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London 2022 is a full schedule of sightseeing now it’s returned to its original route to celebrate 50 years of being loud and proud. That means it all kicks off at Marble Arch on Saturday. Then winding down Park Lane to Hyde Park Corner, and down Piccadilly way – ‘Ooh, Fortnums!’ – to Haymarket and Trafalgar Square and beyond.

The men of BearDance saw a record year for their event. (Leo Cusimano/Dallas Voice)

Pro-choice activists rally at the Indiana Statehouse on June 25. (AJ Mast/Associated Press)

Norma McCorvey, left, with her partner Connie Gonzalez in 1994 when her memoir, I Am Roe, was published. (Tammye Nash/Dallas Voice)

PLAC’s Drag Queen Story Time over spring break went off without any problems. (Courtesy of Tina Biffle)

TAMMYE NASH | Managing Editornash@dallasvoice.com OK, I admit it: I love pickup trucks. I grew up out in the co

Looking for his Hollywood love story! Jamie Campbell Bower has had his fair share of high-profile romances after breaking into the entertainment world in the early 2000s.

Bruce Ragsdale Horton, born May 23, 1954 in Dallas, died on Friday, June 24, 2022, at the age of 68. Bruce was one of a kind and a force of nature: witty, biting, bawdy, fun, larger than life, politically incorrect, cinematic, fierce and a little intimidating. Under the stage name The Dragon Lady, he spent 50 years entertaining at the best, and worst, venues America has to offer.

Meet Soap! Those may look like some bona fide grandpa whiskers, but they actually belong to a kitten who is less than three months old. Soap is a male domestic shorthair mix with very large white whiskers who weighs at a tiny 3 pounds. He was transferred in to the SPCA of Texas’ Kitten Acatemy from another shelter in the midst of the most recent “Kitten Season.” He is neutered and current on all his age appropriate vaccinations. Soap is open to interviewing all potential adopters any day at the Greenville Ave. PetSmart location. There is a total of five such adoption locations in local PetSmart stores where the kitties are waiting for a purrr-fect forever home. The Jan-Rees Jones Animal Care Center is currently closed to the public. Animals are available from foster care and at the five PetSmart cat adoption locations. Appointments are required for foster animals. Please browse available animals at SPCA.org/FindAPet.

We have all heard the cliché that “Elections have consequences,” and we have seen it play out in real time during the 21st century through Supreme Court decisions impacting different groups of Americans. Let’s look at some of the key decisions: The Bush v. Gore 2000 election decision, which should have been

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The recent 10th Durban Pride was smaller than in previous years but no less passionate about demanding LGBTIQ+ equality and safety from hate crimes.

Gallery: ‘I’m attracted… to people!’ The stars who have come out as LGBTQ+ in 2022 (BANG Showbiz)He said: "I was so fearful. I was brought up Catholic. I still say that I am Catholic, I don't go to church that often and we sadly lost my mum in 2018 and I suppose the fact that she's not here anymore has made me question my faith.

Celebrity Gogglebox will air an episode to celebrate Pride with the cast of Netflix's LGBTQ+ show Heartstopper. Actors Kit Connor, Joe Locke, Yasmin Finney and William Gao – who play Nick, Charlie, Elle and Tao on the series, respectively – will join the show for a special airing tonight (July 1), sitting on their sofa and ready to dish on some telly.

Read more: TV adverts could get longer and more often after Ofcom rule reviewAs usual the celebrities will be sitting down to watch some of the biggest TV moments that have got the nation talking. This Friday, July 1, it has been reported that the programmes will include Man Vs Bee on Netflix, One Question and Big Boys on Channel 4 and BBC’s This Is MY House.

tickets to see the LGBTQ+ theatre shows. Whether you’re craving some magic from The Cher Show or Cabaret, or if you want some timely grit in The Convert, there is something for everyone. Nothing touches the bones more than live theatre, making it an excellent way to celebrate Pride with class.

iCarly reboot’s first season on Paramount+ where Laci Mosley’s bisexual character, Harper, and her crush, Poppy Liu’s Double Dutch, kiss. It’s a moment that LGBTQ+ folks and people of color who were fans of the original 2007 Nickelodeon show about a girl who becomes internet famous in the early days of web videos could only have imagined.

Comic book fans, this one’s for you! After years of speculation, a gay Spider-Man is officially landing.The new superhero, ‘Web-Weaver’, is described as “A not-so-mild mannered fashion designer,” and “a very different kind of Spider-Slayer”. Web-Weaver joins the brand new ‘Hunter-Spider’ on getting his debut in the final edition of the Edge of the Spider-Verse series, with the latter being described as “the most hardcore Spider yet!”Rounding off Pride month by revealing the exciting news on Twitter, series writer Steve Foxe said: “he can’t–and shouldn’t–represent ALL gay men.

