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The capital of Poland has celebrated Pride with an “unbreakable” monument after the previous one was destroyed. Before the Warsaw Equality Parade on Saturday, a new rainbow monument was unveiled at a busy intersection in the country’s capital, where a rainbow is formed by light bouncing off of water vapour, producing a holographic rainbow. The monument is stationed at a busy intersection in the city on the site of a previous rainbow monument before it was repeatedly vandalised. Organisers hope the rainbow...

The internet titan has partnered with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center to chronicle the landmark's history. Last year President Barack Obama named Manhattan's Stonewall Inn — the site of an early clash in the fight for LGBT rights in America — a national monument with the goal of preserving it as a historic site. Now internet giant Google is assisting with a $1 million grant to New York City's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center...

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Donald Trump will sign an executive order this week that will see the Interior Department reviewing all national monument designations of the past 21 years, including last year’s designation of the Stonewall Inn. Barack Obama designated the site a national monument last year, saying at the time: “Stonewall will be our first national monument to tell the story of the struggle for LGBT rights.” Now the Stonewall Inn’s special status is threatened. According to the Tribune,...