Rockstar Bagel’s special Pride bagel, the Rainbow Riot (photo by Azlyn Gutierrez) A Pride Month trend report for what was hot and what was not during June 2023. Hot: my grandma texting me “Happy LGBTQ day” on June 1. Not: anti-LGBTQ bills being signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, including Senate Bill 14, which attacks trans … [Read more…]
The Viet Rainbow of Orange County challenged the board of education for their support of Assembly Bill 1314 and their lack of protection for the LGBTQ+ youth. (Gottie Chavez / Daily Titan) Members and allies of the LGBTQ+ community gathered at Orange County’s Board of Education meeting last Wednesday to voice their concerns over the … [Read more…]
Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. A Pride flag will be displayed at Albany City Hall after all, but it won’t be flying from a flagpole. On May 10, city councilors voted to hoist the progress Pride flag as a “symbolic act of inclusion” at City Hall in June for Pride month. But, earlier … [Read more…]
There once was a time when people of opposing political ideologies could “meet in the middle.” Bipartisanship was something special. Patriotic on occasion, even. Politicians touted their ability to “get things done.” A humblebrag, perhaps, it was used to attract voters from both sides of the political spectrum and keep them in office come general … [Read more…]
HARTFORD, Conn. — Tennessee organizers booked more than 50 drag entertainers for next month’s Midsouth Pride festival in Memphis now that the state’s new law placing strict limits on cabaret shows is temporarily on hold. But they are being cautious, making adjustments to performances should the limits of the first-in-the-nation law essentially banning drag from … [Read more…]
One more flag will be flying outside Albany City Hall — and it’s a rainbow. The progress Pride flag will be raised for the month of June in support of the LGBTQ+ community after a City Council decision at its Wednesday, May 10 meeting. The decision was not an item on the agenda and came up during … [Read more…]