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Pride Month
June 19, 2024
Melissa Gira Grant
Call Attacks on Pride What They Are: Political Violence
Threats and anti-LGBTQ+ harassment at Pride events are increasingly inseparable from other political developments.
June 13, 2024
Pablo Manríquez
We Asked Republican Senators About Pride Month. It Got Awkward.
Fourteen Republicans are, alas, not celebrating Pride Month. But hey—a couple of them acknowledged that it exists!
June 11, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Alito’s Wife Caught on Tape Spewing Venom at Everyone
Martha-Ann Alito complained about Pride Month, feminists, the Left, and the news media.
June 10, 2024
Edith Olmsted
Chappell Roan Calls Out Biden After Snubbing White House Invitation
The pop star called for a cease-fire in Gaza.
June 4, 2024
Talia Jane
Colorado Republicans Send Horrific Message to Followers on Pride Month
There’s no other way to say this: The Colorado Republican Party is led by a bunch of bigots.
July 10, 2023
Eli Cahan
The Trevor Project Slashed Its Crisis Line Staff During Pride Month
The move raises questions about how well the 988 line will be able to do its job.
June 27, 2023
Prem Thakker
Minnesota Republican Absurdly Blames Global Warming on Pride Month
Minnesota state Senator Eric Lucero would like to turn back the clock on LGBTQ rights.
June 25, 2023
Jason Kyle Howard
The War on LGBTQ People Being Waged in Rural America
Pride should be about celebration and protest. For many this year, especially in rural America, it’s also about fear.
June 20, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
The Far Right and Catholics Team Up to Protest Baseball
Portraying the Dodgers game protest as one led by “religious groups” is technically correct, but it fails to communicate the threat of political violence some of the organizers openly embrace.
June 19, 2023
Tori Otten
Texas Just Got Closer to Banning Drag Shows
Texas has become the fourth GOP-led state to try to ban drag performances.
June 13, 2023
Tori Otten
Starbucks Denies Union Allegations of a Ban on Pride Decorations
The coffee chain maintains it is not caving to far-right attacks on LGBTQ people, despite union reports.
June 12, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
Why Conservatives Are Losing Their Minds Over Biden’s Pride Flag—and Ignoring Pro-DeSantis Neo-Nazis
Some on the political right see only authoritarian goals in the power of the state.
June 8, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
The Origins of the Right’s War on Target
Target has put up Pride displays since 2015. What’s so different about this year?
May 31, 2023
Melissa Gira Grant
How to Stop Neo-Nazis From Crashing Pride Month
The far right is mobilizing against LGBTQ events. But activists are getting ready as well.
April 20, 2023
Tori Otten
Florida LGBTQ Group Cancels Pride Parade Thanks to Anti-Drag Bill
Florida’s drag ban hasn’t been signed into law yet, but it’s already having the intended effect.
April 19, 2023
Tori Otten
Florida Passes Anti-Drag Ban So Extreme It Could Ban All Pride Parades
The bill is so vaguely worded that Pride organizers are already worried about celebrations this year.
June 8, 2022
Melissa Gira Grant
A Pizzagate in Every City
These conspiracy theories were once fringe. Now they’re being fueled by Republicans and driving far-right anti-LGBTQ violence.
June 3, 2022
Melissa Gira Grant
Republicans’ Anti-LGBTQ Conspiracy Theories Are Fueling Far-Right Threats to Pride Celebrations
Their anti-LGBTQ legal crusade and “grooming” language have been adopted by extremist groups.
June 28, 2021
Evan Wolfson
From Stonewall to Today: How Activism Changed the World
It’s the fifty-second anniversary of the event that started the LGBTQ movement. But it’s what happened after the uprising that really matters.
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