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As the first in-person Pride parade and festival since 2019 was winding down June 26, the celebration was cut short after someone sprayed what may have been Mace into a crowd outside the main stage at Civic Center. That followed a melee only a few moments before.Police were informed around 5:25 p.m. — 35 minutes before the event was due to end — of a vocal dispute near the portable toilets and arrived to find a large number of people embroiled in a physical fight. After police broke up that incident, an unidentified woman allegedly let loose on the crowd near the main stage with a can of what SF Pride said was Mace.Performing on the main stage at the time was headliner Martha Wash, who was whisked off stage for safety and had her set ended early. SF Pride officials then decided to cut the event short."It's important we let people know that at the time, it was a person spraying mace into the crowd," SF Pride stated later in a statement issued through social media. "Although no one was harmed, we know it was not a pleasant experience. We decided to cut the performance short in the interest of safety."On Monday Honey Mahogany, who was hosting the main stage of Pride with fellow drag queen Sister Roma, shared video on Twitter of what the Sunday scene looked like from their vantage point. She thanked Pride's security team for how it handled the situation.

National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) in 1995 — to encourage everyone, especially those most at risk, to get tested and know their status. As the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) states, HIV testing is key to ending the epidemic.

The Turtle Creek Chorale announced Thursday that it will now be joined by the Unity Choir, a program of Project Unity, at the two performances of Let Us March On! this Saturday and  Sunday at the Meyerson.

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Advocate cover star, told iNews at a press conference Friday. The iNews piece is available to subscribers only, but several other outlets, including the BBC, have summaries.“You know, like most queer people, anyone that’s told they can’t compete or can’t do something they love just because of who they are, it’s not on,” Daley said.

RuPaul’s Drag Race, fans were bewitched by Kornbread “The Snack” Jeté the minute she stepped into the Werk Room—we just knew she was destined for stardom. Turns out, she had the same effect on Kathy Najimy.As was reported earlier this year, “Ms.

After the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade on Friday, Pride events across the country over the weekend became not only celebrations but protests.Two days before Sunday's 52nd annual New York City march, Justice Clarence Thomas said in his concurrence the Supreme Court should reconsider its 2015 decision recognizing marriage equality.As part of the 2022 NYC Pride Parade,  Planned Parenthood kicked off the event with the honored first spot at the front of the parade.

Birds of a feather: Congresswoman Mary Miller of Illinois and Congresswoman Lauren Boebert of Colorado, both right-wing Republicans, at a Trump rally in Illinois over the weekend.

“Look, I’m fascinated by Madonna, as is the universe. I’ve had evenings with her. Nothing extensive, but little run-ins with her over the years, and she’s never been particularly… I’m on a weird part of her radar! I’m not quite a target, but I’m not a refuge either.

Advocates for L.G.B.T.Q. rights on Friday sounded the alarm over Justice Clarence Thomas’s concurring opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, calling it a potential assault on the legal doctrine protecting a wide array of Americans’ civil rights.

NBC New York.A mother in Brunswick, Maryland, recently performed a similar stunt, checking out all the books from an LGBTQ library display in order to preserve children’s “innocence.”The move prompted outrage from members of the LGBTQ community. “I was horrified by the display of ignorance at last night’s Board meeting,” Brianna Baker-Stines, the president of the library board, said after the vote last Tuesday.

All aboard! Trinity The Train is leaving the station. Next stop: Drag Race herstory.After sewing up a win for this week’s Maxi Challenge, Ms.

Intense video tape of Rudy Giuliani being lightly smacked by a grocery store worker has leaked and wow, what a rough encounter.The former NYC mayor and devout Trumper was shopping at a ShopRite on Staten Island on Sunday afternoon when an employee approached and slapped him on the back.“I was shoulder-to-shoulder with Rudy inside ShopRite,” said witness Rita Rugova-Johnson. “We’re talking, and all of a sudden an employee came out of nowhere and open-handedly slapped him in the back and said, ‘Hey, what’s up scumbag?’“[The attacker] was on duty at the time,” Rugova-Johnson added.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said “fuck Clarence Thomas!” at a Chicago Pride event this week.

Lil Nas X has opened up about his strained relationship with the BET Awards.

Days before the 53rd anniversary of the Stonewall uprising on 28 June, hundreds of thousands of people lined the streets of New York City on Sunday (26 June) for the annual Pride parade.

Thousands of schools from across the UK participated in the sixth annual School Diversity Week.

Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot has never been one to mince words.Over the weekend, the openly lesbian mayor attended Chicago Pride, where she marched in the parade and gave an impassioned speech about Friday’s Supreme Court ruling that saw Roe v Wade overturned.“We will not live in a world, not in my city, where our rights are taken from us or rolled back,” Lightfoot said, before declaring, “F*ck Clarence Thomas!”Video of the moment has been blowing up on Twitter.Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot takes the stage and proclaims, "F*ck Clarence Thomas." pic.twitter.com/fLur8ussTi— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 27, 2022In his concurring opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade, Thomas said the Court should also take another look at Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell–cases which established federal protections for contraception, same-sex relationships, and same-sex marriage, respectively.Related: Clarence Thomas wastes literally no time using Roe decision to attack gay rights“For that reason, in future cases, we should reconsider all of this Court’s substantive due process precedents, including Griswold, Lawrence, and Obergefell,” he wrote.The Court’s decision to overturn Roe upends nearly 50 years of precedent which allowed abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Company back in 2020, but the pandemic had other plans, delaying the musical’s opening until late last year. Nevertheless, the tenacious cast and producers stuck it out, and Doyle walked with a Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical.But Broadway is a business, and despite five Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical, producer Chris Harper announced the show would end its run on July 31.“It remains the honor of a lifetime to bring Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s masterpiece to Broadway in Marianne Elliott’s Tony Award-winning reimagined production,” said Harper in a statement.

Reddit's popular forum, "True Off My Chest" where it received nearly 10,000 upvotes and 700 comments. The post can be found here.The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) defines intersex as an umbrella term for individuals who are "born with a reproductive or sexual anatomy that doesn't seem to fit the typical definitions of female or male."According to Human Rights Watch, an organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights, estimated that 1 in 2,000 babies in the United States are born intersex each year.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentPulsar Content has boarded sales on “Stranizza d’Amuri” (“Fireworks”), the true story about Arcigay, Italy’s first and largest LGBTQ rights group. Produced by Ibla Film (“The Staggering Girl”), the movie marks the feature debut of veteran Italian actor Giuseppe Fiorello (“Terraferma”).A tale of first love, “Fireworks” tells the story of two teenagers who fall for each other in the very conservative Sicily in the 1980s.

supports HTML5 videoMarisya Dranomyrova, 21, is draped in her flag. She says: ‘I left on February 13 before the war started because we knew something was going on.‘I’m going home in two weeks, I’m so homesick.

Andy Cohen on Cohen’s Radio Andy podcast, the news anchor and television personality was chatting about his privileged childhood as a Vanderbilt, surrounded by the many queer friends of his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, such as Truman Capote and Gore Vidal.  Photographer Paul Jasmine, one of Vanderbilt's friends, and his boyfriend took the 11-year-old Cooper to see a hit Broadway play that would change the future CNN anchor’s life.“They took me to see Richard Gere in Bent,” Cooper revealed.“Are you kidding me?” asked Cohen. “When you were 11?”“If anyone doesn't know about the play Bent, it’s about two gay guys in a concentration camp,” Cooper explained.

Boris Johnson has indicated that he supports FINA’s move to ban transgender athletes from competing in women’s events.

Hundreds of thousands of people turned out to celebrate the annual LGBTQ+ Marche des Fiertés (Pride March) in Paris this year.

Several major media and entertainment companies have pledged to cover the travel costs of employees seeking an abortion in the United States.

A reverend who realised he was gay after years of being married to his wife 'lost his job' after coming out.

Mariah Carey said, “It is truly unfathomable and disheartening to have to try to explain to my 11-year-old daughter why we live in a world where women’s rights are disintegrating in front of our eyes.”It is truly unfathomable and disheartening to have to try to explain to my 11 year old daughter why we live in a world where women’s rights are disintegrating in front of our eyes.— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) June 24, 2022Madonna said, “This decision Has plunged me and every other woman in this country into deep despair. Now the Supreme Court has decided that Women’s rights are no longer constitutional rights.

total of such deaths to 17.Sasha Mason, a 45-year-old Latina, was shot to death during a robbery at her home in Zebulon, N.C. The attack took place May 13 but is only now being reported outside the region, Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents notes. Also, local coverage misgendered and deadnamed her, so she was not initially recognized as trans.Mason lived in an apartment behind her mother’s home, TV station WNCN reports.

Andy Cohen, on the latter’s Radio Andy. To mark Pride and the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising, they broadcast from the Stonewall Inn in New York City.News presenter and journalist Cooper is famously the son of the late fashion designer, Gloria Vanderbilt. When he was a child, her gay friends, including Truman Capote and Gore Vidal, would visit her.On another occasion, the photographer Paul Jasmin and his boyfriend took Cooper, to see a Broadway performance of the play Bent.

supports HTML5 videoVeronica then took to the microphone, and announced that she couldn’t impress Alejandra with her Spanish when they met, but that she’d been practising.She then dropped to her knee and popped the question in both Spanish and English, with crew and passengers alike cheering them on.After a round of congratulations, the pair went to sit down and compose themelves.But an even bigger surprise was about to come, as Veronica had no idea that Alejandra was also planning to propose.Once they arrived at the gate at LAX, Alejandra got down on one knee and presented a ring.‘It’s awesome, I feel very, very loved today,’ Alejandra said.‘Alaska has always been my number one forever. I can definitely tell how much they care.’Do you have a story to share?Get in touch by emailing MetroLifestyleTeam@Metro.co.uk. MORE : Single mum’s lockdown business coaching people on LinkedIn lets her ditch renting to buy her first home MORE : Sex card and boardgames for couples to get competitive in the bedroom Visit Metro's Rush Hour Crush online every weekday at 4:30pm.

