Lauren Boebert tries to take the moral high ground. Fails miserably.

Pride flags are an excellent form of self-expression for people of all sexualities and gender identities, and each banner has its own unique history and meaning. The WLW or lesbian flag is one of the most recognizable icons currently in circulation with its orange, pink, and white stripes.

Malta, the top five is rounded out by Denmark, Belgium, Norway and Luxembourg.Denmark was the first nation in the world to provide legal recognition for same-sex partnerships in 1989, while Scandinavian neighbour Norway brought in some of the world’s earliest anti-discrimination laws in 1981. Both nations are known for their cosmopolitan city breaks and beautiful scenery which can be enjoyed in any season provided you pack the right garments.Meanwhile central European small nations Belgium and Luxembourg are known for their progressive policies and favourable public attitudes to equality.

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LGBTIQ+ Norwegians gathered for a “spontaneous” Oslo Pride march following Saturday’s deadly shooting (Photos: Anna Riksaasen)

Celine Dion has a legion of fans around the world and had a sweet surprise for them over the weekend.MORE: Céline Dion celebrates amazing milestone after new tour updateWith the end of Pride Month coming near and countless parades happening over the next few days, the award-winning star sent a rare personal message on social media, revealing her newly-updated Pride playlist.She wrote: "Dance the weekend away with Celine's newly updated Pride playlist! Be loud, be proud and don't forget that love is love..."VIDEO: Celine Dion's health battle explained Fans were quick to comment on the post, with one writing: "Thank you my queen," while another wrote: "This is super." A third added: "Love is love."MORE: Celine Dion looks so different in rare family photoMORE: Celine Dion shares heartbreaking message after sad deathThe singer has been keeping a relatively low profile of late as she concentrates on getting back to full health.Recently, she updated her fans on her recovery with a message from her home, revealing that she was being forced to postpone the dates of her Europe tour once again as a result of her health issues.A post shared by Céline Dion (@celinedion)Celine Dion shared a heartfelt message about Pride MonthShe said: "Hi everyone. Well, here we are again.

The New York Times. The cause was complications from a fall, his family told the paper.Escoffier, who grew up in New York City, first made his mark as an activist in Philadelphia, where he moved in 1970 to attend graduate school at the University of Pennsylvania. He became president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Gay Activists Alliance, and in 1972 he founded The Gay Alternative, published by the organization.

Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen slammed the US Supreme Court during their Glastonbury Festival performance.

Lil' Kim put on an extraordinarily busty display Saturday night during the first day of the Pride Island event, held on Governors Island in New York Harbor.The 47-year-old rap star hit the stage in a clinging tiger print bodysuit that was sheer enough to reveal that she was bra-less.In keeping with the Pride theme of the festivities, she rocked a long, flowing hairdo that featured rainbow highlights. Busty bombshell:Lil' Kim hit the stage Saturday night during the first day of the Pride Island event, held on Governors Island in New York HarborShe pulled a latticed black leather corset over the ensemble and added a belt, emphasizing the classic hourglass effect.

Emeli Sande shared that she had fallen in love with a woman, Rebel Wilson introduced her girlfriend. Then, just last week, Dame Kelly Holmes felt she could be open about her sexuality. I am over the moon to say that she will be making her first appearance at the British LGBT Awards, taking place tonight. We should celebrate these women coming out; not only because everyone should have the right to live their life openly with the people they love, but because of what it means to the rest of the community, too. Visibility and seeing people like us represented is directly linked to our experiences in every aspect of life, our recent LGBT+ under 25s survey suggests.Having positive female role models is a great step forward and can only improve that journey for others. But, at the same time, we have to ask, would they have come out sooner if there was better representation in the first place?Our recent nationwide study of LGBT+ youth found that a higher proportion of men stated that it was easy to come out at work (86%) compared to women (60%).

Metro.co.uk: ‘I’ve been working very closely with the LGBTQ+ community and our show at Proud Cabaret was very inclusive, and I made a lot of friends there. ‘We kept talking about how nice it would be to just do something to celebrate the fact that finally we can go out and party have a good time and, this year, for Pride especially, it means so much more to people because all the restrictions are gone.‘I’ve been very lucky since all my Big Breakfast days that I’ve had a very big LGBTQ following, and it’s been lovely and supportive. ‘Even through my recent breakup, I’ve had a lot of amazing people reach out to me, and I suppose it’s a sort of thank you for the love and support from my side as well.’She added; ‘It’s a really uplifting, fun song that will stand the test of time as well. I think it stuck in my head because I spent a lot of the 90s in most of the gay clubs.

