Philadelphia just added two new colors to their Pride flag

• Released Date: 10-Jun-2017

The iconic rainbow flag was designed by the late Gilbert Baker in 1978. Originally having eight colors, hot pink and turquoise being removed due to the lack of availability of those dyes, the now-famous flag consists of six colors. Red to represent l

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Pride rallies planned nationwide & one’s not far from Trump’s Florida resort

• Released Date: 09-Jun-2017

Given everything that’s happened since last year — the massacre at Pulse, the election of Donald Trump, the non-repeal of HB2, the federal rollback of transgender rights — Pride celebrations are shaping up to be very different this year.From crowd si

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This is what a Conservative-DUP alliance could mean for the LGBT community

• Released Date: 09-Jun-2017

The Conservative Party will attempt to form a government with the help of the Democratic Unionist Party, which opposes a raft of LGBT rights. So what could this mean for the LGBT community? Arlene Foster’s ultra-conservative

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Southwest Airlines subtly pushes back against Texas politicians’ transphobia

• Released Date: 08-Jun-2017

Texas-based Southwest Airlines released a new video to show support for a trans employee during Pride, one day after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced a special legislative session to potentially discriminate against transgender students.Coincidence?

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Rising intolerance: There is no room for LGBT human rights in Indonesia

• Released Date: 08-Jun-2017

By Oliver Ward, edited by Francesca RossOver 1,000 people crammed into Syuhada Mosque Plaza in Banda Aceh on a warm May morning to watch two men receive 83 lashes each. The crowd held up camera phones and cheered in approval as the 20-year-old a

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Scottish Episcopal church votes to allow same-sex weddings

• Released Date: 08-Jun-2017

Scottish Anglicans have voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing same-sex couples to marry in church. The historic move sets the church on a potential collision course with the global Anglican communion and risks fracture within its own ranks.The v

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Gay dads ’make better parents than straight dads’, study finds

• Released Date: 07-Jun-2017

Gay dads are more likely to be actively involved in their children’s lives than their straight counterparts, according to a study.Rutgers University PhD student Andrew Leland has said more gay men are more likely to want to be involved in school-base

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This gay man is pregnant with his husband’s baby

• Released Date: 07-Jun-2017

A pregnant gay man has opened up about his rare pregnancy with his husband’s baby. Trystan Reese and Biff Chaplow, of Portland, Oregon, spoke about Trystan’s pregnancy with their first biological son. Speaking on This Mornin

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Malaysia held an anti-LGBTI video competition so this company did the opposite

• Released Date: 07-Jun-2017

A Malaysian film company has launched a pro-LGBTI film competition after the Malaysian government did the opposite.Earlier this week the Malaysian Health Ministry launched a gay ‘prevention’ video competition, offering up to US$1,000 for entries

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Are government agencies sidestepping Trump’s reluctance to recognize pride month?

• Released Date: 07-Jun-2017

While Donald Trump, who promised to be every gay’s best friend during the campaign, seems to have decided not to issue a proclamation celebrating LGBT pride month, several other sections of the government seem to have missed the memo.The Department o

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North Carolina’s first transgender candidate for Congress blazing a new trail

• Released Date: 06-Jun-2017

North Carolina has its first transgender candidate for Congress, and she hopes to make headlines that the LGBTQ community in the state can be proud of for a change.Wendy Ella May, a 55-year-old disabled military veteran, is running on a progressive p

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Dozens of gay men are catching the mumps in Los Angeles bars & clubs

• Released Date: 06-Jun-2017

At least forty people have caught the mumps in Los Angeles – mostly men who have sex with other men. The virus is extremely contagious and most people have been infected at large venues such as athletic clubs, bars, theaters and nightclubs according

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