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Following remarks from city leaders, the group cut a rainbow-colored ribbon to open the crosswalks to the public.

When you look at the number of hate-motivated actions perpetrated against P.E.I.'s queer community this summer, we have a problem. One that I can no longer ignore, writes Dave Stewart.

June 16th, 2021 by Featured Local residents advocated for months to get city approval. The City of National City raised a Pride flag over its City Hall during a ceremony held today. The modern version of the Pride flag, the Progressive Pride flag, was chosen by city officials to fly in honor of Pride Month. This was a historic first for National City as historically, areas of the county outside of central core neighborhoods like Hillcrest, were not known to be supportive of the LGBTQ community. The idea to fly the flag was brought forward by community activists in the city, particularly resi...

A local school board in Oregon is now attempting to mandate that every classroom have both a BLM flag (or poster) and a ‘Progressive Pride’ flag (or poster) to accompany the US flag: DAILY WIRE – An Oregon school board updated a policy to mandate that each classroom in the school district display a Black Lives Matter and “progressive pride” flag or poster. On May 6, the Gresham-Barlow School Board in Gresham, Oregon, updated the district’s “Flag Displays and Salutes” policy to reflect the progressive values of the board. The proposal would require the school board to provide ...

RNZ Gay, lesbian or bisexual people are twice as likely to suffer from sexual violence or family harm than the average New Zealander. Weenink Smith said the response to her Givealittle page, $1355 in under 24 hours, had been encouraging to see after reading the worst of the social media commentary. “There have been such horrible and hateful comments online, and really seeing the community come together has been wonderful,” she said. She said she had been talking with city councillors about donating the proceeds towards the project, and she said there were some positive and some not-so-...