after being an isolated outcast for yrs, last night i went to #systemic, my local #lgbtq+ choir, & watched

https://youtu.be/tilsrO-3gcQ?si=iyznQ2xGilocCiCQ

same day of the #SupremeCourtRuling.

I started crying. and my new #differabled #pride family, of which some I had never met before, came to me and hugged, and held, and touched me. they said we are your family now, and you are and accepted for who you are.
I am so grateful to all of you, specially Elisha for welcoming and opening your #ellieverse for me!

Ukraine for equality and love!

Want to host a satellite event around this year's Petaluma Pride Festival in October? We're accepting applications: #Petaluma #Pride #SonomaCounty #SFBA

Host a Pride Event in Petaluma...

Greetings! Can I interest you in a heartwarming donation and/or signal boost of this small Welsh town volunteer-organised Pride festival?

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/sara-archer-1

Pride is deeply needed in rural Wales, where being queer can be so isolating. And since it's only small, you get a lot of bang for your buck - 16% of the £750 goal has been raised already. :)

Last year was our first Pride (Balchder in Welsh), and thanks to signal boosts on Mastodon and Tumblr it was fully funded within 24 hours, it was EPIC and the organisers were so chuffed that they COULD NOT EVEN.

really looking forward to which companies are no longer gonna have #pride logos for their US web presence this year lol

LAST GAME - I NAILED IT FIRST NOTE!
*so, gummies do work? *

Heardle Pride #686

#Heardle #Pride #LGBTQ

https://pride.heardledecades.xyz

I made a thing! https://github.com/Lumikeiju/pride-map

Introducing Pride Map, an Ultra-powered visualization of LGBTQ+-friendliness data in OpenStreetMap!

Trump would absolutely hate this with every bone in his body — no question!

He’s the worst kind of hateful, angry man who can’t stand anything that’s real, bold, or different.

Watch Conchita Wurst rise like a phoenix and burn down Trump’s ugly hate!

- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaolVEJEjV4

#LGBTQI #Pride #EastBay

"The Ivy Room, a beloved East Bay dive bar and music venue frequented by Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, announced it is cutting ties with one of the world’s largest alcohol conglomerates after Diageo ended its sponsorship of San Francisco Pride.

'(W)e just can’t support a company that makes business decisions based on hatred,' the Ivy Room posted Monday, April 14, on Facebook, saying it will no longer carry Ketel One vodka, Tanqueray gin, Bulleit and Johnnie Walker whiskeys, Captain Morgan rum, and other popular labels.

Diageo, which owns more than 200 brands and operates in nearly 180 countries, confirmed it had made 'some changes' to its sponsorship budget but noted it is still backing a smaller Pride event in Long Beach.

The alcoholic beverage company did not immediately return a request for comment.

Diageo’s exit comes amid a broader corporate retreat from LGBTQ+ sponsorship.

Suzanne Ford, executive director of San Francisco Pride, confirmed several longtime supporters — including Meta, Comcast and Anheuser-Busch — pulled roughly $300,000 in funding this year, despite long-standing relationships with the organization.

Ford attributes the exodus to a shifting political climate under the Trump administration, which has aggressively dismantled diversity and LGBTQ+ protections."

https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/east-bay-bar-pride-sponsorship-20277776.php

Be Yourself. You Matter.
#BeYourself #YouMatter #Pride #LGBT #LGBTQ #RainbowHair #LesbiykaStrong #LoveIsLove #SelfAcceptance #StrengthToBeYourself

Last one. I got a streak for the last ones.

Heardle Pride #685

#Heardle #Pride #LGBTQ

https://pride.heardledecades.xyz

Marco Rubio's hunt for "#AntiChristian bias" is creeping #theocracy

In a new war on federal workers, State Department employees are told to snitch on people with #Pride flags

By Amanda Marcotte
Published April 15, 2025 6:00AM (EDT)

Excerpt: "Unsurprisingly, a deeper read of the cable shows that 'anti-Christian bias' is the cover story propped up to justify Rubio's actual assault on freedom of religion at State. He's giving Christian nationalists at the agency a tool to harass and even Rpurge people who don't share their #FarRight beliefs. The definitions of 'anti-Christian bias' throughout add up to outrage that conservative Christians are expected to treat people who believe differently with fairness and decency.

"For instance, the memo asks for reports of 'mistreatment for opposing displays of flags, banners or other paraphernalia,' specifically during Joe Biden's administration. It doesn't take a doctorate in bureaucratese to interpret this. Rubio is seeking stories where conservative Christians were told to mind their own business after objecting to a colleague putting up a #PrideFlag, a #BlackLivesMatter sign or perhaps a religious knickknack from a #NonChristian faith. This might be more comprehensible if, say, any Christians had being told they couldn't wear a cross or have a picture of Jesus on their desk. Instead, what Rubio is suggesting is that Christians have [the right to] prevent other people from having the freedom to express views and positions they dislike — and that it amounts to 'bias' if they can't control what others do or say. "

Read more:
https://www.salon.com/2025/04/15/marco-rubios-hunt-for-anti-christmas-bias-is-creeping-theocracy/

Here is a Novel Idea from one of our panelists for your next good read! Bob recommends the LGBTQ murder mystery "Pride or Die" by CL Montblanc. Out today April 15, 2025. #books #newbooks #reading #pride #lgbtq

#Ungheria, Parlamento approva modifiche alla Costituzione contro le persone #lgbt: vietati eventi pubblici come i #pride per "proteggere" i minori e riconosciuti solo due sessi. Continua lo smantellamento dello stato di diritto del premier Viktor Orban.
https://www.ilpost.it/2025/04/14/ungheria-approvato-emendamento-costituzione-contro-comunita-lgbtq/

Headline: "Spokane City Council Moves to Affirm LGBTQ+ Rights Amid Federal Rollbacks"

Source: @kxly4news

From the article: "SPOKANE, Wash. -- As the federal government rolls back LGBTQ+ protections, the Spokane City Council is taking steps to further safeguard the rights of the local LGBTQ+ community.

"During Monday's agenda review meeting, councilmembers debated an ordinance, proposed by Councilmember Paul Dillon, which aims to affirm the LGBTQ+ community's already existing rights.

"Dillon's proposals include affirming the right to seek gender-affirming care and maintaining an LGBTQ+ liaison officer within the Spokane Police Department to collaborate with the community."

#Spokane #Washington #USPolitics
#Pride #AcceptanceMatters #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary

URL for article because thumbnail is not displaying:
https://www.kxly.com/news/spokane-city-council-moves-to-affirm-lgbtq-rights-amid-federal-rollbacks/article_f2ed488c-5cf1-40ed-bc42-f0045fd0a608.html

'The organisers of #Budapest #Pride, which regularly attracts tens of thousands of people, said they were determined to go ahead with this year’s march on 28 June.

“This is not child protection, this is #fascism,” they said last month.'

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/14/hungary-poised-to-adopt-constitutional-amendment-to-ban-lgbtq-gatherings

The Trump administration hasn't targeted businesses that sponsor Pride events (yet), but that hasn't stopped some from pulling their funding. Several celebrations are down hundreds of thousands of dollars this year as a result of reduced or withdrawn donations. Some smaller, rural Pride events are down between 70 and 90 percent in sponsorship dollars compared to an average year. “We will remember who stood by us and who didn’t," Suzanne Ford, executive director of San Francisco said of disappearing sponsors. "When it was politically popular, they were lined up.”

https://flip.it/DFmTyw