she says,...

From Lisa Vanderpump to LeeAnne Locken, we know that so many of the stars of the Real Housewives franchise are huge advocates for the LGBTQ community, hosting fundraisers, events, and raising awareness for issues that truly affect the the community at large. This year, many of the Real Housewives (and other Bravo-lebrities) are heading to New York City to join Andy Cohen and some other special guests for New York City Pride in the most visible way possible; on...

One of New York’s favorite gay bars has just closed it doors, and the reason is pretty infuriating. Therapy, located in the Hell’s Kitchen gayborhood of Manhattan, announced on Thursday that it was forced to close right before LGBT Pride Month because the building next to it is being condemned.  A statement from the bar reads: Out New York Council Speaker Corey Johnson addressed the matter on his Twitter, saying that it was...

On an occasion as monumental as World Pride and the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots colliding together in New York City this June, we definitely need some heavy hitters to help provide us with the perfect soundtrack to celebrate how far our community has come, and at the same time, remind us what battles lie ahead of us.   Heather Small’s “Proud” has always been one of the quintessential anthems of any pride season, but this year, every word means...