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Military commanders will be told to send transgender troops to medical checks to oust them • May 15, 2025, 7:14 PM ET (AP)
Salt Lake City and Boise make pride flags official city emblems, skirting flag ban laws • May 7, 2025, 7:57 PM ET (AP)
Kennedy Center-connected events scheduled for LGBTQ+ pride celebration canceled, organizers say • Apr. 25, 2025, 7:29 PM ET (AP)
Pope Francis sought to make LGBTQ+ people more welcome, but church doctrine didn't change much • Apr. 25, 2025, 9:43 AM ET (AP)

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Also Known As lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer community • LGBTQ+ community

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LGBTQ+ Pride Flag
A Guide to LGBTQ+ Pride Flags
LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Timeline
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Why is Pride Month in June?
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Johanna Sigurdardottir Iceland's first female prime minister, the first openly gay prime minister in the world. A Veteran M (longest serving MP) elected in 1978 for the Social Democratic party. Official photo 2009
7 People Who Shaped LGBTQIA+ World History
Rainbow flag. Sign of diversity, inclusiveness, hope, yearning. Gay pride flag popularized by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978. Inspired by Judy Garland singing Over the Rainbow. gay rights, homosexual, gays, LGBT community
13 LGBTQ Writers You Should Read
The birthplace of the Gay Rights Movement began at the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in NYC in June of 1969 during the famed Stonewall Riots when gays rioted against police raids.
5 Important Places in Global LGBTQIA+ History