Guest post by Lawrence Pfeil Jr. The uprising for social justice and equality in America, which has been expanding exponentially over the past weeks, is not unique to this country. It has…
Podcast: NYC Pride’s Big 2020 Plans, Uganda, Albania, Daytime Emmys, PrEP
In this week’s podcast: • Prosecutors in Uganda have dropped charges against 19 LGBTQ people held in jail for 49 days • A ‘once every two months’ injectable version of PrEP has shown…
NYC Pride March Canceled For 1st Time In 50-Year History
For the first time in its half-century history, the NYC Pride March, has been along with all in-person events leading up to the annual June event, has been canceled. From NBC News:…
World Pride Closing: At The Crossroads Of The World
Melissa Etheridge kicked off the festivities (photos: Lawrence Pfeil Jr) By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. There could not have been a more ideal setting for World Pride Closing Ceremonies than Times Square at…
World Pride March: Creativity United Under The Rainbow
Heritage of Pride (all photos: Lawrence Pfeil Jr) By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. With 165 units from around the world, across the country, and from every borough of the city, New York City’s…
Madonna Closes Out World Pride 2019
Madonna (image via Instagram/Donatella_Versace) Madonna closed out the massive World Pride celebrations in New York City last night with a 4 song set during the festival’s ‘Pride Island’ on Manhattan’s Pier 57.…
Twitter Celebrates NYC Pride | World Pride 2019
(image via Twitter/NYCPride) Scrolling through my Twitter feed, I’m thrilled to see all the sharing of the excitement at this year’s NYC Pride experience. Just a few from the g-g-g-gay Twitterverse: The…
Video: Watch NYC Pride Parade Live
A month of festivities culminates Sunday with the New York City Pride March, the biggest Pride celebration in the world. The march begins at noon ET and is expected to draw millions…
Pride & Pageantry On Display At Stonewall 50 Commemoration
The crowd at the Stonewall 50 Commemoration Rally (image via Twitter/NYCPride) By Lawrence Pfeil, Jr. Steps away from “where pride began,” World Pride hosted the “Stonewall 50 Commemoration Rally” before an audience…
NYC: Lady Gaga Makes Surprise Appearance At Stonewall Day Concert
(Photo: Tim Soter for Pride Live) International pop star and LGBTQ ally Lady Gaga made a surprise appearance at Pride Live’s Stonewall Day Concert on Friday afternoon. Taking the stage in front…
News Round-Up: April 5, 2019
Some news items you might have missed: • InstaHunk Dan Tai (above) believes you should “go hard or go home.” #legs #thighs #calves #everything #woof • Colorado’s state Assembly has approved HB…
News Round-Up: February 27, 2018
Some news items you might have missed: • InstaHunk Bernardo Belmar (above) reminds us why winter living is luscious on the left coast. • Speaking of the left coast, California lawmakers have proposed…
Going Viral: NYC Police Officer’s LGBT Pride Facebook Post Inspires Thousands
I commented somewhere recently that while I do sometimes post stories of what seems like bad judgement by a handful of police officers, I don’t hate cops. One of my best friends…
The Pride Is High At NYC Pride
Just a few of the snaps on Instagram from NYC Pride March today. #nycpride2017 #DancingQueen 😝of course #ABBA ❤️🌈❤️ A post shared by Michael Halden (@mikehalden) on Jun 25, 2017 at 12:14pm…
New York: Gov. Cuomo Unveils LGBT Memorial Monument Design
As NYC Pride marches on today, Governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled the design chosen for New York’s official monument honoring the LGBT community and the victims of the Orlando shooting. The governor commissioned…
Hillary Clinton On LGBT Pride 2017
Just a friendly reminder that there are folks who maintain there’s “no difference” between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump when it comes to the LGBTQ community. Feel free to send me a…