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In past Pride events, transgender people have often been sidelined. Not this year

By Susan Haigh, Associated Press

Transgender and nonbinary people are front and center this year at Pride festivals where they've often been sidelined. Many celebrations this June are taking a public stand against legislation targeting transgender people.

Activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target pulls some LGBTQ+ merchandise

By Denise Lavoie, Andrew Selsky, Associated Press

Following Target’s announcement last week that it removed products and relocated Pride displays, activists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for new campaigns to convince corporate leaders not to cave to anti-LGBTQ+ groups.

Pride organizers keep eye on drag laws ahead of festivals

By Susan Haigh, Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press

Organizers of Pride festivals and parades in conservative states are under increasing pressure to censor their events or ban drag performances.

Ultranationalist protestors attack police cordon at Pride march in Belgrade

By Dusan Stojanovic, Associated Press

Riot police clashed Saturday with soccer hooligans in downtown Belgrade, Serbia, where a pan-European Pride march was held despite threats from anti-gay groups and an official earlier ban on the march in the traditionally conservative Balkan state.

Serbia cancels EuroPride celebration due to extremist threats

By Jovana Gec, Associated Press

Serbia won’t allow a pan-European LGBTQ Pride event to take place in Belgrade next month, the president said Saturday, citing threats from right-wing extremists and fears of clashes.

30 detained after Turkish police break up LGBTQ Pride march

By Associated Press

Turkish authorities have banned LGBTQ events, but around 50 people holding rainbow flags nevertheless marched toward a main park to mark the end of Pride Month.

London marks 50 years of Pride

By Mike Fuller, Associated Press

After two years of cancellations because of the coronavirus pandemic, the parade came a half-century after London’s first march to celebrate Pride in 1972.

Same-sex couples concerned about status of marriage, children after abortion ruling

By Jay Reeves, Associated Press

The Supreme Court's decision eliminating the constitutional right to abortion is causing anxiety for people in same-sex marriages, particularly those with children.

News Wrap: Patriot Front members free on bail after arrest at Idaho LGBTQ event

In our news wrap Monday, 31 members of a white supremacist group are free on bail in Idaho after being charged for planning violent disruptions at an LGBTQ event, senior officials in Iraq try to form a government after more…

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31 members of a white supremacist group arrested near Idaho Pride event

By Martha Bellisle, Associated Press

Those arrested came from at least 11 states, including Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia, and Arkansas, White said.