Tag Archives: Pride Month

New York City’s NBC affiliate reports: Kehlani ‘s planned concert in Central Park next month has been canceled after New York City’s mayor raised security concerns about the R&B star’s performance during Pride month, organizers announced Monday. The “After Hours” singer had been set to headline a June 26 concert billed as “Pride with Kehlani” at the Manhattan park as …

NBC News reports: The owner of an Idaho bar and restaurant plans to host a two-day “Hetero Awesome Fest” outside of the state Capitol in Boise in June to coincide with LGBTQ Pride Month. Mark Fitzpatrick, the owner of the Old State Saloon in Eagle, a suburb of Boise, said the event was inspired by the restaurant’s inaugural “Heterosexual Awesomeness …

Forbes reports: Nearly two-fifths of corporations plan on scaling back engagement for LGBTQ Pride Month this June, while another two-fifths said their support would remain unchanged, according to a survey of corporate executives by Gravity Research. Of the 49 executives surveyed from Fortune 1000 companies, those who said they were pulling back on Pride support cited pressure from conservative activists …

Politico Magazine reports: Booz Allen Hamilton, the mammoth Beltway federal contractor, has long been a supporter of LGBTQ+ causes. “For two decades and counting, we’ve dedicated ourselves to the advancement of our lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary, queer, and questioning employees,” a page on the firm’s site declared in 2024. So when Washington first won the right to host one …

CNBC reports: Google’s popular online and mobile calendars no longer include reference to the first day of Black History Month or Women’s History month, among other holidays and events. The company’s calendar previously had those days marked at the start of February and March, respectively, but they don’t appear for 2025. On Google Calendar, the company has removed other events …

San Francisco’s ABC affiliate reports: Leaders for San Francisco Pride are sharing the new steps they’re taking to increase security. It comes as the Trump Administration pushes a series of policies taking aim at the LGBTQ community, in particular transgender people. “I expect people are going to be emboldened and we are going to encounter more threats this year,” SF …

Via press release from GLAAD: Pride Month 2024 has come to an end, bringing with it highs and lows. On the upside, dozens of small towns from Alaska to Alabama held inaugural Pride events this June. Tens of thousands of attendees flocked to these celebrations focused on uplifting their local LGBTQ community. On the downside, bigots and extremists continued their …

New York City’s CBS affiliate reports: The Pride March steps off at noon on Sunday, June 30. This year marks 55 years since the Stonewall Uprising and 40 years since Heritage of Pride became the official march organizers. Also happening Sunday, Heritage of Pride is hosting a PrideFest LGBTQIA+ street fair at 11 a.m. in Greenwich Village. There is no …

Gentle readers, I’m rerunning my annual Pride rant for the twentieth year. I wrote this post in 2005 a couple of days after attending Pride in NYC. In the following years I’ve reposted it in advance of the NYC Pride March. If you’re in town, I encourage you to attend. Love each other. Watching The Defectives Last Sunday at 12:30pm, …

From the State Department: In honor of Pride Month, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host a convening and reception for U.S. leaders championing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) equality across the U.S. government and around the world on Thursday, June 27, at the Department of State. The convening will begin at 1:00 p.m. EDT in …

The White House provides the transcript: Looking out at all of you, I see America. And it’s an honor to welcome you to our home. But home isn’t always a place. It doesn’t always have an address or a parking spot. It isn’t always four walls with just the right color couch inside. Sometimes, home is the bonds we build …

“In honor of Pride Month, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host a convening and reception for U.S. leaders championing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) equality across the U.S. government and around the world on Thursday, June 27, at the Department of State. “The convening will begin at 1:00 p.m. EDT in the Burns Auditorium, and …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: It’s been a long time since Americans could sit back and actually enjoy the month of June. It was always an insufferable four weeks, breathing in the rainbow-saturated air that fell heaviest across our favorite sports, stores, shows, and social media. But the most remarkable thing about this year’s Pride Month may be …

Fox News reports: Outspoken author, actor, Christian and patriot Kirk Cameron is set to hold a new “See You at the Library” event this summer on August 24 as a call to stand strong for family, faith and country in a divided America — and as a continuation of what he launched last year with publisher Brave Books, which issues …

The Baltimore Banner reports: A possible chemical agent was released in front of the main stage at the Baltimore Pride Parade and Block Party on Saturday night, causing a stampede. The incident occurred around 7 p.m. and police did not release the chemical agent, according to a spokesperson. The main stage for the event was located near North Avenue and …

Austin’s CBS affiliate reports: For the first time, LGBTQ+ Pride flags are flying outside the Austin Police Department headquarters and other city-owned facilities throughout June. The display of the flags is in compliance with a resolution passed by the Austin City Council in August 2023, which directed the city manager to fly the Pride flag at city facilities each June …

Posted to the Family Research Council’s website: 1. A large percentage of these men and women have been sexually abused and are operating out of a place of deep wounding. They’re living “in spiritual darkness.” Some may be at war with God, and others are genuinely struggling with their identity, but by and large, they’ve all been hurt. 2. These …

Via press release from GOP Rep. Matt Rosendale: Today, Congressman Matt Rosendale (MT-02) sent a letter to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Denis R. McDonough, expressing outrage over McDonough’s misguided encouragement of VA medical facilities across the country to display “pride” flags. The letter emphasizes how the flag puts one group of veterans above the …

The American Family Association writes today to ask, “What better time to inform, equip, and activate than during so-called ‘Pride Month’!” Christians are encourages to “activate” by purchasing from a selection of around a dozen anti-LGBTQ items. Here’s a sampling. Text is verbatim. AFA “Activate” T-shirt. Colors: Cherry Red or Dark Heather Gray. Design: “Inform, Equip, Activate – American Family …

Via email from the Family Research Council: Every June, politicians, big corporations, sports teams, popular brands, and celebrities all join together to collectively signal their support for LGBT ideology. Like them, the Biden campaign is also choosing to spend time this month to focus on the LGBT community in an effort to secure their vote. The president’s campaign has promised …