Come Out With Pride, the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender event in Florida, kicked off on Oct.12 with a launch party at The Veranda, and the event runs through Oct. 14. The massive multi-day celebration attracted more than 150,000 attendees last year.
In recent years, celebrities like Cynthia Nixon and Maria Bello have made headlines for dating or marrying women after spending years in heterosexual relationships. These Hollywood stars may have helped make it more socially acceptable—or perhaps even fashionable—to “switch sides” well into adulthood. Turns out the phenomenon has been going on for quite some time.
With its bustling gay nightlife and iconic annual pride parade, Taipei is one of the most LGBT-friendly cities in Asia. Attitudes towards queer spaces are unique, encouraging some of the most diverse and open spaces to celebrate LGBT culture. Here are some of the most prominent LGBT spots in Taipei.
The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church clan plans to picket the funeral of a lesbian soldier killed on Oct. 1 in Afghanistan. The funeral of Sgt. Donna Johnson, 29, of Raeford, N.C., takes place on Saturday.
Nneka Obazee, a lesbian asylum seeker in the U.K., recently attempted suicide after finding out that she would be returned to her home country of Nigeria, the Independent reports. Obazee, 34, was set to be flown on a charter flight to Nigeria along with her 19-year-old stepson, but she was hospitalized after overdosing on pain medication. Her stepson was ultimately deported.
The streets surrounding Lake Eola in downtown Orlando will bear their most vibrant colors on Saturday as the city gathers for the yearly Come Out With Pride Orlando parade. The celebration began with Thursday’s launch party, featuring a performance with “Ru Paul’s Drag Race” finalist Trinity Taylor at The Veranda at Thornton Park.
For the last 29 years, members of the LGBT community and its allies have celebrated National Coming Out Day on the anniversary of the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
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