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Parties and protests mark the culmination of LGBTQ+ Pride month in NYC, San Francisco and beyond
The monthlong celebration of LGBTQ+ Pride will reach its exuberant grand finale as multitudes of rainbow-laden revelers hit the streets for marquee parades in New York, Chicago, San Francisco and elsewhere across the globe. The wide-ranging festivities Sunday will function as both jubilant parties and political protests. This year, tensions over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza have colored the celebrations,...
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Small Town Pride celebration returns to North Brookfield after 2nd round of fights
The town common in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, will once again be adorned in rainbows, celebrating love and the LGBTQ+ community in the annual Small Town Pride celebration. “Small Town Pride tries to offer, like, big city experiences for the rural areas,” said Rural Justice Network President Rob Orpilla. After two years in West Brookfield, the Rural Justice Network got approval…
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Advocates fight to keep Small Town Pride celebration in North Brookfield
A small town will celebrate the LGBTQ community again after two years of fights.
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P-town's new hotspot ‘Butch's at the Crown'
Derek Zagami brought us along to Provincetown to explore brand new restaurant “Butch’s at the Crown”! Here, he got the scoop from James Beard winner and Executive Chef Kelly Fields, and learned more about the tasty menu design and all you can enjoy while experiencing the cool vibe and unique scene....
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Smashed Pride cake at Michigan grocery store sparks widespread support
The Family Fare cake decorator said the nationwide support brought her to tears and that what’s most important is people knowing there are others standing up for them.
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Several injured after ‘possible' chemical agent released during Baltimore Pride event
Several people were injured after a “possible chemical agent” was released during the Baltimore Pride parade Saturday evening, according to the Baltimore Police Department.
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Stores are more subdued in observing Pride Month. Some LGBTQ+ people see a silver lining in that
With Pride Month in full gear, U.S. shoppers can find the usual merchandise many stores stock for the June celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights. But analysts and advocates say the marketing is toned down compared to previous years, and at some chains, there’s no trace of Pride at all.
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Veteran comes out as gay in powerful obituary: ‘Now that my secret is known, I'll forever rest in peace'
After a lifetime of secrecy, a decorated veteran came out as gay in his obituary.
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Newton arts center receives bomb threat before Pride event
A small arts center in Newton, Massachusetts, received a bomb threat less than an hour before a Pride event was set to begin. New Art Center Executive Director Emily O’Neil says she believes the threat was made outside the country, with a drag queen story hour being the catalyst. The email read, “New Art Center … at 11 am will…
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Newton arts center receives bomb threat before Pride event
A bomb threat was made to an arts center less than an hour before a drag queen story hour.
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June's Banned Book Club pick, “Flamer”
As this month’s Banned Book Club pick, semi-autobiographical and graphic novel “Flamer” by Mike Curato is challenged by critics but remains a widely discussed topic. Hannah Donnelly joins our sister stations to talk about the emotional and challenging experiences found in the novel....
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This Pride Month, Bellingham man fulfills dream of donating blood: ‘It feels awesome'
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Pride flag cut down at Walpole park, police investigating
A sign displaying a Pride flag was apparently cut down at a park in Walpole, Massachusetts, on Thursday, police said, asking for help identifying who did it. Someone apparently used a power tool to chop down the sign at Francis William Bird Park between 7:30 and 8:35 p.m., according to Walpole police. They shared images Friday of a wooden structure…
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Bellingham man fulfills dream of donating blood this Pride Month
This Pride Month, a Bellingham, Massachusetts, man was able to fulfill his dream of donating blood.
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This Pride Month, Bellingham man fulfills dream of donating blood: ‘It feels awesome'
This Pride Month, a Bellingham, Massachusetts, man says he is beaming. He’s now able to do something he’s never done before. Anthony Soto is doing something he’s long dreamed of. “It actually feels a little bit surreal and quite honestly, it feels awesome,” said Soto. That awesome feeling: donating blood for the first time. “It’s a big, big step...
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Maura Healey, America's first lesbian governor, oversees raising of Pride flag at Statehouse
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has joined with lawmakers and other members of the LGBTQ+ community to mark Pride Month. Healey, America’s first lesbian governor, oversaw the raising of the Pride flag on the Statehouse lawn on Wednesday. The ceremony also marked the 20th anniversary of the legalization of same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, the first state to allow the unions. The...
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How LGBTQ+ youth organization ‘BAGLY' celebrates pride in Boston
With pride month in full swing, executive director Grace Sterling Stowell and community health advocate Tia from the Boston Alliance of LGBTQ+ Youth dove deeper into the importance having a safe space for youth members of the LGBTQ+ community. ...
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Former Mass. Supreme Court Justice reflects on legalization of same sex marriage
Over the course of a decades-long career, one case has stood the test of time. “I wrote many hundreds of opinions, but there is one decision that comes up every 20 years and it’s this one,” says former Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Chief Justice, Margaret Marshall. In 2003, Justice Marshall authored the Goodridge majority opinion which legalized same sex marriage…
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20 years of pride — former Mass. judge reflects on same sex marriage legalization
It’s been 20 years since the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court legalized same-sex marriage in the commonwealth. NBC10 Boston political reporter Matt Prichard sat down with former chief justice Margaret Marshall to look back at that decision and the impact it’s had over the last two decades....
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First permanent pride crosswalk installed in Boston
The new crosswalk in the South End is just one way the city is celebrating Pride Month and a way for the city to say pride is bright, pride is colorful and pride is here to stay....
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