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The Club Q shooting comes amid a rash of protests, threats and violent assaults against businesses that hosted drag events this year.

"Emotionally [it] has been hard for us," owner Sarah Swain told Newsweek. "We just want to make donuts and have fun."

Nude cyclists biked through Seattle's Pride Parade Monday as children in the crowd looked on, according to video shared to Twitter. Families were in attendance.

Hate and harassment targeting drag performers have escalated in recent weeks as events to celebrate LGBTQ Pride month have ramped up.

The mayor of Apex has announced that the “Drag Queen Story Hour” — a controversial event featuring men in (often-skimpy) women’s clothing reading stories to children — has been eliminated from the schedule at the town’s June 11 Pride Festival. But Apex Pride, who helped plan the event, claims the reading will proceed as planned,

Holly Springs Mayor Sean Mayefskie told community members Tuesday night the town won’t issue a Pride Month proclamation recognizing the LGBTQ rights celebration.

Holly Springs Mayor Sean Mayefskie told community members Tuesday night the town won’t issue a Pride Month proclamation recognizing the LGBTQ rights celebration.

The story hour was to be part of the Pride Festival in Apex, N.C.

The festival had planned an event with Drag Queen Story Hour, a group that plans child-friendly, LGBTQ-postive readings across the country.

The company interviewed every member of the Apex Police Department as part of the report. The Town-wide organizational assessment found that some employees didnt feel comfortable voicing concerns for fear of retaliation and that there were mixed experiences within the Town when it comes to inclusion and career advancement opportunities -- "particularly along the lines of racial and gender identity." The report specifically focused on the Apex Police Department found that, while some described t...