<p>Frances 'Franco'&nbsp;Stevens was just 23 when she launched a glossy lifestyle magazine for lesbians in 1991, after raising funds by taking cash out on credit cards and betting on the horses.<br />
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The gamble paid off and now 30 years on, the documentary 'Ahead of the Curve'&nbsp;celebrates 'Curve'&nbsp;magazine`s groundbreaking history and explores its future.<br />
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"At that time ... there was nothing that showed lesbians in the positive everyday view," Stevens, who started the magazine in San Francisco, told Reuters. "I would say the biggest controversy we had with starting was putting the word lesbian on the front cover because that meant every time somebody wanted to buy it, they were essentially coming out to anyone standing around them, anyone who saw it in their house."<br />
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Stevens, who was initially rejected by her family for being a lesbian, said it was a risk to bring out the magazine at the time, but she was young enough to think there would be time to bounce back if it flopped.<br />
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"It was in my wildest dreams that it would last for five years. And now here it is 30 years later," she said.<br />
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Subscriptions soared and over time mainstream advertising deals came in and famous faces like tennis player Martina Navratilova and singer Melissa Etheridge posed for the cover.<br />
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But it wasn`t all plain sailing. Originally called 'Deneuve', the magazine had to change its name following a lawsuit from French actress Catherine Deneuve and in 2010 Stevens sold the magazine after an accident left her disabled.<br />
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She bought it back 10 years later and it is now part of Stevens` newly formed organisation The Curve Foundation, which aims to keep giving a voice to LGBTQ women.<br />
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"After so long, to still hear women say that it (Curve) saved their lives ... makes it all worthwhile," she said.<br />
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Stevens, who is married to one of the film`s directors, said the documentary`s release is timely given movement restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
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"With the movie coming out in Pride month and people still feeling this kind of disjointed feeling of uncertainty, that`s what we felt in the `90s when I first started the magazine," she said. "We need community more than ever right now."</p>


Frances 'Franco' Stevens was just 23 when she launched a glossy lifestyle magazine for lesbians in 1991, after raising funds by taking cash out on credit cards and betting on the horses.

Frances 'Franco' Stevens was just 23 when she launched a glossy lifestyle magazine for lesbians in 1991, after raising funds by taking cash out on credit cards and betting on the horses. The gamble paid off and now 30 years on, the documentary 'Ahead of the Curve' celebrates 'Curve' magazine`s groundbreaking history and explores its future. "At that time ... there was nothing that showed lesbians in the positive everyday view," Stevens, who started the magazine in San Francisco, told Reuters. "I would say the biggest controversy we had with starting was putting the word lesbian on the front cover because that meant every time somebody wanted to buy it, they were essentially coming out to anyone standing around them, anyone who saw it in their house." Stevens, who was initially rejected by her family for being a lesbian, said it was a risk to bring out the magazine at the time, but she was young enough to think there would be time to bounce back if it flopped. "It was in my wildest dreams that it would last for five years. And now here it is 30 years later," she said. Subscriptions soared and over time mainstream advertising deals came in and famous faces like tennis player Martina Navratilova and singer Melissa Etheridge posed for the cover. But it wasn`t all plain sailing. Originally called 'Deneuve', the magazine had to change its name following a lawsuit from French actress Catherine Deneuve and in 2010 Stevens sold the magazine after an accident left her disabled. She bought it back 10 years later and it is now part of Stevens` newly formed organisation The Curve Foundation, which aims to keep giving a voice to LGBTQ women. "After so long, to still hear women say that it (Curve) saved their lives ... makes it all worthwhile," she said. Stevens, who is married to one of the film`s directors, said the documentary`s release is timely given movement restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "With the movie coming out in Pride month and people still feeling this kind of disjointed feeling of uncertainty, that`s what we felt in the `90s when I first started the magazine," she said. "We need community more than ever right now."