Disney show is causing fury for some on social media.Baymax!, a spin-off series from the movie Big Hero 6, is out on Disney+ now. The scene in question was highlighted by conservative author and activist Christopher Rufo and it has since been viewed over six million times on Twitter.

This week’s episode of All Stars 7 saw the Drag Race winners act in the short film Santa’s School for Girls.

Alexis Pace “I love detail — the crack and puckering of paint, the patina of a door hinge, the way a shadow falls over the sidewalk,” she said. “I tend to take extreme close-up photos to capture these details. But more than anything, it is light that inspires me.

Ellie Prohan Presents EnGayged is a regularly-updated playlist curated for GAY TIMES and exclusively available on Apple Music that spotlights, celebrates and supports LGBTQ+ artists and our allies in hip-hop.

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On 1 July, the UK marks 50 years since its very first Pride event took place on the streets of London.

As part of the brand new clan around Mitch (Roger Griffiths), Felix will arrive with brother Finlay (Ashley Byam) and dad Avery (Omar Lye-Fook, MBE). And before long, we will meet his glam persona Tara Misu.

P-Valley’s writer Patrik-Ian Polk has slammed homophobic fans after they critised the show for including a gay sex scene.

In 2022, Heartstopper arrived on Netflix, and everything changed.It was an absolute gift for LGBTQ+ teens and young people, centering around two teenage boys who figure out their feelings for each other, without any death, disaster or gratuitous cruelty.For LGBTQ+ people who had grown up before, positive representation of same-sex couples were rare – but they did exist, and they were vital.As Pride month comes to a close, Metro.co.uk are catching up with LGBTQ+ people about the on-screen romances that meant everything to them growing up.We’ve had Skins’ Emily and Naomi, Six Feet Under’s Keith and David, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s Willow and Tara.Today we speak to The Only Way Is Essex star Demi Sims, who came out as bisexual at 19 and has been open, honest and unapologetic about her sexuality since.Demi has offered brilliant bisexual representation as fans watched her date and fall in love with girls on reality TV, including on Celebs Go Dating and Eating With My Ex.Demi, 25, didn’t have Heartstopper as a closeted teenager, but she did have something else: Santana and Brittany in Glee.They began as friends, moving on to friends with benefits before starting a proper romantic relationship before, finally, getting married in a double same-sex wedding alongside Kurt and Blaine.The marriage episode aired in February 2015 – before same-sex marriage was even legal in the United States.Demi found it ‘so important’ to find a show where ‘love is love no matter what gender’Reality star Demi discovered Glee when she was ‘so young’, and was entranced by the way it portrayed same-sex couples and LGBTQ+ characters, particularly Santana and Brittany.‘When I was a teenager and I wasn’t out yet, watching that was like the first gay,

Dr. Jordan Peterson has been suspended from Twitter for calling out the "criminal physician" who removed Ellen, now Elliot Page's breasts.The controversial tweet was flagged as violating Twitter's rules against hateful conduct, and Peterson has reportedly indicated that he will "never" delete the tweet.Peterson was addressing The Umbrella Academy actor Elliot Page in his tweet.Page came out as a trans man in December 2020, and the recent season of The Umbrella Academy reflected this change, having his character change from Vanya to Viktor Hargreeves."Remember when pride was a sin?" wrote Peterson on Twitter on June 22, the middle of Pride Month. He continued, writing to his 2.8 million followers, "And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician."It seems to have taken a week, but the content of that tweet specifically got Peterson removed from Twitter, as revealed by his daughter Mikhaila Peterson and his friend Dave Rubin.Mikhaila screenshotted the message that told her father he'd been suspended, and also mentioned prospective Twitter owner Elon Musk in her tweet.

Duchess of Sussex won't be published was greeted with dismay by Royal fans.But one expert has claimed that the lack of report could actually be a path to peace for warring prince brothers Harry and William.Buckingham Palace launched a probe in March last year after staffers accused Meghan of bullying them.READ MORE: Meghan Markle's take on US abortion rule will leave 'Netflix pulling their hair out'It came just one day after the claims were published by The Times, who reported that a former top aide to the Sussexes lodged a complaint in 2018.It was alleged that Meghan drove two personal assistants out of the royal household and undermined a third member of staff.Earlier this week, a senior Buckingham Palace aide announced the investigation was complete, but that the findings would not be released. However, royal expert Richard Key claims that this might not be a bad thing for the two brothers who have barely said a word to each other in the last few years.

Buy them £45 from From Our PlaceThe Body Shop is a long-time supporter of MindOut, a mental health charity for the LGBTQ community. The brand’s Out For Love liquid highlighters celebrate Pride in three shades.Vegan, and with a watermelon scent, the formula can be dabbed on to lids, cheekbones and lips, encouraging creativity and self-expression.Buy it for £10.50 from The Body Shop.Activewear brand Fabletics is making a £20,000 donation alongside the launch of its United With Pride collection to support the Glaad organisation’s work to amplify LGBTQ+ community voices.

