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Pride flag will fly at Stonewall in unexpected Trump admin reversal
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (185+ words) In an unexpected reversal, lawyers for the Trump administration on Monday said the federal government would fly the rainbow Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village. The decision was announced in a proposed settlement filed in a…...
Andrew Garfield says J. K. Rowling's views shouldn't ruin Harry Potter for everyone else
2+ week, 2+ day ago (258+ words) Andrew Garfield feels that to forego watching the Harry Potter films due to the anti-transgender views espoused by the books" author J. K. Rowling'would be tantamount to "throw[ing] the baby out with the bath water." The two-time Oscar nominee, 42, told Hits…...
Removal of Stonewall Pride flag part of Trump admin's anti-LGBTQ attacks: lawsuit
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (581+ words) The Trump administration's removal of the Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village was "no careless mistake," but part and parcel of the government's attacks on the LGBTQ community, a Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit filed Tuesday alleged....
Readers sound off on Stonewall's flag, Hochul's reign and ape intelligence
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (374+ words) Brooklyn: Emblazoned on the ostensible "gay pride" flag removed from the Stonewall National Monument was the legend, "Stonewall National Monument Established 2016," together with the unmistakable and unique arrowhead symbol of the U. S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service. So, that…...
Fed worker raises American flag at NYC Stonewall Monument in place of removed Pride flag
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (387+ words) A federal parks worker on Wednesday afternoon raised an American flag inside the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, replacing the Pride flag removed earlier this week after a Trump administration directive that sparked widespread outrage. Local elected officials and…...
Pride must fly high again: Removal of Stonewall gay rights banner is an insult
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (284+ words) The Trump administration's removal of the multicolor gay pride flag from the federal Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village insults history and must be reversed. That flag has to fly again at Stonewall, the birthplace of the'movement for LGBTQ rights....
Supreme Court seems likely to uphold state bans of trans women in sports
3+ mon, 5+ hour ago (491+ words) The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases that seek to overturn state bans on transgender women competing in high school and college sports, with some conservative justices hinting they may side with the red states. The conservative…...
Former NFL star Matt Kalil sues ex-wife Haley for discussing his genitals
3+ mon, 5+ day ago (404+ words) Former NFL star Matt Kalil is suing his influencer ex-wife, Haley Kalil, following her remarks in a recent interview about the size of his penis, which she claimed resulted in the end of their seven-year marriage. The 36-year-old ex-offensive tackle…...
Ex-Brooklyn Net Jason Collins battling stage 4 brain cancer
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (347+ words) Former Brooklyn Nets forward Jason Collins, the first openly gay player in the NBA, is battling stage four brain cancer, he announced on Thursday. Collins, 47, has a particularly aggressive form of glioblastoma, he wrote in an article published by ESPN....
Build on Mamdani's momentum for LGBTQ N. Y. ers
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (472+ words) On National Coming Out Day last month, Zohran Mamdani made a direct appeal to LGBTQ voters. He released a video tribute to Sylvia Rivera, an icon of the 1970s trans liberation movement. He spoke not only of Rivera's story, but of…...