Category: LGBTQ Pride

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Taylor Swift’s Pride Month Message: ‘This Is A Safe Space’

Taylor Swift gave an emotional speech during the Chicago stop of her sold-out Eras Tour last night sending love and support to the LGBTQ+ community at the start of Pride Month.
Taylor Swift – Eras Tour, Arlington, TX (photo: Ronald Woan/Flickr – CC license– cropped)
Taylor Swift delivered an emotional message of support to the LGBTQ+ community last night during the Chicago stop of her sold-out Eras Tour as we head into Pride Month. Continue reading “Taylor Swift’s Pride Month Message: ‘This Is A Safe Space’”

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White Supremacists Protest/Assault Pride Attendees In Montana

The LGBTQ community in Bozeman, Montana, held its first formal Pride event in over a decade on Saturday, May 20. But masked white supremacists showed up to protest.
Anti-LGBTQ white supremacists covered their faces as they protested Pride in Bozeman, Montana
The LGBTQ community in Bozeman, Montana, held its first formal Pride event in over a decade on Saturday, May 20. But a group of white supremacists – bravely wearing white masks and sunglasses to hide their identity – showed up to harass and taunt the LGBTQ attendees with signs that read “Pedophiles not welcome,” “Tra***es kill kids,” and “White lives matter.” Continue reading “White Supremacists Protest/Assault Pride Attendees In Montana”

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Washington DC Chosen To Host WorldPride 2025

InterPride, an international association of over 400 Pride organizations from over 70 countries, announced that the Capital Pride Alliance (CPA) in Washington, D.C., has been selected to host WorldPride 2025.
Members of the Cuban delegation WorldPride 2017 parade in Madrid (photo: Malopez 21, via Wikimedia)
InterPride, an international association of over 400 Pride organizations from over 70 countries, announced that the Capital Pride Alliance (CPA) in Washington, D.C., has been selected to host WorldPride 2025. Continue reading “Washington DC Chosen To Host WorldPride 2025”

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Michael Henry: Kink At Pride? Or Should We Sanitize?

Does kink belong at Pride?
(image via Depositphotos)

Funny/smart guy Michael Henry takes a look at a longstanding conflict in the LGBTQ community: Does kink belong at Pride? Should Pride attendees reflect sexual expression? Or should it be a sanitized version for suburban sensibilities? Continue reading “Michael Henry: Kink At Pride? Or Should We Sanitize?”

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Pride: ABC News Gio Benitez To His Younger Self ‘It Will All Be OK’

Gio Benitez wrote an encouraging letter to his 12-year-old younger self "It will all be ok."
Gio Benitez (image via Instagram)
I was reminded of this letter ABC News correspondent Gio Benitez wrote to his younger self and then shared with the world for National Coming Out Day 2020. I feel like Gio’s words are a perfect fit for Pride Month as well. Continue reading “Pride: ABC News Gio Benitez To His Younger Self ‘It Will All Be OK’”