Love Island star Megan Barton-Hanson has urged the show’s producers to create an all-queer season in a new interview.

Former Hollyoaks star Gerard McCarthy has come out as non-binary in a social media post.

Moviegoers have slammed a local movie theatre after it promised to “fast forward” Lightyear’s same-sex kiss. 

u/justinduderino"Somebody called me gay for doing that before too. I didn't realize as a hetero, I was supposed to die of skin cancer."—[u/deleted]"My boss refuses to wear sunscreen because it is for gays."—u/flithymick"I'm gay, and I wear sunscreen because skin cancer is for straight men."—u/kindredflame—u/FalseAlarmEveryone"Hell, if the theater isn’t crowded, you can bet I’m not gonna sit next to anyone because there’s no need to fight over an armrest."—u/gaddeh"That movie theater thing was still prevalent a few years ago when I worked at one.

Margaret Cho described feeling invisible as a bisexual woman because of the lack of representation and absence of leading figures in the media to whom she could relate as an Asian American and a  queer woman. Cho guest narrates the first episode of The Book of Queer, a five-part series that reflects on queer figures of the past, and their impact today and is a rousing celebration of queer joy. When asked what Pride Month meant to her, Cho asserted that it wasn’t about a singular parade or a short time taken out of the year to celebrate queerness. “I think that more than ever we have to celebrate ourselves and look to protecting our rights- whether that’s protecting trans kids, trans legislation or increasing our own visibility throughout the media,” she said. She declared it was vital for queer people to continue to be made visible and that through avenues like media and representation, LGBTQI -identifying individuals would be able to “maintain and advance our own rights and abilities to continue to exist and to thrive.” “My parents owned a gay bookstore in San Francisco, and I grew up in gay culture but the Korean society that we’re from doesn’t acknowledge queer culture. In fact, they still have gay pride parades in Korea but people are often not allowed to take photographs because they don’t want to have a witness to being there.

here.The holiday-centric movie stars Kristen Stewart as Abby Holland. Abby is dating Harper Caldwell and decides to go home with Harper for Christmas. Abby sees this as the perfect opportunity to introduce herself to Harper's parents and propose to her on Christmas morning.

Philadelphia arrested a man they say killed his gay lover and left the burning corpse in a local park in an effort to hide the pair’s sexual relationship.Kylen Pratt, 20, was taken into custody Wednesday, June 15, and charged with the murder of Naasir Johnson, 20, whose charred remains were discovered just after noon on February 20 on a cobblestone trail in Fairmount Park.Police believe the two men were romantically involved and Pratt, known locally as 29th Street Rich, killed the openly gay Naasir after the man threatened to go public with their relationship, according to Metro Weekly.Johnson’s grandmother, Cynthia Johnson, told the Philadelphia Inquirer she had raised Naasir since he was a year old and that the two still lived and shared their meals together ever since. Her grandson’s murder has left her devasted, she said.“I’m in the process of trying to move because it was just him and me here, together,” she told the Inquirer. “Every time I wake up and see his picture and I start crying.

Jeffrey Escoffier, whose remarkably varied career included helping to shape public health campaigns in New York City and writing extensively on gay identity and how it has been influenced by gay pornography and other factors, died on May 20 in Brooklyn. He was 79. His family said the cause was complications of a fall he took while on his way to teach a class at the Brooklyn Institute for Social Research.

here."Because we got to spend more time with Jules, we got a little bit more insight, as to how she feels about like her trans-ness and her gender, and just gender as a whole," she said in an interview with Collider. "I really like her approaching it from an emotional and philosophical standpoint, rather than something political or binary, like the gender binaries of political constructs.

—Anonymous—Anonymous"And, just her as a person in general made me feel more confident in myself. I was able to come out online and talk about being bi for the first time. I love her so much and will always be grateful for her."—kielilougheedj—Anonymous—hopesnider"My mother was confused about how anyone could be just queer.

Bij de GGD in Amsterdam zijn 141 besmettingen met apenpokken bekend. Dat blijkt uit een brief van wethouder Shula Rijxman (Publieke Gezondheid en Preventie).

Russia has been accused of acting as a foreign agent and could serve over three years in prison for violating the country’s strict anti-LGBTQ+ pornography laws.Yulia Tsvetkova, 27, from Komsomolsk-on-Amur on the far eastern edge of the country, is on trial in a closed courtroom for posting drawings of the human vagina to a page on the Russian social networking platform V Kontakte. Since then she has lost her job, was forced to close her MERAK youth theater studio because of threats to the children, and the entire process has left her life in tatters, she's said.“Speaking of facts, my life has been completely destroyed,” Tsvetkova told the BBC.