Lil Nas X received no nominations for this year’s BET Awards. The out entertainer was outraged and bemused by this, even dropping a track with NBA YoungBoy, ‘Late To Da Party’ on Friday, with the refrain ‘Fuck BET’ in it.Lil Nas X has suggested the lack of nominations illustrates “the bigger problem of homophobia in the black community.”Jack Harlow duetted with Lil Nas X on his number one track, ‘Industry Baby’ last year.

since-deleted video posted Saturday night, Steinberg stands in front of a rainbow-striped flag and argues that “this f—ing bulls—” has no place in Huntington Beach.The video is below, but be warned — it features offensive, NSFW language.OAN Contributor Alison Steinberg is raging after returning home to Huntington Beach to find the city flying a Pride flag. (Language) pic.twitter.com/fk5rTg88hF“Huntington Beach is the town of good ol’ fashioned, hard-working American people!” she said.

You may remember Michael from the original Proud Family as an awkward teen who was constantly bullied for just being himself. Well, in the reboot, Michael was brought into the 21st century as openly gay, gender nonconforming, and free to live his best life.

It’s been a long time coming, friends, but finally, Dublin saw the return of its Pride parade after its two-year absence during the pandemic. Over 10,000 proud LGBTQ+ community members and allies gathered in Dublin city centre to celebrate what, for many, is the highlight of Pride month; the extravagant and fantastical rainbow parade that […]

deadnamed his son, something considered highly offensive among transgender people.In a post shared on Reddit's popular Am I The A**hole page, which can be seen here, user u/Dadofthree explained he was a single father with three sons, one of whom is Connor, 15, who was born female and came out as transgender five years ago.The dad, 45, added he and his sons had been invited to his 35-year-old sister's wedding and said she was "pretty indifferent" about Connor's transition.He added: "Her wedding was super well organized to the last detail. She wanted all the men to wear shirts and ties and the women, sundresses."I texted her a picture of our outfits the day before the wedding, and she said, "where's Nia's dress?" I was a bit surprised and told her not to deadname my son and that he'll be wearing a shirt and tie like the rest of [the] rest of men there or we aren't coming.

YouTuber Victor Emmanuel knows first-hand how tough life is for people who are openly gay in Nigeria, where LGBTQ+ relationships and even same-sex displays of affection are illegal.

Good morning. It’s Monday. We’ll look at the sense of urgency that the Supreme Court’s abortion ruling added to the annual gay pride parade.

executive order promoting the expansion of gender-affirming services, including for children and teenagers. The order represents the Biden administration's latest effort to expand legal protections based on sexual orientation and "gender identity."While sexual orientation is widely acknowledged and respected, the concept of "gender identity" remains novel and highly contentious.

Turkish police on June 26 broke up a banned Pride march in Istanbul, detaining more than 200 demonstrators and an AFP photographer, journalists and organisers reported.

Metro.co.uk is supporting Kyiv Pride’s efforts to provide a crisis shelter for LGBTQ+ people displaced from the war zone. You can donate by following the instructions below.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoTo celebrate 50 years of Pride, Metro.co.uk has teamed up with Kyiv Pride to raise money for their important work in Ukraine.

People attending Pride celebrations hosted by LGBTQ+ communities across the United States this weekend expressed outrage at the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the constitutional right to abortion as well as a wave of anti-transgender legislation.

akt, a charity dedicated to supporting young homeless LGBTQ+ people.You can donate here Recently, lesbian fashion has been declared mainstream and ‘sexy and powerful’ by publications like Harpers Bazaar and the New York Post. I think this once would have meant something to me.

Disney’s upcoming film Strange World is set to feature its first openly gay teen romance. 

In a massive blow to LGBTQ+ rights, a Japanese court has ruled that banning same-sex marriage is constitutional.

Hey children can you behave? Well, if you don’t want to be alone now, head to S4 Friday night, June 3 for MetroBall 15 featuring a headlining performance by ’80s pop superstar Tiffany, along with Chris Chism, Thea Austin and Martha Wash!

Local favorite Chris Chism took time out of his vacation to send a message from the beach in the Dominican Republic, inviting everyone to join him this Friday night, June 3, for MetroBall 15 at S4. Chris promises he will be back from vacation to introduce the other performers — Thea Austin, Martha Wash and Tiffany — and sing a few songs of his own!

The iconic Martha Wash is one of four entertainers in the line-up for the 15th anniversary MetroBall coming up Friday night, June 3 at S4. Chris Chism, Thea Austin and headliner Tiffany also will be there.