Pride
After a two-year hiatus, the Rochester Pride Parade made its triumphant return! The Parade started at 1:00 p.m. and went down Park Avenue between Alexander street and Brunswick street with 140 groups marching. Rochesterians were lined all up and down Park Avenue to show their love and support for the LGBTQ+ community. After the parade, […]
Pride week has kicked off in Monroe County with its 50th annual Pride Picnic! Yesterday, Monroe County held the picnic at the Roundhouse Shelter at Genesee Valley Park. Katiejo Suddaby, Pastor of Open Arms Metropolitan Community Church, stated: “It’s so good to see everyone back post-pandemic. It was so sad, and now with everyone, here […]
Over this past weekend, Vice President Kamala Harris made history as the first sitting U.S. vice president to participate in a Pride event ever. Harris marched through the streets of Washington D.C, alongside her husband Doug Emhoff. Kamala Harris’s march went viral as the community celebrated her appearance. Harris stated; “We need to make sure […]
A big win for the LGBTQ+ community in the United States Supreme Court Monday. The Supreme Court ruled the employers can not fire or discriminate against you based on sex. The landmark ruling covers gender identity and sexual orientation under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Trumps Administration argued the authors of the […]
President Donald Trump Administration overturned a law that former President Obama set in place to protect transgender people against sex discrimination in health care. The Affordable Care Act also known as Obamacare establish a broad civil rights protection in healthcare barring discrimination based on race color national origin sex age of disability in any health […]
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