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200,000 Turn Out For First Post-Orban Budapest Pride

The Associated Press reports: Tens of thousands of people gathered in soaring temperatures in Hungary’s capital on Saturday to celebrate the 31st annual Budapest Pride, the first such LGBTQ+ march since former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who had sought to ban the event, was ousted in an April election. The march began Saturday afternoon as temperatures reached at least 100 degrees amid a record-breaking heat wave that has gripped most of Europe. Organizers distributed water bottles to marchers, and the city’s public water utility opened fountains along the route. Participants set off from Budapest’s iconic Opera house and wound through the […]

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Neighbours unite to display Pride flags after Idaho bans them from public property

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Residents of Boise, Idaho, are coming together to display Pride flags across the city after a state law banned them from flying on government property. A grassroots group called Pride North End has been distributing as many flags and yard signs as possible to locals willing to display them outside their homes. The group has already handed out more than 250 flags and 900 yard signs, according to CBS2 Boise. Though its GoFundMe campaign initially aimed to raise $2,000, it has since brought in more than $10,000, with any unused funds to be donated to LGBTQ+ nonprofits. “We cannot just say something without doing […]

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Nearly 40 years later, Minneapolis repeals bathhouse ban

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Following a 9-2 vote, the Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to repeal the city’s longstanding ban on adult bathhouses, a nearly 40-year prohibition that dates back to the earliest days of the AIDS crisis, per MPR News. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. The last bathhouse in operation in Minneapolis closed in 1988 during the height of the AIDS crisis, according to the Minnesota Star Tribune. Jason Chavez, the only out LGBTQ+ member of the council, co-authored the two ordinances required to repeal the ban and, during his remarks, […]

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Mamdani Blows A Kiss From NYC March: “Happy Pride!”

The New York Times reports: A stream of ticker-tape confetti marked the start on Sunday morning of the New York City Pride March, the jubilant and rainbow-bedecked celebration of the L.G.B.T.Q. community that is one of the city’s largest annual public events. Onlookers filled the sidewalks on dozens of blocks and craned their necks out of apartment windows on Fifth Avenue just before noon on Sunday as the parade kicked off, with Gov. Kathy Hochul holding a banner at the front of the march, and Mayor Zohran Mamdani marching nearby. On Sunday afternoon, Gotham Cheer, an L.G.B.T.Q. cheer group, prepared for a […]

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Pete Buttigieg was separated from his children after false CPS report targeted his family

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Pete Buttigieg said Friday that an anonymous child protective services allegation brought police and a Child Protective Services worker to his family’s home this week, forced his 4-year-old twins into forensic interviews, and left him briefly separated from them before authorities concluded the report was false. In a deeply personal Substack post titled “A Terrible Thing Happened to My Family,” the former transportation secretary described the incident as a “cruel, politically motivated hoax” that invaded his home, frightened his family, and pulled his children into the brutal machinery of American politics. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with […]

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Homocon Trump Ambassador Bill White Attacks Pop Star Katy Perry For Turning Down His Brussels Event

The Daily Beast reports: Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. ambassador to Belgium had a meltdown on stage because singer Katy Perry didn’t perform at the America 250 celebrations in Brussels. Ambassador Bill White was one of several people who gave a speech at the bash marking America’s 250th birthday in the European nation on Sunday, in front of thousands of invite-only guests at the public Cinquantenaire Park in Belgium’s capital. There were also musical performances from the Zac Brown Band, despite being virtually unknown in Belgium, as well as country singer Alexis Wilkins, the girlfriend of FBI Director Kash Patel, who suffered […]

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At least 50 people detained by police at Istanbul Pride event

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At least 50 people were detained this weekend at a banned Istanbul LGBTQ+ Pride event, organisers have said. The event, which took place on 28 June, went ahead despite a ban imposed by the local authorities and a lockdown of all the city’s main gathering points. Iron barriers were installed around Istanbul’s famed Taksim Square, while subway transport in certain areas was also restricted. The Turkish Journalists’ Union has also confirmed that one of the people who were detained was Muberra Unsal, who holds a press card. “Journalists covering the Istanbul Pride March faced unlawful interference again this year. Despite repeatedly identifying […]

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Oregon Pride march canceled after organizers say police wouldn’t protect eventgoers

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Organizers of a Pride march in Oregon have canceled the event, citing concerns about violence, distrust of police, and what they described as a lack of support from law enforcement. Organizers of a Pride march in Oregon canceled amid concerns about violence and a lack of support from police. Stay up to date with the latest in LGBTQ+ news with The Advocate’s email newsletter, in your inbox five days a week. Eugene/Springfield Pride organizers announced a rally and march originally scheduled for Saturday will not go forward, though the group’s festival at the Lane Events Center will proceed. Organizers said they canceled the rally and […]

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Russia sentences nightclub owner and staff to jail under ‘LGBT movement’ ban

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A Russian court has jailed the owner and two employees of an LGBT nightclub in Orenburg after convicting them of organising and participating in the activities of an “extremist organisation”. Authorities claim it is the first prosecution under the country’s ban on the so-called “LGBT movement”. Vyacheslav Khasanov, 37, the owner of the Pose club, was sentenced to seven years in jail and ordered to pay a fine of 1 million roubles (£9,745/$12,902), as per The Independent. Two other staff members who were arrested were also convicted. Club manager Diana Kamilyanova, 30, was sentenced to six years and three months, and art director Alexander Klimov, […]

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CALL TO ACTION: We the People 250th Birthday Party: The People’s Independence Day Happens July 4 in Santa Rosa

Join us in celebrating a government of, for, and by THE PEOPLE. We declare our independence from the tyranny of Donald Trump and the travesties he and his regime has committed.  This birthday party will celebrate the freedoms we cherish and must be willing to fight to preserve. Because We the People have always pushed to build a more perfect union, this party will also offer a hopeful view of the America we wish to become. Live Entertainment and Activities The event will offer fun activities for all ages (bring the family!), live music by Good Trouble and others, a performance […]

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