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To revist this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. On Saturday, June 12, a sea of veiled, white-clad activists from the direct action group Gays Against Guns showed up to the Christopher Street Piers—a site with a storied and complex queer history—to hold space for the 49 people who were murdered at Orlando's Pulse nightclub in 2016. The date marked the fifth anniversary of the Pulse shooting, which primarily targeted Latinx members of the LGBTQ+ community and remains the second-most deadly mass shooting in American history. "Remember the 49," read one protest sign, and th...

The issue has cracked the city’s main Pride organizing group down the middle—but it’s unclear who’s not budging on what could be a key compromise.

As Pride Month begins, cities are figuring out how to celebrate safely given the pandemic. It's especially tricky for bars and street festivals where large crowds are a sign of success and progress.

As Pride Month begins, cities are figuring out how to celebrate safely given the pandemic. It's especially tricky for bars and street festivals where large crowds are a sign of success and progress.

For Pride 2021, we sat down with Raquel Willis to talk about the year in social justice and why all of us should be invested in Black trans liberation.