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< 1 min read German airline Lufthansa has taken Pride month to the next level decking out one of their Airbus A320neo aircraft with a rainbow seating display and renaming the ship “Lovehansa”. The plane from Europe’s second-largest airline will be used on special destinations throughout Europe during the northern hemisphere summer.

My Fake Boyfriendis coming to Prime Video in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, LatAm, and Brazil on June 10, and all other territories on June 24.

Buenos Aires Times reports.The move drew immediate backlash from proponents of inclusive language, which is currently in wide use by the city’s schools and young people. Among the critics of Larreta’s decision is the nonbinary actor and star of the HBO series Our Flag Means Death, Vico Ortiz.Taking to Twitter, Ortiz wrote an impassioned message directed to the Argentinean government.“Argentina’s government has made it [illegal] to use or educate about inclusive language in schools. I feel disappointed.

WPVI reports. The trans woman’s companions were both shot, one in the arm and the other grazed in the head.

CNN. Ten minutes later, police pulled over the truck and searched it, seizing a smoke grenade and riot gear from the truck.“I don’t think this would have been as successful had we not had one extremely astute citizen who saw something that looked very concerning to them and reported it to us,” Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said during a news conference.White also said it was “clear,” based on the gear in the truck, as well as paperwork seized from the group that was “similar to an operations plan that a police or military group would put together for an event.” He said the group planned to riot in downtown Coeur d’Alene, where a six-hour-long “Pride in the Park” event, featuring booths, food, live music, a drag show, and a small march of about 50 participants, was being held at City Park.The 31 individuals — who hailed from 11 different states, and only one of whom was from Idaho — were arrested for conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor.

A small group of LGBTQ protesters greeted visitors to the Dallas Arboretum on Saturday, June 11. Some of those driving through the gate were there to celebrate the garden’s Pride in Bloom celebration.

Related: DeSantis Press Sec defends calling “Don’t Say Gay” bill opponents pedophiles: “A hit dog hollers”“The state of Florida will not tolerate hatred towards the LGBTQ and Hispanic community of any kind, and together we stand united against terrorism and hate of any kind,” DeSantis’s proclamation for the day reads, calling the shooting “one of the darkest moments in our state’s history.”DeSantis’s record, though, shows that he doesn’t just tolerate hatred of LGBTQ people but that he is willing to parrot made-up stories designed to make LGBTQ people look like they’re a threat to children and then legislate based on his antipathy towards LGBTQ people.Earlier this year, DeSantis signed the state’s Don’t Say Gay bill, which bans discussions of sexual orientation and gender identity in younger grades and requires them to be “developmentally appropriate” in older grades. Instead of defining those terms, the bill allows parents to sue schools if they believe the law was violated.

While death threats aren't anything new to gay state Senator Scott Wiener, they took a decidedly chilling turn June 12 when he received an email telling him bombs had been placed in his home and office. "We placed bombs in his office and his house," the email read.

HIV medication and lifted out a pot of generic Truvada.  I take this drug as part of my HIV treatment. It keeps me healthy and because I am ‘undetectable’, I cannot pass HIV to my sexual partners.  But this pot was not for me. I was about to post it to a young gay man in Manchester.

Father-daughter connection! Dwyane Wade has been outspoken about how proud he is of his daughter Zaya’s growth through the years.

Fire Island star James Scully reminded us how earth-shatteringly beautiful Brad Pitt was in the 2004 historical epic, Troy. With the body of a Greek god—or, a Greek folk hero, rather—Pitt’s Achilles was pure “sexual awakening” material.For Scully, like many baby gays of a certain age, Troy was one of those no-turning-back moments: “That was definitely a moment where I was like, ‘Yep.

This story is part of INTO’s seven-part series, in which we’ve asked queer voices to respond to the surge in gun crime and the sixth anniversary of the Pulse shooting. We hope these varied perspectives encourage dialogue and change to end the needless violence plaguing our country.There are between ten and fourteen blunt objects in my classroom I would be comfortable using with deadly force, my first choice being the fire extinguisher sitting behind my front door.On that same door is a bolted-on device that keeps it propped open during the school day, but has a quick-release latch that allows me to pull and lock it in less than a second.For the narrow window that looks out into the hallway, I bought peel-and-stick black paper accordion curtains.

Christina Aguilera is heating up the summer! The pop star hit the stage for L.A. Pride‘s music festival at Los Angeles State Historic Park, wearing an array of racy outfits.

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Correction: an earlier version of this quiz included the straight pride flag and the straight ally flag, which our readers rightfully pointed out do not represent the LGBTQ+ community. These have now been replaced!