Journey of lesbian magazine 'Curve' hits screens this Pride month

<p>Sophie Turner is seemingly making a big announcement regarding her sexuality.&nbsp;<br />
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To celebrate the beginning of the Pride Month, the 'Game of Thrones' actor, who is&nbsp;married to songwriter and crooner Joe Jonas and is a mother of a daughter, Willa, shared a cryptic message and left her fans thinking.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
The speculation that she is bisexually sparked after she shared Instagram Stories to kick off the Pride Month.&nbsp;<br />
<br />
Turner shared a bunch of stickers on her Instagram stories and wrote “It’s mothaf–kin #pride month babaaaayyyyyy,” What created the buzz was the stickers that read, “Bi Pride,” “Gay Pride,” “Move, I’m gay,” ' and “Time isn’t straight and neither am I.” Although the actress did not issue any formal statement about her sexuality.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Reacting to her stories, her fans were quick to react to the post and shared their support for the actress. One wrote, "Sophie Turner is bisexual I won" while another tweeted, "Sophie Turner is BIIIIIIIIIIII, another win for us gay women."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Sophie Turner is BIIIIIIIIIIII, another win for us gay women &lt;3</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy Pride, Sophie Turner is bi which of course now canonically establishes Sansa Stark as a bicon thank you for respecting my privacy during this glorious time</p>
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<p>This isn’t the first time that the actress has hinted at her sexuality. Previously, in an interview with Rolling Stones, Sophie said, “I was fully preparing myself to be single for the rest of my life. I think once you’ve found the right person, you just know. I feel like I’m much older a soul than I am in age. I feel like I’ve lived enough life to know. I’ve met enough guys to know—I’ve met enough girls to know,” she said. &nbsp;<br />
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''I don’t feel 22. I feel like 27, 28. Everyone experiments. It’s part of growing up. I love a soul, not a gender." She added.&nbsp;</p>


Sophie Turner is seemingly making a big announcement regarding her sexuality. To celebrate the beginning of the Pride Month, the 'Game of Thrones' actor, who is married to songwriter and crooner Joe Jonas and is a mother of a daughter, Willa, shared a cryptic message and left her fans thinking.

Sophie Turner is seemingly making a big announcement regarding her sexuality. To celebrate the beginning of the Pride Month, the 'Game of Thrones' actor, who is married to songwriter and crooner Joe Jonas and is a mother of a daughter, Willa, shared a cryptic message and left her fans thinking. The speculation that she is bisexually sparked after she shared Instagram Stories to kick off the Pride Month. Turner shared a bunch of stickers on her Instagram stories and wrote “It’s mothaf–kin #pride month babaaaayyyyyy,” What created the buzz was the stickers that read, “Bi Pride,” “Gay Pride,” “Move, I’m gay,” ' and “Time isn’t straight and neither am I.” Although the actress did not issue any formal statement about her sexuality. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anthoniagist (@anthoniagist) × Reacting to her stories, her fans were quick to react to the post and shared their support for the actress. One wrote, "Sophie Turner is bisexual I won" while another tweeted, "Sophie Turner is BIIIIIIIIIIII, another win for us gay women." Sophie Turner is bisexual. I won — S H A N E (@yung_shaney) June 3, 2021 × Sophie Turner is BIIIIIIIIIIII, another win for us gay women <3 — Jessi 🌻🐸🦔 (@lickinglhhfeet) June 3, 2021 × Happy Pride, Sophie Turner is bi which of course now canonically establishes Sansa Stark as a bicon thank you for respecting my privacy during this glorious time — Dahlia 💜 (@JellicleSparkle) June 2, 2021 × did sophie turner just come out via unhinged Instagram story... queen pic.twitter.com/Q1Z2fNCzAi — Kt (@cmemmelstan) June 1, 2021 × This isn’t the first time that the actress has hinted at her sexuality. Previously, in an interview with Rolling Stones, Sophie said, “I was fully preparing myself to be single for the rest of my life. I think once you’ve found the right person, you just know. I feel like I’m much older a soul than I am in age. I feel like I’ve lived enough life to know. I’ve met enough guys to know—I’ve met enough girls to know,” she said. ''I don’t feel 22. I feel like 27, 28. Everyone experiments. It’s part of growing up. I love a soul, not a gender." She added.

