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VIDEO: How lavender became a symbol of LGBT resistance.

Every year, as summer beckons, Pride month arrives in a burst of color. Around the world, rainbow flags fly high and revelers turn their faces proudly towards the sky.The multicolored flag has united the LGBTQ community for over 40 years, and…

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Police raided two gay bars 51 years after Stonewall.

Police attacked gay bars in Des Moines and Raleigh this week, simply because those bars were providing medical assistance to those wounded by police. The scenes in multiple states were eerily reminiscent of the police raid on the Stonewall Inn…

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House Democrats introduce resolution to end the gay blood ban.

House Democrats have introduced a resolution calling for an end to the gay blood ban. Representatives Adam Schiff (CA), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY), Barbara Lee (TX), and Carolyn Maloney (NY) introduced the resolution calling on the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)…

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Pride Heroes: Katie Sowers is first gay coach in Super Bowl.

For Pride month, we’ve dedicated each day of June to an individual athlete or coach whose shining moment changed LGBTQ sports. Today: Katie Sowers becomes the first openly gay coach in the Super Bowl, on Feb. 2, 2020. Normally, NFL assistant coaches…