Note: these streaming options are for UK residents. You may have to dig around to find these movies in your own locations!What it's about: A young gay guy goes on a road trip with his ex-classmate who turns out to be pansexual.

How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris has joined the upcoming season of Doctor Who. 

Azealia Banks has regularly found herself in hot water for attacking the queer and trans communities, but she still maintains a large base of LGBTQ fans. However, she might have lost a few after a disastrous appearance at Miami’s Wynwood Pride over the weekend.Banks cut her performance short early Saturday morning after a turbulent set, storming off the stage after only four songs to the sound of a booing audience.The rapper was billed as the headliner on night one of the two-night festival, and was scheduled to perform at 1 a.m.According to several audience members, Banks finally arrived two hours late.

Northaven Church held its third annual Pride Parade and added a cook out after the event on Saturday, June 11.

This story is part of INTO’s seven-part series, in which we’ve asked queer voices to respond to the surge in gun crime and the sixth anniversary of the Pulse shooting. We hope these varied perspectives encourage dialogue and change to end the needless violence plaguing our country.“Art is a place where tragedy meets beauty.” – Akshay VasuThe days after June 12th, 2016 saw the queer community and those aligned with us attempting to pick up the pieces after the unthinkable tragedy.

Reddit post, titled, "My wife came out this month, and I feel like I'm not allowed to be mad," has garnered over 19,100 upvotes and 1,800 comments since it was posted in "True Off My Chest."Redditor @dolcheetgabana shared the post on June 12, and he revealed his wife came out as a lesbian, adding that she "saw it fitting with it being June." The original poster's (OP) wife's father recently died, and he was "infamously homophobic" and had even disowned his son for being gay.According to a 2021 Gallup poll, 5.6 percent of adults in the United States identify as LGBT. In addition, 54.6 percent of those individuals identify as bisexual, 24.5 percent identify as gay, 11.7 percent identify as lesbian, and 11.3 percent identify as transgender.

Bestselling author Mary Trump has weighed in on the family drama that unfolded between her uncle, Donald Trump, and her cousin, Ivanka, last week.Speaking to MSNBC over the weekend, Mary said the ex-president essentially “accused” his daughter of “perjury” when he attacked her for her testimony in the January 6 hearing that aired last Thursday evening.In case you need a recap: The House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol played a snippet of Ivanka’s testimony in which she said under oath that she “accepted” former Attorney General Bill Barr’s determination that the 2020 presidential election wasn’t rigged, despite her dad’s claims to the contrary.Related: Turns out Jared and Ivanka are even worse than we thought, if that’s even possible“I respect Attorney General Barr so I accepted what he was saying,” Ivanka said when she spoke virtually to the committee for nearly eight hours back in April.The ex-president responded to the clip by going on Truth Social and scolding his daughter for being a very bad girl.“Ivanka Trump was not involved in looking at, or studying, Election results,” he wrote.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 7, but it was becoming increasingly hard to ignore the fact that the show had, somehow, neglected to reward Raja with a single Legendary Legend star. It just felt wrong! We noticed it, the fans have noticed it, and Raja certainly noticed it, too—just look at that (gorgeous) wronged face:raja is MAD they better give her a challenge win soon or she'll snap at this point ?? #AllStars7 #DragRace pic.twitter.com/JVfieOC0Hw— icesis h&m (@srodulvss) June 3, 2022Well, we could all breathe a sigh of relief after this week’s episode, “Draguation Speeches,” which felt like a long overdue coronation for the eye-conic queen this season.

Princess Anne reportedly saw "straight-through" Meghan Markle just like the late Prince Philip did, according to Real Housewives of Cheshire's Deborah Davies. Meghan reportedly left the late Prince Philip enraged after she and Prince Harry announced on Instagram that they were stepping down as senior working royals.

For Pride 2022, Equality for Children, a volunteer-led Irish not-for-profit, is launching a podcast series about raising children as LGBTQ+ parents and families in Ireland.  Despite the legalisation of same-sex marriage in 2015, LGBTQ+ families in Ireland still face a variety of struggles, especially concerning the legal parenthood of children. This is where Equality for […]

LGBTQ Nation.This year, the town created one in the likeness of a trans woman, which it called the “Diversity Böögg”.The Böögg was dressed in a rainbow skirt and red tie. It had long blond hair and makeup on one side of its face, while the other had short, curly dark hair.