Is Sophie Turner bisexual? Actor confuses fans with Instagram Pride Month post

<p>For the '90s fans of pop music, there is some good news. On Wednesday, Nick Carter who is part of popular boy band Backstreet Boys interacted with NYSYNC's Lance Bass in an Instagram conversation and revealed that they have been working on a special collaboration for the Pride month.&nbsp;<br />
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June, across the world, is celebrated as the Pride month.&nbsp;<br />
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The Instagram Live was initially led by Nick and Lance and later Joey Fatone joined the session and teased Nick and Lance's project. What more! The project, as Nick revealed, will also feature his bandmate AJ McLean.</p>

<p>"Since it is Pride Month, I guess we can kind of tease a little something," Nick said, during the session. "What we're talking about doing … We can't give away too much. ... So basically, Lance, Joey, myself, AJ maybe — we're just going to say we're going to be doing something special. And we're going to announce it in the next week … And it's going to be huge. It's going to be really big and we're really excited."</p>

<p>"We're doing it for Pride, which will be really good," Lance added further, before Fatone, 44, added, "It's one of those things where all Pride is really near and dear to our hearts ... We all live in the community, especially the entertainment community, (where) there is a lot of LGBTQ."</p>

<p>Those who follow the two singers would recall that the two had first announced their collaboration in September 2020. The two had teased fans with a photo together.&nbsp;<br />
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"Workin on a little somethin' somethin'," Bass captioned his post at the time, adding the hashtags, "#FrostedTips" and "#ComingSoon."</p>

<p>Carter shared a similar image and wrote, "Working on something big," alongside the same hashtags as Bass.</p>

<p>On Wednesday, apart from announcing their new projects, the boys also addressed the longstanding rivalry between Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. Lance said, "The rivalry was fun."&nbsp;</p>

<p>"It was fun to have your team," he added. "… But then sometimes it goes a little overboard and I think right now this world is very volatile and divided."</p>


For the '90s fans of pop music, there is some good news. On Wednesday, Nick Carter who is part of popular boy band Backstreet Boys interacted with NYSYNC's Lance Bass in an Instagram conversation and revealed that they have been working on a special collaboration for the Pride month.

For the '90s fans of pop music, there is some good news. On Wednesday, Nick Carter who is part of popular boy band Backstreet Boys interacted with NYSYNC's Lance Bass in an Instagram conversation and revealed that they have been working on a special collaboration for the Pride month. June, across the world, is celebrated as the Pride month. The Instagram Live was initially led by Nick and Lance and later Joey Fatone joined the session and teased Nick and Lance's project. What more! The project, as Nick revealed, will also feature his bandmate AJ McLean. "Since it is Pride Month, I guess we can kind of tease a little something," Nick said, during the session. "What we're talking about doing … We can't give away too much. ... So basically, Lance, Joey, myself, AJ maybe — we're just going to say we're going to be doing something special. And we're going to announce it in the next week … And it's going to be huge. It's going to be really big and we're really excited." "We're doing it for Pride, which will be really good," Lance added further, before Fatone, 44, added, "It's one of those things where all Pride is really near and dear to our hearts ... We all live in the community, especially the entertainment community, (where) there is a lot of LGBTQ." Those who follow the two singers would recall that the two had first announced their collaboration in September 2020. The two had teased fans with a photo together. "Workin on a little somethin' somethin'," Bass captioned his post at the time, adding the hashtags, "#FrostedTips" and "#ComingSoon." Carter shared a similar image and wrote, "Working on something big," alongside the same hashtags as Bass. On Wednesday, apart from announcing their new projects, the boys also addressed the longstanding rivalry between Backstreet Boys and NSYNC. Lance said, "The rivalry was fun." "It was fun to have your team," he added. "… But then sometimes it goes a little overboard and I think right now this world is very volatile and divided."

