Mariners fly rainbow flag to celebrate marriage equality
In a show of support for marriage equality in the wake of the Supreme Court’s Decision to rule portions of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, the Seattle Mariners hoisted a rainbow flag June...
View ArticleAtlantic City courting gay tourism market
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (AP) – Atlantic City is planning a series of events to attract gay tourists, who are becoming an increasingly important part of the resort’s growth strategy. Mayor Don...
View ArticleStarbucks raises grande-sized flag over headquarters for Seattle Pride
In honor of the 40th anniversary of Seattle Pride, Starbucks raised an 800-foot Rainbow flag over their headquarters in Seattle. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz attended the June 23 raising of the flag....
View ArticleRainbow Pride flag flies over St. Petersburg City Hall
St. Petersburg – Mayor Rick Kriseman made history again June 26, when he held a short but meaningful ceremony to recognize the LGBT community of his city and the annual St. Pete Pride celebration. At 9...
View ArticleTampa Bay’s Overheard
Masquerade, paper faces on parade Balance Tampa Bay is presenting a masquerade ball Saturday, August 8, to benefit ASAP/Empath Health. Just to give you an idea of the scale for this ball, they will...
View ArticleAlaskan LGBT flag vandalized for third time in year
ANCHORGAGE, Alaska (AP) – An Alaskan LGBT community center is flying a half-burned rainbow flag after someone vandalized the organization for the third time in less than a year. The Alaska Dispatch...
View ArticleOklahoma fun run with guns uses rainbow targets as promo
The Oklahoma Run ‘n Gun caused an outrage by using a rainbow flag as a target in their latest Facebook promo. The event, which involves grown men running a race while taking breaks to shoot stuff,...
View ArticleRainbow flag removed from Reno city hall after controversy
RENO, Nev. (AP) – Reno’s decision to temporarily replace the Stars and Stripes with a rainbow didn’t fly with some locals. The American flag was lowered from City Hall in downtown Reno July 25,...
View ArticlePositive living: The importance of our straight allies
I have a bumper sticker on the back of my car that reads: “I don’t mind straight people as long as they act gay in public.” Now before you roll your eyes about my well-known snarky sense of humor, just...
View ArticleIconic Pride flag flies from Orange County Admin building
Orange County mayor Teresa Jacobs ordered Section 93 of the Sea-to-Sea Rainbow Flag to be displayed at the Orange County Administration building in Orlando starting June 16. “When we hosted a ceremony...
View ArticleSt. Petersburg mayor raises rainbow flag at City Hall in celebration of Pride
St. Petersburg mayor Rick Kriseman raised the Pride Flag above City Hall June 23 for the third year in a row to signify the start of St. Pete Pride in downtown. More than a hundred people gathered at...
View ArticleSt. Pete Pride draws huge crowds to celebrate and remember
St. Pete Pride carried a message of “never forget, always celebrate” as the city of St. Petersburg came together for its annual Pride week June 22-26. With the events of Orlando only a few weeks behind...
View ArticleOrlando’s Overheard: Love for Orlando, stick figure stickers and a Thirsty film
Good morning Baltimore! It’s great to see the love that continues to come from all over the world. Sometimes that love comes in the form of donations, sometimes it comes in the form of expression by...
View ArticleCommission Impossible: Kevin Beckner raised the flag and our expectations of...
The year 2016 saw the end of an era in Hillsborough County as we bid farewell to District 6 County Commissioner Kevin Beckner. Beckner was elected for his first term in 2008, and then won reelection in...
View ArticleRainbow flag stomped outside congressman’s office
U.S. Capitol Police are investigating an incident on March 15, in which a visitor to a congressional office building in Washington removed a rainbow flag hanging from the wall beside the door to the...
View ArticleCreator of rainbow flag, a symbol of LGBTQ rights, dies at 65
NEW YORK (AP) – Gilbert Baker, the creator of the rainbow flag that has become a widely recognized symbol of gay rights has died. He was 65. Baker was found dead Friday at his New York City home. The...
View ArticleNew font honors rainbow flag designer Gilbert Baker
Gay activist and rainbow flag designer Gilbert Baker is being honored with a technicolor font. Baker, who died on March 31, designed the rainbow flag in 1978. It has become a recognized symbol of the...
View ArticleRoy Moore’s Facebook page flooded with rainbow flag emojis
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – U.S. Senate candidate and outspoken same-sex marriage opponent Roy Moore is getting trolled on Facebook with hundreds of rainbow flag emojis. Critics of the suspended Alabama...
View ArticleNJ high school first to fly rainbow flag for Pride Month
RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (AP) – A New Jersey high school is flying the LGBTQ community’s gay pride flag for the month, raising it in a short ceremony to spread a message of acceptance for all. The rainbow flag...
View ArticleThe other side of life: Intersections
Over the past year, we’ve tread the intersection of Kaley Street and South Orange Avenue as it’s become a crossroads swollen with mourners, with meaning. It meets the intersection of Christopher and...
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