Gary Carnivele

WHEREAS, the Stonewall riots that began on June 28, 1969, sparked the LGBTQ rights movement in America; and WHEREAS, during these riots, LGBTQ citizens, led by transgender women of color, rose up and resisted police harassment that arose out of discriminatory criminal laws that have since been declared unconstitutional; and WHEREAS, in the decades since the Stonewall riots, Pride celebrations have taken place around the country every June to commemorate this historic turning point for the LGBTQ community; and WHEREAS, following the 1984 murder of Charlie Howard, a young gay man in Bangor, LQBTQ Mainers came together to form the […]

Just in via press release: As New Yorkers come together to celebrate Pride Month and mark the 15th anniversary of New York’s landmark Marriage Equality Act, The Great New York State Fair today announced its LGBTQ+ Pride Day programming for Friday, August 28, the first Friday of the 2026 Fair. LGBTQ+ Pride Day will feature the annual Resource Fair, comedy performances, community programming, and the Chevrolet Music Series lineup that includes Melissa Etheridge, Brandy Clark, DJ Pretty Mess, and Elton and The Early Years Band. Today’s announcement was made during a special Pride Month ceremony and flag raising at the Fairgrounds, […]

WHEREAS, Michigan is home to an estimated over 373,000 residents who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+); and, WHEREAS, Michigan’s LGBTQ+ residents contribute to the fabric of our society, hold positions across sectors of our economy and at the highest levels of government, and live in every region of our state; and, WHEREAS, Michigan has been at the forefront of advancing civil rights for LGBTQ+ people, beginning with the nation’s first non-discrimination ordinance passed in 1972 in East Lansing, and the nation’s first Civil Rights Commission to independently recognize that discrimination “because of sex” includes sexual orientation […]

Austin’s CBS affiliate reports: Attorney General Ken Paxton says he’s suing the city of Denton over gender-neutral changing rooms being available at a June Pride event at one of the city’s public pools. The June 7 event, called “Big Gay Swim Day,” was organized by two nonprofit groups – PRIDENTON and OUTreach Denton, and is set to be held at the Quakertown Civic Center. The city owns the center, which has a public-access swimming pool and sex-specific multiple-occupancy changing rooms. The event is advertised as open to the general public of all ages, and organizers have announced that gender-neutral changing rooms […]

Madison’s Fox affiliate reports: The Progress Pride Flag was raised over the state capitol Monday to recognize June as Pride Month in Wisconsin. Pride Month originally began as a recognition of and tribute to the Stonewall Uprising in 1969 and has become an annual, month-long celebration and recognition of the LGBTQ community. Monday marks the eighth and final time Governor Tony Evers hoisted the Pride Flag over the Wisconsin State Capitol building, which first became a tradition in Wisconsin in 2019 after he took office when he ordered the Rainbow Pride Flag to be flown over the Capitol for the first […]