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<p>Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, India's first openly gay prince, is celebrating World Pride in New York, United States.&nbsp;<br />
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Manvendra has been an LGBTQ rights activist in India, a country where homosexuality was decriminalised by the Supreme Court last year in September.&nbsp;<br />
The ruling overturned a 2013 judgement that upheld a colonial-era law Section 377, which categorised gay sex as an "unnatural offence".<br />
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He was spotted in the city on Thursday. Here he also served as Pride`s Human Rights Conference keynote speaker, Page six reported.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil’s story is remarkable &amp; truly historic. He’s the first openly gay prince in India, and <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCPride?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYCPride</a>’s Human Rights Conference keynote speaker. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrideNYC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PrideNYC</a> <a href="https://t.co/rG4KOUr9Vy">pic.twitter.com/rG4KOUr9Vy</a></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Yesterday at <a href="https://twitter.com/NYCPride?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@NYCPride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HumanRights?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HumanRights</a> Conference I met some amazing people such as Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil <a href="https://twitter.com/PrinceRajpipla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrinceRajpipla</a> he’s the first openly gay prince in India, and I was also a speaker on the panel on Black Pride’s around the world <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LGBTIQ?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LGBTIQ</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ukblackpride?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ukblackpride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/QPOC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#QPOC</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldPride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldPride</a> <a href="https://t.co/JR08TP0uUZ">pic.twitter.com/JR08TP0uUZ</a></p>
— Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (@MsLadyPhyll) <a href="https://twitter.com/MsLadyPhyll/status/1143838074981572609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 26, 2019</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/PrinceRajpipla?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrinceRajpipla</a> Meet India's First Gay Prince!<a href="https://t.co/UOqnaZ8WM0">https://t.co/UOqnaZ8WM0</a> <a href="https://t.co/vsBTy241Oj">pic.twitter.com/vsBTy241Oj</a></p>
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<p>Wold Pride is an event organised to celebrate and promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT pride) issues on an international platform through parades, festivals, and other cultural activities.<br />
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The New York City, which is playing host to <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lady-gaga-fires-up-lgbtq-rally-for-stonewall-anniversary-231378">this year`s World Pride,</a> has always been a major Pride destination for several years, but, according to CNN, this year`s celebration is expected to draw record crowds.&nbsp;</p>


Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, India's first openly gay prince, is celebrating World Pride in New York, United States. Manvendra has been an LGBTQ rights activist in India, a country where homosexuality was decriminalised by the Supreme Court last year in September.

Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil, India's first openly gay prince, is celebrating World Pride in New York, United States. Manvendra has been an LGBTQ rights activist in India, a country where homosexuality was decriminalised by the Supreme Court last year in September. The ruling overturned a 2013 judgement that upheld a colonial-era law Section 377, which categorised gay sex as an "unnatural offence". He was spotted in the city on Thursday. Here he also served as Pride`s Human Rights Conference keynote speaker, Page six reported. Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil’s story is remarkable & truly historic. He’s the first openly gay prince in India, and @NYCPride’s Human Rights Conference keynote speaker. #PrideNYC pic.twitter.com/rG4KOUr9Vy — Uncover (@uncovercbc) June 24, 2019 × Yesterday at @NYCPride #HumanRights Conference I met some amazing people such as Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil @PrinceRajpipla he’s the first openly gay prince in India, and I was also a speaker on the panel on Black Pride’s around the world #LGBTIQ @ukblackpride #QPOC #WorldPride pic.twitter.com/JR08TP0uUZ — Phyll Opoku-Gyimah (@MsLadyPhyll) June 26, 2019 × @PrinceRajpipla Meet India's First Gay Prince!https://t.co/UOqnaZ8WM0 pic.twitter.com/vsBTy241Oj — ECMWellness (@ECMWellness) June 25, 2019 × Wold Pride is an event organised to celebrate and promote lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT pride) issues on an international platform through parades, festivals, and other cultural activities. The New York City, which is playing host to this year`s World Pride, has always been a major Pride destination for several years, but, according to CNN, this year`s celebration is expected to draw record crowds.

