PRIDE

Hundreds of Pride activists have gathered in the Serbian capital amid heavy police presence and anti-gay messages sent by the country’s conservative leadership and threats by far-right groups.

A longtime friend says the California woman killed for apparently refusing to remove an LGBTQ+ rainbow Pride flag from outside her store was adamant that she would never take it down.

Librarians in Florida who feared fines for hosting drag queen story hours, and Pride parade organizers who worried about citations for including drag performers, can breathe easier now.

The NHL and NHLPA are launching a new Player Inclusion Coalition aimed at diversifying hockey and making it more welcoming.

The union organizing Starbucks workers says a strike timed to Pride month closed 21 stores over the weekend, including the company’s flagship Reserve Roastery in Seattle.

Workers at 150 Starbucks locations will strike in the coming week over what their union says is a clash over decor supporting LGBTQ+ causes, but the company denies it's banned any such displays and accused the union of using misinformation as a tactic in labor talks.

The start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the United States and some parts of the world, a season to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ people and to protest against the recent rollback of hard-won civil rights gains.

Activists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for new ways to mobilize against threats to their long fight for equality.

Target is removing some items and making other changes to its LGBTQ+ merchandise nationwide after intense backlash from some shoppers ahead of Pride month.

The future of a Pride event that included a drag show in a small Massachusetts town remains up in the air after town officials held another vote on whether to allow the event.

Canucks winger Andrei Kuzmenko is the sixth NHL player to decide not to wear an LGBTQ+ themed warm-up jersey when Vancouver holds its annual Pride night.

Ilya Lyubushkin is citing an anti-gay Kremlin law and fears of retribution at home in Russia for electing to not participate in the Buffalo Sabres’ pregame warmup on Pride night when players are expected to wear Pride-themed jerseys.

Fort Lauderdale city officials and community leaders celebrated a new rainbow crosswalk Friday that is now along Sebastian Street and colored with meaning.

Aaron Estrada scored 25 points and Darlinstone Dubar added 18 as Hofstra ended No. 18 College of Charleston’s 20-game win streak with an 85-81 victory.

There are many reasons to criticize FIFA for the way they’ve handled the Men’s World Cup that is about to begin in Qatar, and at the top of that list is that they chose to have it in a nation with egregious human rights violations.

Thousands of gay rights supporters are celebrating under heavy police guard the South Korean capital's first major Pride parade in three years after a COVID-19 hiatus.

The streets of London have been filled with color as the U.K. capital marked 50 years of Pride.

A visitor center dedicated to telling the story of the LGBTQ rights movement will open next to the Stonewall Inn.

As we all know, June is Pride Month, and it’s a time for the LGBTQ+ community to come together and celebrate being out and proud.

Something that is not flying on flag poles around the town of Surfside is causing a stir.

Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin hosted a series of events this week marking Pride month.

Have you ever had dreams of starring in a Broadway show and singing your heart out to hundreds of people in a packed New York theater?

Miami Beach Pride Week 2021 is officially in full swing in the Magic City, and this year, the events are more show-stopping than ever.

Just like Kesha said in her hit song “Tik Tok,” well, “the party don’t start till I walk in,” and that goes for her Kesha Cruise that is setting sail in 2022.

Months after the tragic passing of Jim Fahy at a Pride celebration in Wilton Manors, his beloved choral group will host a concert in honor of his memory.

Just a week after 75-year-old Jim Fahy was tragically killed during a Wilton Manors parade celebrating the month of Pride, his community is joining together to celebrate his life.

As we all know, June is Pride Month, and what better way to celebrate the rainbow flag than listening to some music made by those in the LGBTQ community?

Las Vegas Raiders football player Carl Nassib made history Monday when he became the first active NFL player to come out of the closet.

Many in Florida shared Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis’ assumption when a driver slammed his pickup truck into a crowd during a Pride parade on Saturday night in Broward County’s city of Wilton Manors.

The Stonewall Inn’s owners say they won’t serve certain beers at the famous LGBT bar during Pride weekend to protest manufacturer Anheuser-Busch’s political contributions to some politicians who have supported anti-LGBT legislation.

A vandal damaged a colorful floor mural in Delray Beach, police said. It had been painted to commemorate Pride month.

It’s Pride Month!

From age 3, Jazz Jennings, born a boy, identified as a girl. She and her family helped millions see a trans child growing up on TV.

A group in Wilton Manors originally planned to celebrate their PRIDE on the first day of June, but instead they protested.

Oct. 11 is National Coming Out Day, and for many LGBTQ+ Americans, there are many reasons to celebrate their Pride. National Coming Out Day has been celebrated for 32 years now, and it’s an important reminder on just how far the queer community has come since earlier times. There was an entire generation of LGBTQ Americans who had live inside the closet because of laws and discrimination. So if you’re proud to be out and want it to shout it from the rooftops, tell us about it below! If you have advice for people still in the closet struggling with their identity, maybe offer some advice, and tell us how your life has improved since coming out.

Lil Nas X performs onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019, in Los Angeles. (CNN) - Lil Nas X closed out Pride month with some tweets that have people thinking he's made a declaration about his sexuality. His tweets were met with some support, including fellow rapper JackBoy who said he "respects" Lil Nas X for coming out. "Kudos to Lil Nas X for sharing his truth," Murray tweeted. CNN has reached out to Lil Nas X for comment.

(CNN) - New York has always been a major Pride destination, but this year's celebration is expected to draw record crowds. "The LGBTQ community is an essential part of NYC," New York Police Department Commissioner James O'Neill said at a news conference on Tuesday. Sunday's march caps off a month of events that included a rally commemorating Stonewall 50, Youth Pride and Pride Island, a three-day outdoor music festival. "New York City is the birthplace of the modern LGBTQ rights movement," Mayor Bill de Blasio tweeted last week. Last year's march in New York City featured more than 550 groups and more than 100 floats.

Ever since the Stonewall riots in 1969, there have been many achievements for the LGBTQ community. "I was an 18-year-old kid outside the Stonewall," Mark Segal, 68, told Local 10s Christian De La Rosa. Segal said he was outside the Stonewall Inn on June 28, 1969, when the LGBTQ community pushed back against police oppression, catapulting the fight for gay rights. High-profile opponent Anita Bryant said the LGBTQ community was not deserving of those protections. But it wound up a historic win for gay rights, as commissioners approved the ordinance 5 to 3.

Fifty years of Pride continues to be celebrated in New York, and some people celebrating have been present for the long road to equality. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

As much of the world prepares to celebrate 50 years of Pride this weekend, there has been a shocking revelation about young people and the LGBTQ community. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

A star-studded opening ceremony was held Wednesday night in the Big Apple as the world gets ready to celebrate 50 years of Pride this weekend. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

A star-studded opening ceremony was held Wednesday night in the Big Apple as the world gets ready to celebrate 50 years of Pride this weekend. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

New York City is celebrating 50 years of Pride as millions of people get ready to gather to remember the riot that sparked the beginning of the gay rights movement. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.