Sutton Stracke took a break from clashing with Diana Jenkins on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to host a Pride celebration on Thursday, the last day of Pride Month.The 50-year-old party host posed with her son James, actress Joely Fisher and more at the celebration, held at her fashion boutique Sutton in West Hollywood.They were joined by others such as actor Felix Solis, Terry Hu, Amelia McCarthy, Nancy Davis and Jai Rodriguez. Sutton:Sutton Stracke, 50, took a break from clashing with Diana Jenkins on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to host a Pride celebration on Thursday, the last day of Pride Month.Sutton stepped out with a pink off-shoulder lacy mini-dress that fell to her mid-thighs for the event.She also rocked a flowery barrette with her blonde locks falling just below her shoulders for the event.

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YouTube videos on his interests in ethics, theology and myth.  All that changed in 2016 when he challenged, on free-speech grounds, a proposed Canadian law, C-16, which he argued would legally compel him to use transgender people’s preferred pronouns.

Through coming out, I also discovered a chosen family. A community of queer people and allies who accepted, mentored and guided me with so much compassionIt was terrifying and it was painful. Some people are lucky to know who they are from an early age. Some are even lucky enough to be able to be themselves freely and unapologetically.

Halifax tells customers who don't like staff pronoun badges to close accountsEastEnders reveals newcomer Felix Baker's drag queen persona Tara MisuPride in London map reveals where the march will take place this weekend‘I have a thick skin and the letters haven’t deterred us from working here. In fact, it has pushed us to carry on and we have received so many messages of support this morning.‘This has now become nothing about us.

Florida teachers have revealed that the state’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and its restrictions have already started to take effect. 

“Why aren’t you eating?” my mother said to me, her Yonkers accent blaring into the otherwise hushed Chinese restaurant. A 77-year-old Italian-American hairdresser who believed that almost all problems could be solved with a pile of spaghetti and meatballs, she viewed my lack of appetite as a warning flare. “I’m fine,” I said.

U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Alabama has used the ruling in an attempt to prohibit gender-affirming health care to trans youth and to trans adults.Affirming fears from LGBTQ+ rights groups about what the decision could mean for queer rights, the state is seeking to lift a federal court's injunction that blocked an April law that made providing puberty blockers or hormones to youth a felony offense.

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DJs Lord Byron and Red Vamp, pictured, along with DJ Son of Sam will be at the turntables Friday at Panoptikon, the inclusive, alternative disco led by founder Lord Byron, aka Byron Laszlo, that celebrated its 16th anniversary in June. The party starts at 9 p.m. at 108 S. Pearl St., and admission is $10. Check listings for details. (Photo courtesy of Beagleone Photography)

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Tessa Thompson has opened up about Valkyrie’s sexuality in the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder film.

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Openly gay footballer Josh Cavallo shared his thoughts on potentially playing in the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Love Is Not Abuse, was difficult to do but pivotal to my recovery from domestic violence. I hope it will inspire others to become more aware of domestic violence issues in the LGBTQ+ community and join me in doing something about it.Statistics tell the story in LGBTQ+ relationships and show that domestic violence is more common for us than those in heterosexual relationships.

Move over Lightyear, there’s a new Disney property in the conservative crosshairs this week.The family-friendly Disney+ series, Baymax!—a spin-off of the hit animated action-adventure movie, Big Hero 6—dropped recently, and its inclusion of LGBTQ+ characters has certain viewers freaking out.That’s right, the newest threat to our American ideals and values? It’s this guy.via GIPHYSet after the large-scale super-heroics of the film, Baymax! follows the titular bot—essentially an inflatable robo-nurse—as he provides help and healthcare to the citizens of San Fransokyo (a fantasy city that combines San Francisco and Tokyo, naturally). It’s a decidedly smaller-scale endeavor, each episode a brief 10-minute vignette where Baymax helps out different friends and comic hijinks ensue.

We’re not saying The Pokémon Company and video game developer Game Freak chose the first day of Pride month to release the trailer for their new Pokémon games, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, as a wink to the franchise’s legions of LGBTQ fans, but we’re not not saying that either.The games, which feature a new open world structure and four-player co-op, will be released on November 18. The trailer introduces two new legendary monsters, Koraidon (who appears in Scarlet) and Miraodon (in Violet), who are “said to have powers that far surpass those of other Pokémon.” So there’s something to look forward to.Players also got a look at two new Pokémon professors, Sada and Turro, who will appear in Scarlet and Violet respectively.Both professors, but Turro in particular, already appear to have won over Queer Twitter:The Pokémon company said this Pride I'm gonna give the gays everything they want #PokemonScarletViolet pic.twitter.com/kgkddI4RP6— Michael (earth 838 variant) (@bashful_michael) June 1, 2022Not @Pokemon yassifying the Professors ?.