India's first openly gay prince celebrating World Pride in New York city

<p>Lady Gaga electrified thousands of revellers who gathered in New York on Friday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LGBTQ rights movement, exhorting the crowd to honour the past by using its "power" to extend and defend a half-century of progress.</p>

<p>Her warm-up speech and a subsequent rally, part of a series of World Pride events in New York this week, commemorated the so-called Stonewall uprising of June 28, 1969.</p>

<p>Early that morning, patrons of a Greenwich Village gay bar called the Stonewall Inn rose up in defiance of police harassment, triggering days of rioting. Their resistance gave birth to the national and global movement for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer people.</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/irina-shayk-had-difficulty-in-handling-bradley-cooper-lady-gagas-romance-rumours-source-228974">Lady Gaga</a>, a Grammy Award-winner whose signature song "Born This Way" has become an LGBTQ anthem, fired up the crowd, which began gathering in the park and public square outside the Stonewall hours earlier.</p>

<p>Appearing with a rainbow-coloured jacket and thigh-high boots, she declared that Stonewall was the moment when LGBTQ people said, "enough is enough."</p>

<p>"I may not, to some people, be considered a part of this community, even though I like girls sometimes. I would never degrade the fight you have endured," she told the cheering crowd. "You have the power. You are so, so powerful, and I hope you feel that power today."</p>

<p>Later the rally alternated between political speeches and block-party gaiety. Musical performances and rhythmic dancing rattled windows in the low-slung neighbourhood. Drag queens sang '80s hits like "I'm So Excited" in between speeches by activists from countries such as Uganda and Chechnya.</p>

<p>US politicians including presidential hopefuls Kirsten Gillibrand, one of New York state's two US senators, and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio also took the stage ahead of what organizers are calling the largest gay pride parade in history set for Sunday when some 150,000 marchers and 4 million spectators are expected.</p>

<p>In between featured speakers, impromptu rallies formed and dispersed outside the bar, with people waving homemade signs such as "Closets are for Clothes!" and "Gay Liberation Front," paying homage to the radical group that formed immediately after Stonewall.</p>

<p>"Get laid, get drunk, and have a party," said Martha Shelley, one of the Gay Liberation Front founders. "And then go home, roll up your sleeves, and fight."</p>

<p>While the anniversary has a celebratory air, activists see the occasion as a way to protest US President Donald Trump's record, which many consider hostile to LGBTQ people. They also want to highlight the still-precarious position of LGBTQ people in many parts of the world.</p>

<p>Police raided the Stonewall, a Mafia-owned gay bar, ostensibly to crack down on organized crime. But their mistreatment of the patrons, part of a pattern of abuse against LGBTQ people, touched off the uprising.</p>

<p>While celebrating 50 years of progress, many LGBTQ activists are sounding the alarm about Trump administration initiatives, including a ban on transgender people in the military, cuts in HIV/AIDS research and support for so-called religious freedom initiatives that eliminate LGBTQ protections.</p>

<p>The White House claims Trump has long advocated LGBTQ equality, noting that he has backed a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality.</p>

<p>"President Trump has never considered LGBT Americans second-class citizens," White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement.</p>

<p>The message has been lost on many LGBTQ people, as the Trump administration opposes extending anti-discrimination protection to gay or transgender workers under federal employment law, a legal issue currently before the US Supreme Court, with a ruling due within a year.</p>

<p>In nearby Washington Square Park, some 500 pro-transgender activists staged a Trans Day of Action, where some held up "Black trans lives matter" signs, lamenting that 10 transgender people have been murdered in the United States in 2019 after 26 were killed in 2018 and 29 in 2017, according to the LGBTQ advocacy right Human Rights Campaign.</p>

<p>"Trump has really proliferated this hate towards us," said Qweenb. Amor, 30, a trans-Latina. "It's something we're going to have to face every single day for the next 20 years, despite who wins the next election because these people who put Trump in power are people we have to work with every day of our lives."</p>


Lady Gaga electrified thousands of revellers who gathered in New York on Friday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LGBTQ rights movement, exhorting the crowd to honour the past by using its "power" to extend and defend a half-century of progress.

