On Stonewall anniversary, the NYPD launched a brutal unprovoked attack on LGBTQ people

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On Stonewall anniversary, the NYPD launched a brutal unprovoked attack on LGBTQ people As Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted about honoring Stonewall, the NYPD was unleashing pepper spray on LGBTQ people dancing in celebration. J.K. Rowling deletes tweet praising author Stephen King after he says “trans women are women” Rowling spent the weekend painting trans women as sexual predators and thoughts she had found an ally in the horror author. She definitely hadn't. This ridiculously offensive political ad even includes an old woman spitting at a gay couple The ad pushes a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage. LGBTQ people have been marching every June for 50 years From the first pride march in 1970 to last week's Supreme Court ruling, LGBTQ people have filled the streets every June for 50 years. Gabon could be the next country to legalize homosexuality Gabon banned homosexuality just last year, worsening conditions for LGBTQ people. That law might soon be overturned. Mondaire Jones & Ritchie Torres could bring needed Black, LGBTQ representation to government LGBTQ equality has transformed the country, but queer and trans people of color still need representation. Taxpayer funded Catholic schools given secret edict to ban kids who don’t conform to gender norms The Archdiocese of Indianapolis has become on the most viciously anti-LGBTQ in the nation, but this is a new low. Trans & POC inclusive rainbow crosswalk installed in D.C. The design used the "Progress Pride Flag" design that incorporates the trans flag and stripes for people of color. Black gay Pennsylvania Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta is running for reelection "Pride is not about Coca-Cola or whoever painting a can rainbow colors. It’s about this idea that everyday people, when they step up and demand change, they actually win a lot more than folks think.” What happened inside the White House on the day the Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage? Former President Barack Obama's reflections on what happened that day will leave you in tears.