The Gay Officers Action League (GOAL), a group representing LGBTQIA+ members of the New York City Police Department (NYPD), has announced plans to protest this Sunday’s NYC Pride March due to a policy barring officers from marching in full uniform with service weapons. GOAL members will be joined by NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch on the […]
JoJo Siwa will no longer be performing at this year’s Back Lot Bash during Chicago’s Pride weekend. The pop star and former Dance Moms and Nickelodeon sensation was originally set to headline on Sunday, 29 June. However, the event’s website now lists her as no longer appearing, citing “scheduling conflicts” as the reason for her […]
An Idaho event dubbed “Hetero Awesome Fest” wrapped up in chaos over the weekend, drawing headlines for all the wrong reasons: low attendance, an on-stage altercation, and a racism scandal involving one of its speakers. Held in Cecil D. Andrus Park in downtown Boise across June 20 and 21, organiser Mark Fitzpatrick billed the gathering […]
Thousands of LGBTQIA+ people and allies from across the globe flocked to Washington, D.C. for WorldPride 2025 — a nine-day global celebration of queerness, resilience, and community. Despite a politically tense climate, particularly under President Donald Trump’s administration and its escalating anti-trans rhetoric, WorldPride unfolded as a defiant and dazzling demonstration of queer pride. Travel […]
Mr Bear Perth, Jeb Maihi Brown, has made history as the first transgender winner of the Mr Australasia Bear competition, taking home the title to thunderous applause at this year’s Southern Hibernation festival in Melbourne. Held at The Laird and streamed globally, the event showcased six titleholders from across Australia and New Zealand. Jeb’s win […]
WorldPride 2025 wrapped up in Washington, D.C. this past weekend with a celebration that was equal parts glitter and grit, culminating in a powerful show of political resistance against rising transphobia and rollbacks of LGBTQIA+ rights in the United States. While Saturday’s parade turned the streets of the U.S. capital into a vibrant sea of […]
With Drag Queens on a Farm and DJs on the Slopes, Festival director Sam Coulthard shares what makes Winter Pride so special. When Sam Coulthard first arrived in Queenstown, he didn’t expect to find a family. But that’s exactly what Winter Pride became for him — a rainbow whānau that gathers every August to celebrate […]
The National Park Service (NPS) has reversed a decision to close off Dupont Circle Park in Washington, D.C., during the final weekend of WorldPride 2025, after intense backlash from LGBTQ+ community members and advocates. Originally, the NPS announced that Dupont Circle Park would be closed from Thursday, 5 June to Monday, 9 June, citing public […]