On Monday, June 13, a new coalition, Trans Equality Together, was launched with the aim of “creating an Ireland where Trans people are equal, safe and valued”. The official launch took place in the Mansion House, Dublin, and was hosted by Lord Mayor Alison Gilliland. The main objectives of Trans Equality Together are to promote […]

Charles aka Chuck with classic model Manny, who's holding up well! (Image by Matthew Rettenmund)

We didn’t think it was possible for Rudy Giuliani to seem like any more of a disgrace, but here we are.With the second round of public hearings investigating the January 6 riot at the US Capitol underway, the committee is presenting evidence that former president Donald Trump knew he’d lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, and was at the center of a conspiracy to overturn the results.Cheney painted an upsetting picture of Trump’s decision making process, explaining how an “apparently inebriated” Giuliani enabled the big lie:“You will hear firsthand testimony that the president’s campaign advisers urged him to await the counting of votes and not to declare victory on election night.“The president understood, even before the election, that many more Biden voters had voted by mail, because President Trump ignored the advice of his campaign experts and told his supporters only to vote in person.Rep. Liz Cheney says former President Trump followed advice from "an apparently inebriated Rudy Giuliani" to claim victory in 2020 presidential election.

Christina Aguilera brought the house down during Saturday night’s LA Pride music fest at Los Angeles State Historic Park — and she didn’t do it alone!

Justine Lindsay is making history! Ahead of the 2022 football season, the 29-year-old cheerleader is officially the new member of the Carolina Panthers’ TopCats, becoming the first openly trans NFL cheerleader.Lindsay shared her excitement on social media, making the announcement and sharing her appreciation for her friends and the alumni TopCats family.“Cats Out the Bag you are looking at the newest member of the Carolina Panthers TopCats Cheerleader’s @topcats as the first Transgender female,” she stated.“I would like to thank the beautiful and talented dancers who supported me along the way alumni TopCats family and friends for your love and support,” Lindsay continued, “I would not have gotten to this moment in my life if it wasn’t for the support.”The cheerleader revealed to BuzzFeed that she was “so scared” to make the announcement, as “there’s just some things you can’t post,” declaring that she’s happy to “break down that door” for future trans athletes.The director of the TopCats Chandalae Lanouette, explained that Lindsay had shared that she is trans on her application, highlighting her talent. “My goal is to create a team of individuals that are absolute fire on the field but are incredible human beings in the locker room, good friends, good people, and at the end of the day, you have to walk through the door first to get to that spot,” Lanouette shared.Lindsay confessed that she was afraid she would have to change her look, revealing that her coach encouraged her to keep it and “inspire other young girls who may be insecure rocking their bald look.”“I think more people need to see this.

Judy Garland was born!)—the cast of Fire Island has a vacation packing list ready for you, and you better be checking it twice!The charming queer rom-com already feels like the movie event of the season, so Queerty is thrilled to offer this exclusive look at a new Fire Island featurette with Joel Kim Booster, Bowen Yang, and the rest of the film’s stars.Related: A queer Asian revolution is happening in Hollywood and, honestly, it’s about damn timeWhether you’ve already got your trip booked, or seeing the movie has made you curious about visiting the gay hot spot for the first time, the gang’s all here to run you through the “Fire Island essentials.” From the jump, Matt Rogers quips he’s “always surprised how little you need to bring,” which is immediately undercut by the long laundry list of items offered up by Tomás Matos, Torian Miller, and James Scully.Crop tops, poppers, fanny packs, condoms… what else are we forgetting?True to her role as the Fire Island family’s mother hen, Margaret Cho offers up the most essential summer item of all: Sunblock! “SPF 30 at least,” adds Yang.For the rest of their list, check out the full featurette below, and don’t miss Fire Island, streaming exclusively on Hulu.

A post shared by Jake Paul (@jakepaul)Jake Paul has been trending all morning after completely embarrassing himself on Twitter again.The homophobic-YouTuber-turned-professional-boxer took to social media over the weekend to blast President Biden for a slew of things POTUS has absolutely nothing to do with, including the price of crypto. Oh, and then he mocked Biden’s stutter.“Biden accomplishments 1. Highest gas prices 2.

ABOVE: Vice President Very-Not-Pence.

Skibbereen Community and Family Resource Centre (CFRC) is hosting a month-long series of events to celebrate Pride titled ‘Skibbereen LGBTI+ Project’. The programme aims to develop support and activities for the LGBTQ+ community and allies and to promote visibility and inclusivity. There are a huge variety of events and activities happening throughout the month of […]

Taliban men carry a man in the air between them, with one carrying each leg and others his arms. As a crowd stands around, figures dressed in black hit him on his back and legs with a stick.

