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Post by Webster on Jun 1, 2020 13:29:54 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Jun 3, 2020 11:57:22 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Jun 7, 2020 0:00:20 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Jun 8, 2020 21:33:20 GMT -5
(Ft. Bragg, NC) June is designated as #LGBT #PrideMonth to commemorate the members of the LGBT community who are part of the legacy of our nation and our Army and to recognize the contributions that the LGBT community has made to the defense of our country. #FortBragg is proud of LGBT Soldiers who serve with distinction and are role models exemplifying our highest values.
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Post by Webster on Jun 12, 2020 19:22:13 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Jun 14, 2020 18:49:19 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Jun 15, 2020 15:26:21 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Jun 23, 2020 10:54:05 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Jun 27, 2020 11:24:50 GMT -5
(The Guardian) The pandemic has forced organizers to move parades, marches and forums online across the United States in June for Pride Month, an annual celebration of the LGBTQ community and a renewed call for equal rights. Still, “canceling” Pride was not an option, said Cathy Renna, director of communications at the National LGBTQ Task Force. “Our community just said, ‘A year without Pride is not acceptable - let’s find a way to try and create an experience online’,” she said. “And in some ways, it’s allowed an accessibility to Pride that we didn’t have before.” Millions of people from every corner of the world are expected to tune in on Saturday to Global Pride, a 24-hour virtual broadcast to be streamed on YouTube and the Global Pride website, that organizers say could become the largest LGBTQ event ever. Among those scheduled to deliver remarks are Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg of Norway, Luxembourg prime minister Xavier Bettel and Manvendra Singh Gohil, the first openly gay prince of India. Some in-person demonstrations will still take place. On Sunday in New York City, the Reclaim Pride Coalition, a group of queer and trans activists, will hold its second annual Queer Liberation March which this year will focus on a protest against racial injustice and demands for police reform. “Inspired by the historic, Black-led protest movement that has taken to the streets here in NYC and across the world, Reclaim Pride supports demands for immediate defunding, disarming, and dismantling of police forces,* the organization’s Francesca Barjon said in a statement.’ Organizers of Reclaim Pride reject commercial sponsorship as well as the presence of uniformed police, and have asked participants to wear face coverings and maintain social distancing during the march.
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Post by Webster on Jun 27, 2020 22:06:16 GMT -5
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Post by Webster on Jun 28, 2020 22:40:56 GMT -5
(The Guardian) AP has this report from Pride in New York: There were protests, rainbow flags and performances it was LGBTQ Pride, after all. But what was normally an outpouring on the streets of New York City looked a little different this year, thanks to social distancing rules required by the coronavirus.
With the city’s massive Pride parade canceled, Sunday’s performances were virtual, the flags flew in emptier than normal spaces and the protesters were masked.
The disruption caused by the virus would be an aggravation in any year, but particularly in this one, the 50th anniversary of the first Pride march in New York City.
A number of people in the crowd at Foley Square held signs reading All Black Lives Matter, with a black fist surrounded by rainbow colours. Most wore masks, though some scrapped social distancing in favour of hugging friends. One man held a sign advertising free hugs.
The first Pride march, on 28 June 1970, was a marker of the Stonewall uprisings of the year before in New York City’s West Village that helped propel a global LGBTQ movement.
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Post by Webster on Jun 29, 2020 16:09:09 GMT -5
(Shaw Air Force Base, 29 June 2020) 2020 marks 10 years since the Don't Ask Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010. June is a celebration of freedom, dignity, equality, and increased visibility. Happy Pride
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