Turkey’s capital Ankara has banned public LGBTQ events until further notice, with safety concerns cited for the prohibition. In a statement by the Ankara Governor’s Office on Sunday, all LGBTQ “cinema, theater performances, panels, interviews and exhibitions are banned until further notice in our province… Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
What began as an event to bring together the global LGBTQ community at the turn of the millennium has evolved into the celebratory affair that we know today as World Pride. It would have been impossible to say back in 2000, when the inaugural World Pride was hosted in Rome, that less than two decades later cities from continent to continent would be making bids to bring the party to their streets. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
Hundreds of gay rights activists and supporters, many wearing colorful costumes and holding balloons, marched through India’s capital on Sunday in celebration but also defiance in a nation that continues to outlaw homosexual acts. As people chanted and marched to the beat of drums during New Delhi’s 10th annual Queer Pride march, many said they were frustrated with the law but also hoped it would soon change. Read the full article HERE. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality
It’s Greater Palm Springs Pride weekend! The event not only brings in visitors from across the country but it also means a big boom for local businesses. “Now we get a mix of snowbirds, you get a mix of all of these visitors, you get people from Los Angeles and everybody kind of co-mingles quite nicely and it also makes business a little better too,” said Dean Ravine, owner of the Black Book Bar in Palm Springs. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality Read the full article HERE.
The Point Foundation, which provides LGBT college students with much needed financial support through scholarships, has received a donation from the Miami Beach Gay Pride. The Point Foundation non-profit has awarded about 400 scholarships since 2002. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality READ MORE HERE: http://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/Miami-Beach-Gay-Pride-Makes-Scholarship-Donation-to-Point-Foundation-452561883.html
Asia’s largest Pride celebration marched down the streets of Taipei to the cheers of tens of thousands of supporters. The main theme of this parade is the hope that soon, the Taiwan government will make gay marriage legal, a first for Asia. The courts have approved gay marriage and now it’s only a matter of time. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality READ MORE HERE: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-5026569/Taiwan-holds-Asias-largest-pride-parade-waits-gay-marriage.html
The Isle of Wight has been chosen to host the second UK Pride event. The island beat five other bids to hold the festival, which celebrates the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Organisers said up to 80,000 people are expected to attend the event next July. The first UK Pride took place this year, in Hull. #lgbt #gay #lesbian #bisexual #transgender #homophobia #equality READ MORE HERE: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-41719394
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