#lgbtq-pride

#lgbtq-pride

Duran Duran delivered a powerful performance of 'Free to Love,' featuring Simon Le Bon's booming voice and Nile Rodgers' joyful guitar playing, creating an anthemic rendition that resonates with themes of love and acceptance.

During questioning by Congress, Attorney General Pam Bondi used shouting as a technique to deflect difficult questions about President Donald Trump and the Epstein Files, citing the current strong stock market as an example of Trump's success. But Trump cannot be let off the hook for possible crimes just because he is perceived as doing some things right. Even a criminal as notorious as mob boss Al Capone appears to have been a family man who supported projects in his community. Such benevolence, though admirable, didn't erase the need for accountability when he committed tax evasion and murder.

"There is no place in civil society for this kind of violent degeneracy," he posted to social. "Leftists, and specifically the mentally deranged 'trans' community, have declared war on the right. It is time all of our leaders, from the Trump Administration down to the local level, put a stop to all of this immediately. We should not allow the continued incitement of violence by leftists towards the right."

Peter Gamez, the openly gay President & CEO of Visit Oakland, already has a full calendar of events in the works for 2026. He shared just a few: Super Bowl Watch Parties - Super Bowl LX (the 60th Super Bowl) is just a few months away and will be held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on February 8. Gamez says some of the region's best watch parties will be held in Oakland and have been in the works for months.

The celebration, arranged by local organisers in Seattle rather than FIFA itself, was decided on before the draw and scheduling was done. Egypt and Iran were the sides selected for the slot, two countries where homosexuality is illegal. Iran qualified for the tournament back in March, with a draw against Uzbekistan (Image credit: Getty Images)

the courage that not only creates incredible art, it gives everyone who experiences it the permission to be themselves. It opens their hearts, it changes their mind, and that is its power. Tonight, we honor a woman who redefined what a pop star could look like, sound like, sing like, and be.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. For days now, the Florida Highway Patrol has been stationed in the parking lot of an Orlando Dunkin' Donuts. Their mission: Stop chalk-wielding activists from restoring a rainbow crosswalk that, until it was erased overnight by the Florida Department of Transportation two weeks ago, commemorated the 2017 mass shooting at the adjacent Pulse nightclub.

Cracker Barrel has quietly removed its website page dedicated to LGBTQ+ Pride and diversity, equity, and inclusion after facing backlash from conservatives over its proposed logo change. Cracker Barrel's Pride page now redirects to its " Culture and Belonging" page, removing information about the restaurant chain's LGBTQ+ Alliance and DEIB Team. The page was taken down around the time the company announced it would stick with its original logo instead of a planned rebrand.

The Fern Alley Music Series, established in 2023, unites music, art, and community every Saturday from May to December 2025 in Lower Polk.

Every summer, the neighborhood throws its own smaller-scale LGBTQ+ Pride event separate from the city's main annual parade taking place this weekend. It's just one of more than 200 Pride events taking place in Germany this year.

This year's Pride celebrations are expected to take a more defiant stance than in recent years, reflecting back on recent political attacks against LGBTQ+ rights.

San Francisco is the only city in the world with a giant triangle over its Pride festivities. It's a huge reminder and warning of what can happen when hatred can become law.

Kenya announced the translocation of 21 critically endangered eastern black rhinos from congested conservation areas to the Segera sanctuary where black rhinos were once endemic but died out due to human encroachment and poaching.

Since January 2024, GoFundMe has seen over 1,000 fundraisers created to help the LGBTQ+ community, raising more than $1.2 million for Pride celebrations.