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Gorgeous Doritos Ad Featuring Sweet Coming Out Story Goes Viral
You might want to reach for a bag of chips and some tissues after watching a Doritos Mexico ad that is lighting up the Internet with its sweet message of acceptance.
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Carson Kressley Celebrates Pride Month While Standing in Solidarity With Black Lives Matter, Shouts Out Boystown
Carson Kressley knows how to celebrate Pride Month whether on lockdown or not. We chatted with the Emmy-winning TV star about BLM, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’, and his time on ‘Queer Eye for the Straight Guy’.
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Chicago Today's 2020 Pride Gift Guide
In honor of Pride Month, Chicago Today put together a list of local gifts to help you celebrate while also giving back.
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NBC 5 Exclusive: Chicago Police Department's Only Out Transgender Officer Goes On Record
As Chicago nears what was supposed to be the popular Pride parade this weekend, one of the city’s only known out transgender police officers is speaking out. Officer Megan Woods, a 17-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department,says she hopes her story provides hope for others during uncertain times. Officer Woods works in the city’s 19th police district, serving...
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LGBTQ Pride at 50: Focus Shifts Amid Pandemic, Racial Unrest
The coronavirus pandemic and calls for racial equality have changed the nature of this year’s 50th anniversary LGBTQ Pride events.
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Raven-Symoné Marries Girlfriend Miranda Maday
The “Raven’s Home” actress and former “Cosby Show” child star, 34, tied the knot with Miranda Maday in what appears to be an outdoor backyard ceremony, based on photos shared on Instagram Thursday.
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High Court Decision Spotlights GOP Divide Over LGBT Rights
Democrats have flooded Twitter and email inboxes with praise for this week’s watershed Supreme Court decision shielding gay, lesbian and transgender people from job discrimination
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Nickelodeon's Pride Tweet Ignites Debate on SpongeBob's Sexual Orientation
This weekend, Nickelodeon appeared to confirm that SpongeBob SquarePants is, in fact, a member of the LGBTQ community.
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Seattle Pride Event Goes Virtual
Organizers of the annual Seattle Out and Proud parade have made the decision to hold the event online this year in light of the coronavirus pandemic. Almost half a million people attended the event last year.
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Kristen Stewart's ‘Charlie's Angels' Character ‘Definitely Gay,' Elizabeth Banks Confirms
Kristen Stewart’s character in the highly anticipated “Charlie’s Angels” reboot is “definitely gay,” Elizabeth Banks, the film’s writer, producer and director recently confirmed, after previously refusing to put a label on the character’s sexuality. When the film’s trailer was initially released in June, LGBTQ fans dubbed the reboot “Charlie’s Gayngels” in celebration of the casting of Stewart, a queer actress,...
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Welcome to ‘Gay Hell'
The small Michigan town of Hell will be renamed “Gay Hell” — but just for three days. Comedian Elijah Daniel bought three days of naming rights to Hell for Pride Month after President Trump nixed the flying of Pride flags on U.S. embassies.
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David Johns on his Mission to End LGBTQ Bias and Stigma
David Johns sits down with Nessa to talk about his mission to end LGBTQ bias and stigma. He says the first step is to have conversations, and the second step is to be an accomplice to the LGBTQ community, not an ally. Johns also emphasizes the importance of preventing HIV through medications, like PrEP and PEP.
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Exhibits, Panels, Opera, More for Stonewall 50th Anniversary
If it’s Pride Month, there’s gotta be a parade. And there will be, in New York City and places around the country and world. But this year, the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall uprising that fueled the fire for a global LGBTQ movement, there’s also a lot more. From symposiums to movie screenings, walking tours to art exhibits, and even...
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Teen's Vision Comes to Life as Buffalo Grove Hosts Inaugural Pride Parade
It’s taken nearly a year, but the dream of a driven 13-year-old became a reality on Sunday as Buffalo Grove hosted its first ever Pride Parade.
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Buffalo Grove Hosts Inaugural Pride Parade on Sunday
History was made in Buffalo Grove on Sunday morning as the first-ever Pride Parade took place–with more than 90 groups, politicians and participants in attendance thanks to a brave 13-year-old girl who told NBC 5 earlier this week that she wanted to host a community event that encourages diversity.
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Rainbows Shine Around the World As Pride Celebrations Continue
Throughout June, people have celebrated Pride Month and the LGBTQ community all around the world with festivals and parades.
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CTA Shows LGTBQ Pride With Rainbow-Wrapped Trains
The CTA has announced the arrival of rainbow train cars in celebration of Chicago Pride Weekend.
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10 Things to Do This Weekend in the Chicago Area
Check out this list of 10 events happening this Fathers Day weekend in the Chicago area.
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Man Charged in 12-Year-Old's Stabbing Death
A 12-year-old girl was killed on Chicago’s North Side over the weekend during what police believe was a domestic dispute.