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Summer of 2016: Pride Around the World
As the summer of 2016 draws to a close, we take a look at Pride celebrations from around the world.
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          Sep 03, 2016
          
        
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It was a banner year for LGBT Pride celebrations, happening from the Americas to Europe to Asia -- and even Antarctica.

        
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Summer of 2016: Pride Around the World

As the summer of 2016 draws to a close, we take a look at Pride celebrations from around the world.

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Summer of 2016: Pride Around the World

As the summer of 2016 draws to a close, we take a look at Pride celebrations from around the world.

FROM OUR SPONSORS

The Latest

Opinion: With Pam Bondi's firing, the Trump administration has shown it responds to an outraged public not by altering course but by replacing a woman whose exit will dominate the news cycle. Who's next, Karoline?

“Drain the swamp,” the former transportation secretary said about the cabinet official's financial entanglements.

Social media is on fire as people are calling out the former Attorney General's failed alignment with the president.

Advocates gathered in New York City to denounce the decision, urging lawmakers to shore up protections for LGBTQ+ young people.

LGBTQ+ stories deserve to betold.

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Most Popular

The anti-LGBTQ+ politician is asking for "privacy," but the internet isn't giving it to her!

Experts say common online habits, such as reusing identifiers like "spiderkash," can leave even senior government officials vulnerable to exposure.

No arrests have been made yet, and police are looking for more info.

After the former DHS secretary’s husband, Bryon Noem, was accused of having a secret cross-dressing fetish, she no longer wants to be the center of attention, writes Josh Ackley.

Justin Kralemann alleges St. Louis-based Food Outreach fired him over social media posts about immigration and Pride flags.

Opinion: A 1986 case involving two murders shows how the “trans panic” defense shaped unequal justice—and why it still matters today.