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Long Island Library Restores LGBTQ Material in Kids’ Section After Pulling Displays
A library board on Long Island reversed a decision made earlier this week to remove Pride Month displays from the system’s children’s sections shortly after Gov. Kathy Hochul ordered a state human rights investigation.
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Long Island Library Pulls All LGBTQ Material in Children's Section During Pride Month
On Tuesday, the Smithtown Library Board voted to take down all pride displays and ban any books about gay pride from their children’s sections — a controversial move that has lots of people weighing in, from Gov. Kathy Hochul to a New York Times best-selling author.
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Long Island Library Board Faces Backlash for LGBTQ Decision
In the middle of pride month, a library board voted to remove all LGBTQ+ books and displays from the children’s sections. Melissa Colorado reports.
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Stonewall Visitor Center in Greenwich Village Will Be Dedicated to LGBTQ History
The groundbreaking for the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood will take place Friday, with the center expected to open in summer 2024
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U.S. ‘Decades Behind' on Legislation to Fight Online Hate Speech
The arrests of members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near a Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Pride march show a continuing problem with hate groups and hate speech in the U.S., says Sophie Bjork-James. The Vanderbilt University anthropology professor joined LX News to discuss how Congress and platforms can take action that could limit hate groups’ ability to spread hateful...
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NYC Pride: Celebrating in the Boogie Down Bronx
A big celebration of pride and the diversity of the LGBT Community was held in the Bronx today. Checkey Beckford reports.
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Biden Signs Executive Order to Protect LGBTQ Community, Ban Conversion Therapy
President Joe Biden signed an executive order Wednesday during a Pride event at the White House, directing federal agencies to investigate discriminatory legislative attacks against LGBTQ individuals and banning conversion therapy.
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Jill Biden Calls for Renewed Support of LGBTQ Community: ‘We Will Not Go Back'
During a Pride event at the White House Wednesday, first lady Dr. Jill Biden celebrated social progress while calling for renewed protections as states around the country pass anti-LGBTQ laws. “Your president and I are proud to stand with you and fight beside you, but we know this progress hasn’t reached everyone in the same way.”
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NYC Pride 2022: New Leader Preps for Annual Greenwich Village Celebration
News 4’s Gus Rosendale spoke one-on-one with the Executive Director of group that organizes NYC’s biggest pride celebration.
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White Supremacists Arrested in Idaho Planned to Riot at Pride Event
Police in Coeur d’Alene Idaho arrested dozens of members from a white supremacist group that were planning to riot at Coeur d’Alene’s Pride event on Saturday.
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Queens Pride Parade Returns After Pandemic Break
The 30th Annual Queens Pride Parade returned to the streets of Jackson Heights after a two-year pause because of the pandemic. News 4’s Jessica Cunnington reports.
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Queens Pride Parade Makes Grand Return After Pandemic Hiatus
A joyous crowd thousands big kicked off the first weekend of Pride Month in Queens with the return of one of the largest parades. Tens of thousands of revelers came out Sunday to line 37th Street for the 30th Annual Queens Pride Parade, back in the borough after a two-year pandemic hiatus. Among those marching in the parade this year…
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LGBTQ Groups Declare Boycott of NYC Mayor Adams' Pride Event
New York City’s mayor has found himself at odds with prominent LGBTQ groups at the start of Pride Month after a call to boycott Eric Adams’ pride reception next week. Four of the city’s political LGBTQ groups issued the call Thursday, with demands that the mayor make changes to his administration in addition a number of city policies the...
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Pride Kicks Off in NYC with Ceremony at Stonewall National Monument
Pride Month kicks off in New York City as the Pride flag was raised over the historic Stonewall National Monument.
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NYPD Outreach to LGBTQ Community
The NYPD’s LGBTQ Outreach Unit works to bridge the gap between that community and the department. NBC New York’s Marc Santia introduces members of the team.
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Asked to Take Down Pride Flag, Wisconsin Couple Sets Up Rainbow Floodlights Instead
After being told to take down their Pride flag, one Wisconsin couple found a clever alternative that caught that internet’s attention, the Milwaukee Journal Sentential reported.
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The Stonewall Inn: How a 1969 Uprising Made an NYC Bar a Landmark
Fifty-two years ago, the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village was an underground gay bar where a police raid sparked a rebellion that fueled the modern LGBTQ rights movement.
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Bills Books: Pride Month Recommendations
We open up to a new chapter this week with Bill Goldstein, sharing his favorite books with a focus on LGBTQ+ pride month.
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Gorgeous Doritos Ad Featuring Sweet Coming Out Story Goes Viral
You might want to reach for a bag of chips and some tissues after watching a Doritos Mexico ad that is lighting up the Internet with its sweet message of acceptance.
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Queer Liberation March Echoes Stone Wall Riot; 3 Arrested
The Queer Liberation March for Black Lives and Against Police Brutality on Sunday marched from Lower Manhattan toward Washington Square Park. NBC New York’s Chris Glorioso reports.