Juneteenth and LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations lose sponsors as companies drop DEI
Several Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled down or cancelled this year due to companies and governments dropping DEI.
June 18, 2025
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Kamala Harris Gives Fiery Speech About Florida Whitewashing History of Slavery
“To debate whether enslaved people benefited from slavery — are you kidding me?” she said.
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The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they are and what they mean
The flag is the brainchild of activist Ben Haith, founder of the National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation (NJCF).
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Why Juneteenth, Now a Federal Holiday, Is So Significant
June 19, 1865, marked the end of slavery in the U.S., and recognition of the date is spreading.
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Reporter asks Ron DeSantis why he can affirm his height with lifts, but stands against gender-affirming care
A reporter asked the governor about the hypocrisy of his stance against gender-identity and access to gender-affirming care when he chooses to present himself as taller than he is.
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Is ‘Anti-Woke’ Bar in Florida Mocking Pulse Victims With 49-Cent Buds?
The owner wanted to “poke the woke,” according to screenshots allegedly taken of the bar's social media.
June 5, 2023
Cynthia Erivo and Janelle Monáe Are Powerful in 'Harriet' Trailer
Tony winner Erivo plays Tubman, who escaped slavery only to risk her life multiple times to save others.
July 23, 2019
Bill Burr's 'SNL' Monologue on Pride Month: Hilarious or Homophobic?
Reactions to the Saturday Night Live bit were divided.
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First celebrated in 1866 in Texas, it's now a federal holiday.
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The Importance of Juneteenth - the Newest Federal Holiday
In 2021, Juneteenth became the latest federal holiday in the US — the first to be approved since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.
June 19, 2023
Punking the Antigay Saudi Arabian Regime
Fresh off the heels of a similar video prank against the LGBT-murdering regime in Iran, a humor-loving human rights group slammed the Saudi government.
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Sexual Rebels and 'Nasty Women' Scared the Medieval Establishment Too
A new exhibit shows the Middle Ages were much more diverse than previously thought -- and in some ways, not that different from now.
February 21, 2018
Donald Trump's lesbian niece Mary Trump slams him as 'deeply ignorant, cruel man'
"He doesn’t know what he’s talking about," Mary Trump recently said of her uncle's plan to end birthright citizenship.
December 11, 2024
Police Trading Homophobic, Racist Texts Jeopardize Hundreds of Cases
About a dozen officers reportedly sent messages referencing gassing Jewish people, punching LGBTQ+ community members, and lynching Black men.
December 9, 2021
The Significance of Juneteenth
On this date in 1865, the news of slavery's end came to the last state practicing it. It's become a day to celebrate and reflect on African-American history.
June 19, 2020
From Saturnalia to Santa, is Christmas just drag in disguise?
Uncover the hidden queer roots of Christmas, where societal norms were flipped and fluidity reigned supreme.
December 20, 2024
Archaeologists Say They Found a 2,000-Year-Old Penis-Shaped Sex Toy
After realizing that they filed it away incorrectly, researchers believed they had a sex toy and not a mending tool on their hands.
March 7, 2023
The untold story of Sally-Tom, who legally changed her gender in the 1860s
This excerpt from Before Gender: Lost Stories from Trans History by Eli Erlick dispels the myth that transgender people are somehow a new phenomenon.
June 8, 2025
GOP Candidate Slammed for His Schools' Homophobic Curriculums
A new attack ad blasts the Trump-endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate's extremist private school curriculum that compares queer people to "child molesters and rapists."
October 7, 2022
Report Finds U.S. Hate Crimes Laws Inconsistent, Lack Impact
Judy Shepard, whose son Matthew Shepard was brutally murdered in a hate crime, wrote the forward for the report.
July 29, 2021
Trans Politician Danica Roem Faces Off Against Antigay Trump Follower
The trans Virginia legislator is running for reelection against Christopher Stone, who opposes marriage equality and wants more religious exemptions from pro-LGBTQ+ laws.
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