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Candidate checks out all LGBT books so kids can’t see them

Heather Fletcher, a conservative candidate for the Frederick County Board of Education in Maryland, recently checked out 20 books from a Pride Month display at the Brunswick Public Library to protect children’s “innocence.” Fletcher checked out the books on Tuesday…

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Burger King’s Pride Whoppers come with 2 tops or 2 bottoms

Welcome to Pride Month 2022, where we finally have same-sex cheeseburgers. Burger King Austria released a new Pride ad today showing their new Pride Whoppers, which come with same-sex buns for the first time ever. When you go to Burger King…

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Queen Elizabeth II’s LGBT record in honor of her Platinum Jubilee

The United Kingdom is celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, which is a celebration marking 70 years on the throne. Her Platinum Jubilee just happens to coincide with Pride Month. While political power in the U.K., a constitutional monarchy, rests…

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US Marines celebrate Pride with rainbow bullets. Yes, really

The US Marine Corps is facing considerable backlash from all sides after an LGBTQ+ Pride tweet that featured rainbow-tipped bullets. The Marine Corps marked the first day of Pride Month  on Wednesday (June 1) by proclaiming its support for LGBTQ+ marines…

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MLB teams announce Pride Nights, including some killer swag

In most major league cities, June will mark the first full return of Pride celebrations since 2019. Included in those festivities will be 28 Major League Baseball teams celebrating their LGBTQ fanbases during Pride month. (The Yankees being the Yankees…

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Graduation speaker’s anti-gay rant ruins event for HS students

Students and faculty were left feeling unwelcome and attacked during the River Valley High School graduation ceremony in Marion, Ohio after the commencement speaker made anti-gay remarks during his speech. Jim McGuire, a local businessman who owns J.L. McGuire and…