Lady Gaga electrified thousands of revellers who gathered in New York on Friday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the LGBTQ rights movement, exhorting the crowd to honour the past by using its "power" to extend and defend a half-century of progress. Her warm-up speech and a subsequent rally, part of a series of World Pride events in New York this week, commemorated the so-called Stonewall uprising of June 28, 1969. Early that morning, patrons of a Greenwich Village gay bar called the Stonewall Inn rose up in defiance of police harassment, triggering days of rioting. Their resistance gave birth to the national and global movement for equal rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and other queer people. Lady Gaga, a Grammy Award-winner whose signature song "Born This Way" has become an LGBTQ anthem, fired up the crowd, which began gathering in the park and public square outside the Stonewall hours earlier. Appearing with a rainbow-coloured jacket and thigh-high boots, she declared that Stonewall was the moment when LGBTQ people said, "enough is enough." "I may not, to some people, be considered a part of this community, even though I like girls sometimes. I would never degrade the fight you have endured," she told the cheering crowd. "You have the power. You are so, so powerful, and I hope you feel that power today." Later the rally alternated between political speeches and block-party gaiety. Musical performances and rhythmic dancing rattled windows in the low-slung neighbourhood. Drag queens sang '80s hits like "I'm So Excited" in between speeches by activists from countries such as Uganda and Chechnya. US politicians including presidential hopefuls Kirsten Gillibrand, one of New York state's two US senators, and New York Mayor Bill de Blasio also took the stage ahead of what organizers are calling the largest gay pride parade in history set for Sunday when some 150,000 marchers and 4 million spectators are expected. In between featured speakers, impromptu rallies formed and dispersed outside the bar, with people waving homemade signs such as "Closets are for Clothes!" and "Gay Liberation Front," paying homage to the radical group that formed immediately after Stonewall. "Get laid, get drunk, and have a party," said Martha Shelley, one of the Gay Liberation Front founders. "And then go home, roll up your sleeves, and fight." While the anniversary has a celebratory air, activists see the occasion as a way to protest US President Donald Trump's record, which many consider hostile to LGBTQ people. They also want to highlight the still-precarious position of LGBTQ people in many parts of the world. Police raided the Stonewall, a Mafia-owned gay bar, ostensibly to crack down on organized crime. But their mistreatment of the patrons, part of a pattern of abuse against LGBTQ people, touched off the uprising. While celebrating 50 years of progress, many LGBTQ activists are sounding the alarm about Trump administration initiatives, including a ban on transgender people in the military, cuts in HIV/AIDS research and support for so-called religious freedom initiatives that eliminate LGBTQ protections. The White House claims Trump has long advocated LGBTQ equality, noting that he has backed a global campaign to decriminalize homosexuality. "President Trump has never considered LGBT Americans second-class citizens," White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement. The message has been lost on many LGBTQ people, as the Trump administration opposes extending anti-discrimination protection to gay or transgender workers under federal employment law, a legal issue currently before the US Supreme Court, with a ruling due within a year. In nearby Washington Square Park, some 500 pro-transgender activists staged a Trans Day of Action, where some held up "Black trans lives matter" signs, lamenting that 10 transgender people have been murdered in the United States in 2019 after 26 were killed in 2018 and 29 in 2017, according to the LGBTQ advocacy right Human Rights Campaign. "Trump has really proliferated this hate towards us," said Qweenb. Amor, 30, a trans-Latina. "It's something we're going to have to face every single day for the next 20 years, despite who wins the next election because these people who put Trump in power are people we have to work with every day of our lives."

Lady Gaga fires up LGBTQ rally for Stonewall anniversary

<p>Comedian Lilly Singh just attended her her first pride parade recently and if we go by the photo that she has posted- it seems she had a great time.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Singh shared a photo of herself holding the rainbow flag and captioned her post, “Celebrate yourself. Be proud #MyFirstPride.”</p>

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<p>Earlier in February this year, Singh came out and admitted that she is bisexual. In a post on Instagram, she opened up about her sexuality as she wrote, "Female, Coloured, Bisexual. Throughout my life these have proven to be obstacles from time to time. But now I’m fully embracing them as my superpowers. No matter how many “boxes” you check, I encourage you to do the same."</p>

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<p style=" margin:8px 0 0 0; padding:0 4px;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BuSSeoPnVTq/" style=" color:#000; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none; word-wrap:break-word;" target="_blank">✅ Female ✅ Coloured ✅ Bisexual ••• Throughout my life these have proven to be obstacles from time to time. But now I’m fully embracing them as my superpowers. No matter how many “boxes” you check, I encourage you to do the same x ❤️🧡💛💚💙</a></p>

