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LGBTQ+ Pride Flag A Guide to LGBTQ+ Pride Flags LGBTQ+ Pride Flag Timeline Common LGBTQ Laws by State
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The birthplace of the Gay Rights Movement began at the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in NYC in June of 1969 during the famed Stonewall Riots when gays rioted against police raids.
5 Important Places in Global LGBTQIA+ History
Johanna Sigurdardottir Iceland's first female prime minister, the first openly gay prime minister in the world. A Veteran M (longest serving MP) elected in 1978 for the Social Democratic party. Official photo 2009
7 People Who Shaped LGBTQIA+ World History
Rainbow flag. Sign of diversity, inclusiveness, hope, yearning. Gay pride flag popularized by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978. Inspired by Judy Garland singing Over the Rainbow. gay rights, homosexual, gays, LGBT community
13 LGBTQ Writers You Should Read
Silhouettes of People Holding Gay Pride Symbol Flag
Celebrating LGBTQ Pride
People in Taksim Square for LGBT pride parade on June 30, 2013 in Istanbul, Turkey. Almost 100.000 people attracted to pride parade and the biggest pride ever held in Turkey.
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Gills of three old specimens of webcap fungus (Cortinarius) in Gloucestershire, South West England. toxic, fungi, poisonous mushroom
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Julius Caesar in full Gaius Julius Caesar (100? BCE-44 BCE) statue in Rimini, Italy. Roman general and statesman and dictator
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Clouds of smoke billow up from controlled burns taking place in the Gulf of Mexico May 19, 2010. The controlled burns were set to reduce the amount of oil in the water following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. BP spill
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Marriage. A couple getting married during a church wedding ceremony. (religion, ceremony, bride, groom)
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earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
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The Castillo, a Toltec-style pyramid, rises 79 feet (24 meters) above the plaza at Chichen Itza in Yucatan state, Mexico. The pyramid was built after invaders conquered the ancient Maya city in the tenth century.
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Hungary's new anti-LGBTQ+ law bans Pride events and sparks protests • Mar. 19, 2025, 3:38 AM ET (AP)
Kentucky GOP lawmakers vote to protect conversion therapy • Mar. 17, 2025, 12:30 PM ET (AP)
A new anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary would ban Pride event and allow use of facial recognition software • Mar. 17, 2025, 8:20 AM ET (AP)
Supreme Court will take up state bans on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, in a Colorado case • Mar. 10, 2025, 12:16 PM ET (AP)

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LGBTQ+ Pride Flag
A Guide to LGBTQ+ Pride Flags
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The birthplace of the Gay Rights Movement began at the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in NYC in June of 1969 during the famed Stonewall Riots when gays rioted against police raids.
5 Important Places in Global LGBTQIA+ History
Johanna Sigurdardottir Iceland's first female prime minister, the first openly gay prime minister in the world. A Veteran M (longest serving MP) elected in 1978 for the Social Democratic party. Official photo 2009
7 People Who Shaped LGBTQIA+ World History
Rainbow flag. Sign of diversity, inclusiveness, hope, yearning. Gay pride flag popularized by San Francisco artist Gilbert Baker in 1978. Inspired by Judy Garland singing Over the Rainbow. gay rights, homosexual, gays, LGBT community
13 LGBTQ Writers You Should Read