The biggest date on the British LGBT+ calendar takes place on July 7, as a huge chunk of central London closes for Pride in London 2018. The day-long event is a celebration of inclusivity for all those within the LGBT community and its allies, who take to the streets for a variety of different events during the day.
The first gay pride festival here, the hometown of socially conservative Vice President Mike Pence and a city that once drew protests against health benefits for same-sex couples, proved surprising Saturday. The turnout was larger than expected. More than 2,000 people cared less about the gloomy weather and more about the message.
Taking place in Puerto Vallarta from May 20 to 27, Vallarta Pride has grown yearly, with its 2017 edition attracting more than 17,000 visitors. The event has become a staple in the international Pride calendar, and now drives a considerable influx of visitors during what used to be the end of Puerto Vallarta’s traditional high season for tourism.
Four men turned themselves in to Miami Beach police on Tuesday afternoon in the case of a gay couple brutally attacked after the city’s gay pride parade. The men surrendered through an attorney and have been charged with aggravated battery, according to the arrest reports.
Olympian Gus Kenworthy just crowd surfed at Miami Beach Pride – and the crowd went wild for him. Falling backward in a leap of faith, the baying LGBTI community below caught him. Just moments before jumping into the crowd, they were shouting for him to take his top off.
In the last week of June, LGBT activists in Swaziland hope to make history by holding the African country’s first ever Pride march and festival. Advocacy group The Rock of Hope told The Daily Beast it is in the process of submitting an application to march and then hold a picnic or gathering in a park in the city of Mbabne.
Toronto’s Police Department has cancelled its application to march at the city’s Pride parade, as a backlash continues over their failure to identify serial killer Bruce McArthur sooner. Serial killer Bruce McArthur was this year charged with the murder of seven men – but was only arrested after years of bungled investigations into mysterious disappearances within the city’s gay community.
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