LGBTQ prom canceled for safety reasons after Christians bombard event space with threatening calls

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LGBTQ prom canceled for safety reasons after Christians bombard event space with threatening calls A far right religious extremist posted the phone number online and all hell broke loose. LEGO is hosting the world’s smallest Pride parade to celebrate Stonewall’s 50th anniversary This may be the only Pride event where you have to be accompanied by a child to visit. Elizabeth Warren wants to give gay couples $57 million in tax refunds Her bill would allow same-sex couples who were legally married to get money back from the IRS when the federal government forced them to file separately. A Republican in Congress wants to end funding for PBS over a children’s cartoon He says the funding is unconstitutional because it offends conservative Christians. 2 gay men repeatedly stabbed by group of boys in ‘appalling & unprovoked’ attack Police are already calling the attack a hate crime as they search for the suspects - one of whom is as young as 12. Straight people are getting more uncomfortable with LGBTQ people each year Young adults’ support for LGBTQ people dropped for a second time since Trump took office. Lesbian couple banned from fostering migrant children because their marriage isn’t ‘holy’ The program is funded by the federal government. Archbishop launches inquisition: All LGBTQ teachers must be fired from Indianapolis Catholic schools The archdiocese has instructed all schools under its umbrella to immediately enforce all employment contracts - effectively a blanket order to fire any LGBTQ staff members. NBA star Dwyane Wade says it’s ‘my job as a father’ to support his son at Pride 'I’m very uneasy about accolades that come from supporting my kids or the negativity that comes from it. I’m doing what every parent has to do.' The story of Stonewall has been bleached. I know because I was there. It takes white privilege to fight the police, expect to walk away alive, and create a hagiographical narrative of white heroism.