Illinois’s governor JB Pritzker wrapped up June by signing two bills that affirm the rights of LGBTQ+ people in Illinois. One of the new laws, HB5507, removes barriers to changing legal gender on birth certificates for Illinois residents born in other states. The other, SB2930, requires nonprofits publicly report demographic data about their boards of […]
I didn’t know any gay adults growing up. I didn’t have anyone to show me what my future would look like. I wish I had. I don’t know whether having older LGBTQ+ people in my life would have changed when I came out. I do know it would have made me feel a little less […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride reaches its exuberant grand finale on Sunday, bringing rainbow-laden revelers to the streets for marquee parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe. The wide-ranging festivities will function as both jubilant parties and political protests, as participants recognize the community’s gains […]
A vibrant rainbow of colors from gleaming glow sticks held aloft by hundreds of marchers lit up the Acosta Bridge amid the backdrop of the built-in red, white and blue railing lights Saturday night. Reflected on the waters of the St. Johns River below, the glow sticks ― shining red, orange, yellow, green, indigo, and […]
Right now, the Acosta Bridge in Downtown Jacksonville is lit up red, white, and blue for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ Freedom Summer Initiative. However, around 8 p.m. Saturday, demonstrators marched across the bridge wearing rainbow colors in protest of the initiative and to support LGBTQ+ rights. Supporters said the LGBTQ+ population continues to grow and […]
Fifty-five years ago, a group of LGBTQ New Yorkers rioted, protested, and got arrested when taking a stand against a routine police raid of a gay bar in Greenwich Village. While the Stonewall Uprising was not the first time the community fought back against oppression, those six days of confrontations with police — which began […]
One after the other, the teenagers strutted up the catwalk at Loring Park, struck a pose and began dancing. Twelve-year-old Maydi Loftus drew applause and several screams of excitement while lip-syncing to “Mrs. Potato Head” by Melanie Martinez, leaping into the air and landing in the splits. The performance was part of a youth drag […]
SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — In a signal of LGBTQ+ support and pushback toward Gov. Ron DeSantis’s “Freedom Summer” order, the Sarasota nonprofit Project Pride SRQ on Saturday will be carrying a 700-foot rainbow flag over the John Ringling Causeway. “We felt that this is the best way that we could represent our own free voice,” […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota Republican Gov. Doug Burgum is little-known on the national stage but is now a top choice to be former President Donald Trump’ s vice presidential running mate. The wealthy software entrepreneur has led North Dakota like a CEO. He’s championed business-oriented items such as income tax cuts and tech […]
NEW YORK (AP) — President Joe Biden will court LGBTQ+ voters at a pair of New York City events a day after his widely panned performance against Donald Trump in the presidential campaign’s first debate. Biden is scheduled to deliver remarks at Friday’s grand opening of a visitor center at the Stonewall National Monument, which […]
Aiden Cordero, 18, was suspended from her Florida high school in February for using the girls’ bathroom. Cordero is a transgender girl and a senior at Frank W. Springstead High School, in a suburb of Tampa, where, she said, she’s been using the girls’ restroom for the last three years without issues. However, one of […]
NEW YORK (AP) — It was half of the Stonewall Inn, the gay dive bar where a 1969 police raid became a landmark moment for the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Yet for much of the 55 years since, there has been little outward indication that 51 Christopher St. was part of that history. It had housed […]