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<p>June is celebrated as the LGBTQ month worldwide. Many of Singh's friends cheered for her as she posted her photo from the parade including singer Neha Kakkar and actress Nargis Fakhri.&nbsp;</p>

<p>On the work front,<a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/lilly-singh-becomes-the-first-woman-to-get-her-own-late-night-show-on-nbc-203482"> Singh recently announced that she will have her own NBC late night show</a> named 'A Little Late with Lilly Singh'. She is the first Asian woman to have got her own late night show on the network.&nbsp;</p>


Comedian Lilly Singh just attended her her first pride parade recently and if we go by the photo that she has posted- it seems she had a great time. Singh shared a photo of herself holding the rainbow flag and captioned her post, “Celebrate yourself.

Comedian Lilly Singh just attended her her first pride parade recently and if we go by the photo that she has posted- it seems she had a great time. Singh shared a photo of herself holding the rainbow flag and captioned her post, “Celebrate yourself. Be proud #MyFirstPride.” View this post on Instagram Celebrate yourself. Be proud 🙏🏽🏳️‍🌈 #MyFirstPride 😊 A post shared by Lilly Singh (@iisuperwomanii) on Jun 9, 2019 at 6:07pm PDT × Earlier in February this year, Singh came out and admitted that she is bisexual. In a post on Instagram, she opened up about her sexuality as she wrote, "Female, Coloured, Bisexual. Throughout my life these have proven to be obstacles from time to time. But now I’m fully embracing them as my superpowers. No matter how many “boxes” you check, I encourage you to do the same." View this post on Instagram ✅ Female ✅ Coloured ✅ Bisexual ••• Throughout my life these have proven to be obstacles from time to time. But now I’m fully embracing them as my superpowers. No matter how many “boxes” you check, I encourage you to do the same x ❤️🧡💛💚💙 A post shared by Lilly Singh (@iisuperwomanii) on Feb 24, 2019 at 5:08pm PST × June is celebrated as the LGBTQ month worldwide. Many of Singh's friends cheered for her as she posted her photo from the parade including singer Neha Kakkar and actress Nargis Fakhri. On the work front, Singh recently announced that she will have her own NBC late night show named 'A Little Late with Lilly Singh'. She is the first Asian woman to have got her own late night show on the network.

Lilly Singh attends her first pride parade after announcing she is bisexual

Hundreds of members of the LGBT community and activists gathered in India's western Pune city for the first pride march of the pride month on Sunday (June 02).

LGBT community in India holds colourful parade, seeks social acceptance

<p>With the start of Pride Month, several <a href="https://www.wionews.com/entertainment/teens-superheroes-lead-charge-in-lgbtq-hollywood-movie-characters-221156">Hollywood A-listers</a> are storming social media with their wishes for the LGBTQ community.</p>

<p>According to Billboard, artists like Mariah Carey, Katy Perry, Dua Lipa and many more took to Twitter on Saturday to show solidarity with the LGBTQ community.</p>

<p>Mariah Carey was the first one to extend her wishes to the community. "Happy Pride Month!!!! -------- Love always to all my friends in the LGBTQ+ community," she wrote on Twitter.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Happy Pride Month!!!! 🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈 Love always to all my friends in the LGBTQ+ community!<br />
Get my festive shirt and more pride merch @ <a href="https://t.co/pAoAZBILAu">https://t.co/pAoAZBILAu</a> 🏳‍🌈🦋 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HappyPride?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HappyPride</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Pride2019?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Pride2019</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LoveIsLove?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LoveIsLove</a> <a href="https://t.co/EZ9DQgDJiF">pic.twitter.com/EZ9DQgDJiF</a></p>
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<p>The singer even posted pictures on the micro-blogging site where she is seen dressed in white hoodies with the Pride flag logo on it.</p>

<p>Katy Perry also shared a heartfelt message on her Twitter handle and wrote, "Happy Pride Month, my angels! Let us never stop lifting each other up. I see you, and I love you."</p>

