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Pride flags torn down, broken at Manhattan's Stonewall Monument for 3rd time in week
For the third time in just over a week, Pride flags were vandalized outside the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan’s West Village, police said.
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NYC is the most LGBTQ-friendly city in the world, according to LGBTQ travelers
This pride month, Time Out’s LGBTQ+-identifying editors have crowned New York City the most friendly city for LGBTQ+ individuals in their new rankings. Special mention was given to the piano bar circuit of Duplex, Marie’s Crisis and the Monster in the West Village, as well as Hell’s Kitchen bars like Rise and Industry, and Brooklyn hot spots Good Room,...
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More Pride flags vandalized in Queens and Manhattan in acts caught on camera
Hate crime investigators are looking for suspects in two separate incidents in Queens and Manhattan involving stolen or torn down Pride flags — more troubling acts of vandalism during Pride Month.
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Dozens of Pride flags snapped by vandals at Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan
Dozens of Pride flags were snapped into pieces and thrown on the ground in a troubling act of vandalism during Pride Month at the Stonewall National Monument — a memorial that celebrates a key moment in the gay rights movement.
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Meet the LGBTQ activist who challenged his Caribbean country's anti-sodomy law and won
Orden David took the government of his island nation of Antigua and Barbuda to court to end his country’s anti-sodomy law.
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NYC launches program to re-examine gay bar drugging and homicide cases
New York City officials announced Thursday a new program to re-examine unsolved drugging, robbery and homicide cases involving LGBTQ victims, including some decades-old cases. The announcement, made by the New York City Police Department and the mayor’s office, comes more than a year after the deaths of Julio Ramirez and John Umberger, who were killed in April and May of last year....
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LGBTQ+ Pride Month Kicks Off With Protests, Parades, Parties
This year’s Pride takes place in a contentious political climate where legislative action coming out of many statehouses has banned drag shows and access to gender-affirming care.
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Pentagon Leaders Cancel Drag Show at a Nevada Air Force Base
The show at Nellis AFB in celebration of Pride Month was approved by Air Force leaders, but Defense Secretary Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Milley said no.
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Why Is Target Pulling Some of Its Pride Merch? The Retailer's Response to Backlash, Explained
After intense backlash from some shoppers, Target is removing certain items and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide ahead of Pride month.