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Stores are more subdued in observing Pride Month. Some LGBTQ+ people see a silver lining in that
Read full article: Stores are more subdued in observing Pride Month. Some LGBTQ+ people see a silver lining in thatWith Pride Month in full gear, U.S. shoppers can find the usual merchandise many stores stock for the June celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights.
Why are the Texas Rangers the only MLB team without a Pride Night?
Read full article: Why are the Texas Rangers the only MLB team without a Pride Night?The Texas Rangers are the only one of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball that aren't hosting Pride Night during a game in June as part of Pride Month.
Transgender activist no longer welcome at White House after going topless at Biden event
Read full article: Transgender activist no longer welcome at White House after going topless at Biden eventTransgender advocate Rose Montoya is no longer welcome at White House events after posting on social media a video of herself and two others going topless for a time at Saturday’s Pride Month event on the South Lawn.
Surfside hosts flag-raising ceremony in honor of Pride Month despite mayor’s objection
Read full article: Surfside hosts flag-raising ceremony in honor of Pride Month despite mayor’s objectionThe Town of Surfside held a flag-raising ceremony on Friday in honor of Pride Month and its LGBTQ+ community despite opposition from Surfside Mayor Shlomo Danzinger.
Pride Month: Anti-LGBTQ+ group protests outside Target in Miami’s Midtown
Read full article: Pride Month: Anti-LGBTQ+ group protests outside Target in Miami’s Midtown“Boycott Target,” a two-minute track by Kurt Jantz, better known as rapper Forgiato Blow, shot to number one on iTunes’ Top Ten Chart this week.
Drag shows on US military bases canceled by Pentagon after Republican criticism
Read full article: Drag shows on US military bases canceled by Pentagon after Republican criticismPresident Joe Biden’s administration has stopped U.S. military bases from hosting drag shows after criticism from some Republicans.
Miami’s Wynwood Pride returns for 5th year with commissioner’s call ‘to show support’
Read full article: Miami’s Wynwood Pride returns for 5th year with commissioner’s call ‘to show support’Miami’s Wynwood Pride kicked off on Thursday as it has now been going strong for five years in support of the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities.
Wilton Manors Pride festival to return following tragic accident last year, but security will be more costly
Read full article: Wilton Manors Pride festival to return following tragic accident last year, but security will be more costlyWilton Manors will mark Pride Month this weekend with their annual Stonewall Pride Festival, one year after a deadly crash marred the occasion in 2021.
Biden seeks to counter 'legislative attacks' on LGBTQ rights
Read full article: Biden seeks to counter 'legislative attacks' on LGBTQ rightsPresident Joe Biden signed an executive order to stymie what the White House says are discriminatory legislative attacks on the LGBTQ community by Republican-controlled states.
Florida man pleads guilty to burning tire marks on LGBTQ streetscape
Read full article: Florida man pleads guilty to burning tire marks on LGBTQ streetscapeA Palm Beach County man participating in a rally for former President Donald Trump pleaded guilty Tuesday to burning tire marks across a gay-pride streetscape in South Florida last summer.
Business groups, unions join together on infrastructure plan
Read full article: Business groups, unions join together on infrastructure planMajor business and union groups have formed a new coalition designed to add momentum for a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that the Senate is expected to take up this month.
Celebrating Pride: Key West couple fought for the right to marry
Read full article: Celebrating Pride: Key West couple fought for the right to marryIn the latest installment of Local 10 News’ Pride Month series, we look back at a Key West couple that met and fell in love back when getting married was illegal for them. But it was their fight that helped them and so many just like them.
Jim Fahy, beloved victim of Pride parade crash, honored with celebration
Read full article: Jim Fahy, beloved victim of Pride parade crash, honored with celebrationJust a week after 75-year-old Jim Fahy was tragically killed during a Wilton Manors parade celebrating the month of Pride, his community is joining together to celebrate his life.
Why it’s so important for athletes like Carl Nassib to come out of the closet
Read full article: Why it’s so important for athletes like Carl Nassib to come out of the closetLas Vegas Raiders football player Carl Nassib made history Monday when he became the first active NFL player to come out of the closet.
Weston mayor signs proclamations in support of LGBTQ and Caribbean communities
Read full article: Weston mayor signs proclamations in support of LGBTQ and Caribbean communitiesTwo proclamations, one recognizing Pride Month and a second in recognition of Caribbean Heritage Month, were signed by Weston’s Mayor Margaret Peggy Brown during a commission meeting Monday evening.
Celebrating Pride: Unsung hero was there for HIV and AIDS patients when others weren’t
Read full article: Celebrating Pride: Unsung hero was there for HIV and AIDS patients when others weren’tSome of the darkest days for the LGBT community also became a wake-up call in the battle against HIV, AIDS and equal rights, Joan Schaeffe recalls.
4.9K Community Rainbow Run held in Miami Beach honors lives lost in Orlando nightclub massacre
Read full article: 4.9K Community Rainbow Run held in Miami Beach honors lives lost in Orlando nightclub massacreThe reason for the 4.9K instead of the traditional 5K is to honor the 49 people killed in the mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub.
Celebrating Pride: Ruth Shack laid groundwork for anti-discrimination laws
Read full article: Celebrating Pride: Ruth Shack laid groundwork for anti-discrimination lawsIt was way back in 1977 when Ruth Shack, then a Metro-Dade Commissioner, introduced and helped pass a measure to protect homosexuals from discrimination.
Wilton Manors group protests DeSantis’ controversial law on transgender student athletes
Read full article: Wilton Manors group protests DeSantis’ controversial law on transgender student athletesA group in Wilton Manors originally planned to celebrate their PRIDE on the first day of June, but instead they protested.
Celebrating Pride: Stories about South Florida’s fight for equality
Read full article: Celebrating Pride: Stories about South Florida’s fight for equalityJune is Pride Month, and Local 10 News reporter Christian De La Rosa will be presenting a series of stories that recognize the contributions of South Floridians to the fight for LGBTQ equality.