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NEW YORK, NY — (06-07-23) — The interior of New York City’s Cathedral of St. John the Divine is celebrating PRIDE Month with by 'lighting up' with a rainbow color scheme. The cathedral described itself as “a bastion of support for the LGBTQ+ community” as it announced a series of events for the 2023 PRIDE [...]
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — (06-02-23) — A brawl nearly broke out between parents at the Saticoy Elementary School in North Hollywood on Friday, over a scheduled PRIDE event. Supporters and opponents of a PRIDE Month assembly gathered outside the Saticoy Elementary School when city and school police had to step in to separate the groups [...]
ALBANY, NY — (06-02-23) — Officials in the New York state Education Department are working to update guidance for school districts pertaining to LGBTQ+ awareness and inclusion into the school's curriculum. With only days left of legislative session, state lawmakers are considering updating the state education curriculum to mandate the teaching of LGBTQ+ history and [...]
CLEVELAND, OH — (05-28-23) — Cleveland 19 News received a bomb threat last Friday afternoon against five Target stores in the area that were selling LGBTQ+ merchandise for PRIDE Season 2023. The threat was received via email to the news station at 12:26 p.m. Immediately jumping to action, Cleveland 19 News staff made reports with [...]
MINNEAPOLIS, MN — (05-24-23) — Target reported on Wednesday that anti-LGBT extremists came into stores and knocked down PRIDE Merchandise displays and threatened store employees at several locations. Target came under intense scrutiny this week after the retail giant announced that it was pulling some LGBTQ-themed merchandise displays following what a corporate spokesperson described as [...]