Ukrainians were among tens of thousands of LGBTQ activits who took part in the Polish capital's Pride parade Saturday, in a country hosting tens of thousands of Ukrainians who have fled the Russian invasion. 

Looking For Langston, gives voice to a silent generation of Black, gay men.In stark black and white, this impressionistic art film transports viewers back to the Harlem Renaissance and then moves through time and space with a transfixing lyricism.

Luke Baines has come out in an inspiring message during Pride Month.

Kesha is all smiles as she arrives for her headlining performance at Pride Live’s Stonewall Day 2022, which was held outside New York City’s Stonewall Inn on Friday (June 24).

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars. The occasional edible helps to nudge me out of my urban cocoon.A Target recently opened on my block. Though I initially scoured at the monstrosity that undermined the locally-owned bodegas, I quickly succumbed to mid-day Pringles runs, bulk packs of toilet paper, and the occasional random kitchen utensil.I should confess that I have a habit of shopping under the influence.

Views expressed in The Advocate’s opinion articles are those of the writers and do not necessarily represent the views of The Advocate or our parent company, Equal Pride.As a middle-aged white man, I am incensed about the overturning of Roe v. Wade.  The Supreme Court's rationale was full of crap — to be blunt and succinct.

World Cup winners, appearing in friendlies against Ireland and Sweden in 2008. The former defender is best known for his club career with Brazilian giants Sao Paulo, with whom he won the World Club Cup in 2005. As well as publicly revealing his sexuality, Richarlyson also slammed his nation's record for gay rights. READ NEXT: Blackpool star Jake Daniels comes out as only current openly gay male footballer in Britain "All my life I was asked whether I was gay or not,” Richarlyson said to the ‘Nos Armarios dos Vestiarios’ podcast.

Two people were killed and eight others hospitalized with injuries in a shooting near the London Pub in Oslo, Norway’s gay district early this morning (Saturday, June 25), prompting organizers to cancel the city’s annual Pride parade that had been scheduled for later today.

Happy Pride Month!!!!! from gay And Reddit users awarded full participation points to whoever was behind this creative repurposing.“He’s a little confused, but he’s got the spirit,” one commenter wrote.“There was an attempt,” said another.A third added, “They did their best, and I can appreciate that.”And another user made the valid point that “gays have to be flexible.”Related: A pride guide to lesser-known LGBTQ+ pride flagsThe same photo was posted in the r/CasualUK subreddit three years ago, and commenters showed their appreciation then, too, giving the pic more than 72,000 upvotes.“Honestly, I think this is quite clever,” one person said.“The T in LGBT stands for Twister,” a second person joked.“I wonder how many people discovered they were gay through Twister?” a third pondered.

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Michael Henry has made it the subject of his latest video, simply entitled ‘No Kink at Pride.’In it, Henry and a friend try to persuade a younger pal why kink has a place at Pride.Henry mentions having his leather harness oiled in preparation for the festivities, prompting a disapproving “eww” from Gen Z chum, Julian.Julian says he doesn’t think kink should be allowed at Pride: “Just because I’m at a Pride event doesn’t mean I’m consenting to see your naked, hairy ass flapping out of your leather pup costume.”He goes on to state, “Pride should be for everyone: kids, teens, allies, my nana. Live out your horny fetish fantasies in private.”“Kink was at Pride since the start,” counters another friend, Cal.

Madonna performed at her own star-studded album release party, Shawn Mendes became a reptile, and Elvis Presley’s used jockstrap hit the antiques market.

@spaceprincejulio, the actor-writer-director brings an otherworldly yet stately perspective to all of his work—and we just feel lucky he decided to grace Earth with his presence.Born in El Salvador, Torres moved to New York City to attend The New School and quickly became a staple of the Brooklyn alt-comedy scene. After working on The Chris Gethard Show, he joined the writer’s room at Saturday Night Live where he leant his distinctive voice to some of the most beloved, queer-themed sketches in recent memory, like the unforgettable “Wells For Boys” and “The Actress,” in which Emma Stone stars as Deirde, who brings real commitment and gravitas to her role as “the woman who gets cheated on in a gay porn.”Since garnering attention for his unique SNL sketches, Torres has gone on to create a visually arresting hourlong comedy special, My Favorite Shapes, HBO’s instant-cult-comedy series, Los Espookys (which finally has a second season on the way), and now a wildly original children’s book, I Want To Be A Vase.  A post shared by Julio Torres~* (@spaceprincejulio)One gets the sense that these diverse yet distinctly “Julio Torres” projects are just the beginning of the artist’s long career, and one can only imagine what he might create at the height of his fantastical powers.

