Pride Month

The pride flag will not be flying high outside town buildings this year in Southington. There was a heated debate Monday night at the Southington Town Council meeting. After hours of public opinion and debate, town councilors decided in a vote of 6-3 to approve an ordinance that will only allow the American flag, Connecticut flag, Southington flag and military…

For members of the LGBTQ community, it can feel like there’s no place for them in the world of faith and religion, especially within Christianity.

Multiple faith leaders – including an Episcopal minister whose LGBTQ identity was central to her faith journey – say religious institutions should be more accepting of LGBTQ people.

In the United States, the struggle for LGBTQ rights has often revolved around employers and business owners discriminating against LGBTQ people.

There was pure joy in West Hartford with one common theme: Love wins. There were flags, hats, balloons and rainbows with live music and crafts for the entire family. Saturday was just the latest opportunity in the state for people to offer their support for the LGBTQ+ community. “It means you’re welcome here, it means there’s no reason to...

Several speakers took to the stage to discuss the advancements the state has made throughout the latest year, but they also mention there is still work to do.

President Joe Biden commemorated Pride Month on Friday and designated the site of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting as a national memorial.

Police officers were uninvited in tune with the origin of pride as a riot at the Stonewall Inn and in solidarity with LGBTQ people of color. But fewer people are expected overall as the pandemic wanes, says NYC Pride media director Dan Dimant.

As Pride month comes to a close next week, here’s a look back at the rich history of the Gay Pride parade.

A look back at the origins of the Gay Pride parade.

“Telling our stories, that is what won the day in terms of every fight that we have fought in terms of LGBTQ issues. Making ourselves human, making ourselves vulnerable to share our joys and our pains and letting other people see that we are much more similar to them than we are different,” said Anne Stanback, a LGBTQ activist for...

You may see rainbow flags flying across the state, have heard about the Stonewall Uprising in 1969, and even know that it is Pride Month, but what does this month mean to people in the LGBTQIA+ community? For many, like Holly and Taylor Walker, Pride Month is part celebration. “I think it’s a really nice time to celebrate our family….

This is Pride Month. Here is a look at work done in Connecticut to gain rights and what residents say Pride Months means for them.

The It Gets Better Project is hosting a digital Pride Month event with Laverne Cox, MJ Rodriguez and many more. We talked to one of the event’s hosts, Kalen Allen of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, about the event and what Pride Month means to him.

Carl Nassib, a defensive lineman for the Las Vegas Raiders, posted a coming-out video to his Instagram on Monday, making him the first openly gay, active football player in the NFL.

Brands signal support for the LGBTQ+ community during Pride month, but experts say that true support has to come from more than just social media posts. 

One man is dead and another man has been injured after a white pickup truck ran over a crowd just as the Stonewall Pride Parade and Festival was kicking off in South Florida’s Wilton Manors neighborhood Saturday night, police said. The truck, clad in a rainbow flag, was along the parade route on the southwest corner of NE 15th...

Bob Plominski and Mike Ferrari say they are facing steep fines for displaying the flag in the front yard of their home. The Eastland Cove HOA issued a citation telling them to take it down or pay. “I got upset. We’ve done this before and it’s a simple showing of our pride to the community and it’s up for...

GLAAD CEO Sarah Kate Ellis gets personal with CNBC Make It about realizing she was gay, coming out at work and more.

Besides the rainbow flag there are also several other flags that represent people who identify as lesbian, asexual, pansexual, demisexual, intersex, gender-fluid, agender, aromantic, nonbinary and polyamorous.