A Strange Loop, is having a moment nearly two decades in the making.Recent accolades, including a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, two Tony Awards including Best Musical, and a portrait on the wall at Sardi’s (a milestone for every theater professional who hopes to achieve Broadway success), only scratch the surface of Jackson’s relentless pursuit of truthful storytelling.Jackson’s unapologetically big, Black and beautiful musical tells the story of Usher, who works as an usher at The Lion King and yearns to write his own musical. Framed by a cast of six Thoughts, its central character — in many ways inspired by Jackson’s life — has changed the face of Broadway.Related: Unapologetically big, Black and beautiful, ‘A Strange Loop’ has changed the face of BroadwayIterations of A Strange Loop took form during Jackson’s time at New York University and years of workshops at rehearsal studios and small theaters, with many of the show’s cast and creative team sticking with it.“Everybody was willing, time and time again, to come back, work on it for free, maybe get some Popeyes chicken and then do a reading in a porn factory,” director Stephen Brackett told Variety.

To mark Pride 2022, a special religious service was broadcast on RTÉ on Sunday, June 12. Members of the Christian group Amach le Dia were invited to lead worship and they spoke about how churches have been a source of pain and suffering for the LGBTQ+ community. Amach le Dia is a group for LGBTQ+ […]

charged with conspiring to riot in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho as the city's Pride in the Park was taking place.But it has now emerged that details of a planned demonstration were reportedly revealed by another group, the Panhandle Patriots Riding Club, more than a month earlier, during a meeting in a church hall on April 28 hosted by Scott, the representative for Idaho's 1st district. There is no suggestion that the Panhandle Patriots are linked to the Patriot Front, or that Scott was aware of the group's plans beforehand.During the event, which mostly focused on the speakers' opposition to children's books featuring stories with gay or transgender characters, Scott handed the floor over to two members of the Panhandle Patriots bikers who then discussed the organization's plans to target the upcoming Pride event.Footage circulated online showed one of the men, who was not identified during the clip, telling the crowd: "That very same day [as Pride], we intend to go head-to-head with these people. A line must be drawn in the sand.

LA Times they are unable to locate Ezra Miller to serve a court order of protection against him, while their 18-year-old activist daughter released a video refuting their claims of cult-like grooming and manipulation by the actor.Chase Iron Eyes and his wife, Sara Jumping Eagle, said they have an interim protection order from a Standing Rock Sioux tribal court, but the court has been unable to locate Miller to serve it. While Tokata Iron Eyes is 18 years old, tribal courts still have jurisdiction in the matter.“They move around so much [that] we’re stuck in this legal limbo situation, and we can’t serve them in any place they’re in long enough,” Chase Iron Eyes told the Times in a joint interview with Jumping Eagle.

Pride performance.The Dirty songstress, 41, set hearts racing when she stepped on stage wearing the phallic accessory at LA Pride on Saturday.One of the headliners of the event, Christina joined Kem Petras on stage to duet on her song XXX when she emerged with the dildo strapped to her thighs.With her signature blonde hair worn in a long crimped style, Christina sizzled in a long-sleeved green bodysuit which also featured a chest plate.She paired the bold look with knee-high boots and shocked stunned onlookers at the event.During the steamy performance, Kim Petras could reportedly be seen playing with the dildo which Christina was wearing.Posting to Twitter, fans at the LA Pride show swiftly shared their amazement.One stunned onlooker wrote: "I just witnessed Christina Aguilera whip out a dildo and Kim Petras playing with it."Another joked: "It's wild see @Xtina dress as the Hulk with a strap on dildo that has been blinged out for Pride."Meanwhile, a third exclaimed: "Omg a f***ing dildo ????@xtina.

Paula Abdul is celebrating Pride in style.

Eventbrite.The musical selection will include pieces from shows, movies and modern music. It will also highlight previous performances by the chorus to commemorate their 10th anniversary.The chorus will also be joined by some incredible hosts from the RTÉ One soap opera, Fair City, to help celebrate the evening.

Rebel Wilson came out via Instagram last week, sharing a beautiful couple photo and referring to her girlfriend as a ‘Disney Princess.’ Unfortunately, a celebration for the couple and the LGBTQ+ community quickly turned into controversy after an Australian newspaper released an article complaining that the actress decided to come out herself instead of through […]

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Thirty-one members of the racist, neo-Nazi Patriot Front, including the group's founder, were arrested in the city after police stopped a U-Haul truck filled with the suspected would-be rioters. The members are being charged with conspiracy to riot — a misdemeanor offense.According to White, a tipster called authorities around 1:38 p.m.

Guardians of the Galaxy, Army of the Dead, and Dune, among many others, posted a photo of himself wearing a T-shirt. It featured a rainbow and the words ‘Be You.’Bautista is straight but his mom is a lesbian.

Patriot Front. The concerned citizen that tipped off law enforcement said they "looked like a little army".The group is suspected of planning to riot at an Idaho Pride event being held in the city on Saturday.