Broadway Bares. Cast members from The Will Rogers Follies strutted their stuff at New York City’s Splash bar, stripping down to raise funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.

De Noorse binnenlandse veiligheidsdienst PST beschouwt de aanslag van vannacht in Oslo waarbij twee doden vielen als een terreurdaad van een geradicaliseerde moslim. De vermoedelijke terrorist, een Iraans-Noorse man van 42, was sinds 2015 een bekende van de veiligheidsdiensten.

Glasgow and Edinburgh are decked in colour today for the Pride marches that are taking place today in each city.

Richard Gere caused a sexual awakening in Anderson Cooper.

London, that figure was 2.7%, while in parts of the country, such as the east of England, this dipped as low as 1.2%.More often than not, rural-born members of the LGBTQ+ community ‘escape’ to the bright lights of their nearest city.Drag Queen Scaredy Kat, who appeared on the first UK series of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, previously described the drag scene in her home county of Wiltshire as ‘a joke in itself’.The county is historically associated with the military on the vast Salisbury Plain, and its bountiful agricultural industry.But Oberon Christmas, who lives in the market town of Devizes, has swapped wellies for high heels.The rural drag queen is determined to make a name for himself in the countryside town he loves.He performs locally under the drag personal Gabriella Christmas.‘There’s always been some sort of backlash to the way I dress or act’, he told Metro.co.uk.He routinely faced abuse in school but learned to shrug off and ignore hateful comments.Oberon could have moved to the likes of London or Bristol after finishing his education, and become part of the wider drag community there.But he chose to stay in Devizes.He often goes on nights out in drag, and says attitudes have been getting far more accepting the more he does so.During the pandemic, Oberon started a small LGBTQ+ support group in a bid to reach out to anyone scared of coming out.‘We started in the park, it was just me in a dress in a field,’ he said.‘Now we have a dedicated group with thousands supporting us online.’The group have had to make do with smaller venues than most, meeting in a pub in the town initially.Now, there’s plans for drag race bingo in the town hall and hopes that Devizes could even host its first ever Pride march.Oberon said:

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There’s a common misconception that pride flags only represent an individual’s sexual preferences. However, anyone who doesn’t fall into the “traditional” definitions of femininity or masculinity can find a pride flag that represents them perfectly.

June 6, 2022Her comments come after a Dallas gay bar, Mr. Misster, hosted a Pride Month, family-friendly drag brunch on Saturday.

QAnon congresswoman Lauren Boebert kicked off Pride season this year by blasting LGBTQ equality, accusing Democrats of being “groomers”, and getting into a fight with Randy Rainbow on Twitter. Now, on day three of Pride month 2022, she’s continuing her campaign of hate by rage-tweeting about queer kids.Related: Lauren Boebert kicks off Pride month by picking a fight with Randy Rainbow, fails spectacularly“The same Democrats who think 18-year-olds can serve in the military but are too immature to buy guns also want 16-year-olds to vote and 6-years-old to be able to identify as the opposite gender.

https://t.co/uOJWDARiPuRainbow is of course known for his parody songs, often inspired by conservative political figures, in which he mocks them for their terrible words and actions. Back in March, Boebert was actually a target of one of Rainbow’s videos, along with Marjorie Taylor Greene.In it, he mocked the women for being “Karens,” set to the tune of “Dentist!” — ironically a song all about a man who enjoys causing people pain — from the musical “Little Shop of Horrors.”But for one fan, Tuesday’s Twitter exchange between Rainbow and Boebert inspired an idea.

It’s officially Pride month! And Lauren Boebert is obviously very triggered by this.Last night, the QAnon congresswoman fired off an angry tweet blasting LGBTQ equality and accusing the left of being “groomers.” Then she turned her sights on… Randy Rainbow?“A North Carolina preschool is using LGBT flag flashcards with a pregnant man to teach kids colors,” Qbert tweeted last night. “We went from Reading Rainbow to Randy Rainbow in a few decades, but don’t dare say the Left is grooming our kids!”A North Carolina preschool is using LGBT flag flashcards with a pregnant man to teach kids colors.We went from Reading Rainbow to Randy Rainbow in a few decades, but don’t dare say the Left is grooming our kids!— Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) May 31, 2022Of course, Bobert, a high school dropout who didn’t complete her GED until 2020, didn’t offer any evidence to support her outrageous claims.

As the nation reels from another unbelievably tragic mass shooting, leave it to Rep. Lauren Boebert to pop into the public discourse to say the worst possible thing. She does seem to have a gift for it.Appearing on Sean Hannity’s Fox News program, Boebert called former Rep.