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<p>Pop singer Dua Lipa while pouring in her wishes for the community wrote, " HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! LIVE LIFE BY YOUR OWN RULES, LOVE HARDER THAN EVER AND BE YOUR MOST UNAPOLOGETIC SELF. WAVE THAT FLAG EVERY DAMN DAY OF THE YEAR. GOOD MORNING."</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! LIVE LIFE BY YOUR OWN RULES, LOVE HARDER THAN EVER AND BE YOUR MOST UNAPOLOGETIC SELF. WAVE THAT FLAG EVERY DAMN DAY OF THE YEAR. GOOD MORNING. 🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕</p>
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<p>Apart from these singers, Taylor Swift penned a letter to Senator Lamar Alexander urging them to consider increased protections for the community.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The singer wrote the letter on Friday night asking the senator to support the community as well as the equality act, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.</p>

<p>Not just this, the 29-year-old singer even donated a generous amount of USD 113,000 to an organisation called Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) in April to lend some support towards the community.</p>

<p>This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of 1969 that inspired the creation of Pride month.</p>

<p>The riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBT) community against a police raid which occurred in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City.</p>

<p>The event is widely considered to constitute the most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States.&nbsp;</p>


With the start of Pride Month, several Hollywood A-listers are storming social media with their wishes for the LGBTQ community. According to Billboard, artists like Mariah Carey, Katy Perry, Dua Lipa and many more took to Twitter on Saturday to show solidarity with the LGBTQ community.

With the start of Pride Month, several Hollywood A-listers are storming social media with their wishes for the LGBTQ community. According to Billboard, artists like Mariah Carey, Katy Perry, Dua Lipa and many more took to Twitter on Saturday to show solidarity with the LGBTQ community. Mariah Carey was the first one to extend her wishes to the community. "Happy Pride Month!!!! -------- Love always to all my friends in the LGBTQ+ community," she wrote on Twitter. Happy Pride Month!!!! 🏳‍🌈🏳‍🌈 Love always to all my friends in the LGBTQ+ community! Get my festive shirt and more pride merch @ https://t.co/pAoAZBILAu 🏳‍🌈🦋 #HappyPride #Pride2019 #LoveIsLove pic.twitter.com/EZ9DQgDJiF — Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) June 1, 2019 × The singer even posted pictures on the micro-blogging site where she is seen dressed in white hoodies with the Pride flag logo on it. Katy Perry also shared a heartfelt message on her Twitter handle and wrote, "Happy Pride Month, my angels! Let us never stop lifting each other up. I see you, and I love you." 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ Happy Pride Month, my angels! Let us never stop lifting each other up. I see you, and I love you ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 https://t.co/o2IY1UQBWT — KATY PERRY (@katyperry) June 1, 2019 × Pop singer Dua Lipa while pouring in her wishes for the community wrote, " HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! LIVE LIFE BY YOUR OWN RULES, LOVE HARDER THAN EVER AND BE YOUR MOST UNAPOLOGETIC SELF. WAVE THAT FLAG EVERY DAMN DAY OF THE YEAR. GOOD MORNING." 🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! LIVE LIFE BY YOUR OWN RULES, LOVE HARDER THAN EVER AND BE YOUR MOST UNAPOLOGETIC SELF. WAVE THAT FLAG EVERY DAMN DAY OF THE YEAR. GOOD MORNING. 🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕🏳️‍🌈💕 — DUA LIPA (@DUALIPA) June 1, 2019 × Apart from these singers, Taylor Swift penned a letter to Senator Lamar Alexander urging them to consider increased protections for the community. The singer wrote the letter on Friday night asking the senator to support the community as well as the equality act, as reported by The Hollywood Reporter. Not just this, the 29-year-old singer even donated a generous amount of USD 113,000 to an organisation called Tennessee Equality Project (TEP) in April to lend some support towards the community. This year also marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots of 1969 that inspired the creation of Pride month. The riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the gay (LGBT) community against a police raid which occurred in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighbourhood of Manhattan, New York City. The event is widely considered to constitute the most important event leading to the gay liberation movement and the modern fight for LGBT rights in the United States.

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