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Dodgers to celebrate annual LGBTQ+ Night this Friday
The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Monday that the team is hosting its annual LGBTQ+ Night celebration this Friday despite the controversy that engulfed last year’s event with tension between self-described “queer and trans nun” activists and religious groups. The 11th annual LGBTQ+ Pride Night at Dodger Stadium, presented by Blue Shield of California, will take place on Friday, June 14,…
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Bill would rename NYC subway stop after Stonewall, a landmark in LGBTQ+ rights movement
Lawmakers have approved legislation that would rename a New York City subway station in honor of the Stonewall riots. The state Legislature approved a bill Wednesday that would change the name of the Christopher Street-Sheridan Square subway station in Greenwich Village to the Christopher Street-Stonewall National Monument Station.
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Highland Park LGBTQ+ friendly church grows to 150 locations worldwide
As Pride Month continues, so does work for Founders Metropolitan Community Church, which may be the most inclusive church in Southern California.
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Inclusive LA church welcomes LGBTQ+ community
A Highland Park-based church began its LGBTQ+- friendly services in an apartment and has since grown to 150 locations worldwide. Alex Rozier reports for the NBC4 News on June 7, 2024.
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Transgender teen hospitalized after alleged attack in high school bathroom
Cobalt Sovereign, 17, alleged a student assaulted her while she was leaving the men’s bathroom at her high school in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
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“Reach LA” provides safe space for LGBTQ+ community
“Reach LA” was founded back back in the early 90s and has become a safe place in the heart of Los Angeles. Camilla Rambaldi reports for the NBC4 News on June 6, 2024.
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Things to do this weekend: LA Pride celebrates in Hollywood and LA State Historic Park
LA Pride in the Park, the LA Pride Parade, and the LA Pride Block Party dance through the weekend with joy and flair.
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With his transgender identity public, skier Jay Riccomini finds success on and off the slopes
Jay Riccomini is increasingly well known in the world of slopestyle skiing. He finished third overall in last season’s World Cup slopestyle standings, and is now mentioned as an Olympic hopeful in 2026. But he has also achieved a different kind of victory: publicly embracing his identity as a gay transgender man.
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After a quarter century, Thailand's LGBTQ Pride Parade is seen as a popular and political success
Thailand has kicked off its annual celebration for the LGBTQ+ community’s Pride Month as the country is on course to become the first nation in Southeast Asia to legalize marriage equality.
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LGBTQ+ Pride Month is starting to show its colors around the world. What to know
Pride Month is kicking off around the world with parades and festivals in cities large and small. The annual celebration of LGBTQ+ people and culture begins Saturday against a complicated backdrop of backlashes. Rights have been lost around the world and advocates say over 60 countries have anti-LGBTQ+ laws.
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What to know about street closures, music and more for WeHo Pride Weekend
One of the world’s largest celebrations of LGBTQ+ Pride will be on display this weekend in West Hollywood.
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What to know about West Hollywood Pride weekend
One of the world’s largest celebrations of LGBTQ+ Pride will be on display this weekend in West Hollywood. Anastassia Olmos reports for Today in LA on Friday May 31, 2024.
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Long Beach Pride celebrations begin
The 41st annual Long Beach Pride Festival Saturday and Sunday is expected to draw tens of thousands of people to Long Beach for a parade.
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Long Beach Pride festival celebrates LGBTQ community
The 41st annual Long Beach Pride Festival Saturday and Sunday is expected to draw tens of thousands of people to Long Beach for a parade, hundreds of arts and crafts vendors, disc jockeys, dancing, drag shows and more.
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US security alert warns Americans overseas of potential attacks on LGBTQ events
The State Department renewed a global security warning Friday for Americans overseas, adding to it that LGBTQ people and events in particular face an “increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence.”
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Downey mayor says ‘hate group' is behind the city's Pride flag ban
The Downey City Council on Tuesday passed a “neutral” flag policy that doesn’t allow the Pride flag to be raised on city property.
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Downey city council votes to stop flying pride flag
Downey has become the second Southern California city to essentially ban the pride flag. The city council adopted a neutral flag policy. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News on Friday, May 17, 2024.
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FBI warns of threats to LGBTQ Pride Month events in the US
The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security said foreign terrorist organizations or their supporters are potentially targeting LGBTQ-related events, including Pride Month.
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As Pride month kicks off, FBI warns of heightened terror threat
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI have put out a warning that foreign terrorist organizations may target Pride celebrations this year. NBC Los Angeles’ Alex Rozier reports.
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Terror groups may be targeting Pride events, FBI warns
While one LGBTQIA+ organization said there are no specific threats against Southern California festivities, the community was urged to stay vigilant.