Category: Pride festivities
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Pride Month rainbow cake sells out at Massachusetts tavern after deluge of comments
The Old Grist Mill Tavern owner Karl Pelletier said the tavern’s Facebook page often posts, usually promoting food, beverages, desserts and specials. This was the second year the nearly 300-year-old tavern in Seekonk, Massachusetts had offered the vanilla cream rainbow cake in celebration of Pride Month, and it was a routine post last week promoting the cake that began…
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Blue Jays cut Anthony Bass to end a story of Pride, prejudice and PR failure
The Jays’ silence left many members of the LGBTQ community wondering whether the organization supports them or not. Rating: Transsupportive, Toronto Star, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Blue Jays pitcher Anthony Bass cut from roster after promoting anti-LGBTQ2S social media post
The Toronto Blue Jays are moving on from pitcher Anthony Bass after he made headlines last week for sharing anti-LGBTQ2S posts on social media. Rating: Transneutral, Global News, June 9, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Gay congressman Robert Garcia honours RuPaul on House floor
Gay Democrat Robert Garcia has celebrated Pride Month by celebrating drag icon RuPaul’s legacy on the US House floor. Rating: Transsupportive, Pink News, June 8, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Corie Mattie Trolls Ron DeSantis With Guerrilla Street Art Campaign In Orlando
Corie Mattie, aka the LA Hope Dealer, returned to the Florida city she once called home with a blunt message for the 2024 presidential candidate. Rating: Transsupportive, Huffington Post, June 8, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Right-wing protest turns violent outside school board meeting in Glendale, California
Rating: Transsupportive, Boing Boing, June 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Too much alike? Oxfam forced to deny ‘TERF’ video depicts J.K. Rowling
British-founded charity Oxfam faces backlash after posting a now-deleted video showing a woman wearing a ‘TERF’ badge – with some comparing the likeness to the controversial Harry Potter author. Rating: Transneutral, euronews, June 7, 2023 (PDF archive) (original Video archive) (updated Video archive)
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3 arrested as protesters clash over Pride curriculum outside Glendale school board meeting
Demonstrators clashed and fights erupted during a protest Tuesday evening outside a meeting of the Glendale Unified School District board, which was scheduled to vote on recognizing June as Pride Month. Rating: Transneutral, ABC, June 6, 2023 (PDF archive)
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Jen Psaki Spots ‘Awkward’ Thing About Fox News’ Phony LGBTQ Outrage
The Biden White House press secretary-turned-MSNBC anchor also exposed Republican hypocrisy over Fox News’ boycott calls. Rating: Transneutral, Huffington Post, June 5, 2023 (PDF archive) (Video archive)
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Parents Protest Pride Event at Los Angeles Elementary School
Police officers had to separate protesters and counterprotesters outside a Los Angeles elementary school that has become a flashpoint for LGBTQ+ issues involving children in California during Pride month. California18, June 3, 2023 (PDF archive)