THESSALONIKI (AP): Police say more than 6,000 people have marched through the streets of Greece’s second-largest city, Thessaloniki, in its third gay pride parade.

DETROIT (AP) — Andy Bell of Erasure and “Glee” actor Alex Newell are among the musical acts that will perform at this year’s gay pride festival in Detroit.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) _ “Star Trek” actor and gay activist George Takei (tuh-KAY’) kicked off a gay pride parade in central Ohio.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power and “Star Trek” star Zachary Quinto joined forces Thursday to promote gay rights while commemorating the 45th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Inn riots.

This past weekend, the city of West Palm Beach held “Pride on the Block” on Clematis Street. Although the event started with rain, it ended with more than a pocket full of sunshine along with a rainbow.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A protester who disrupted historic arguments over gay marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court has been sentenced to 21 days in jail.

East Central Florida’s LGBT community will gather Oct. 24 at shade-covered Old Fort Park in New Smyrna Beach for the fourth annual Volusia Pride.

East Central Florida’s LGBT community will gather Oct. 24 at shade-covered Old Fort Park in New Smyrna Beach for the fourth annual Volusia Pride.

The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority seemed to signal Dec. 5 that it is prepared to allow certain business owners to violate state laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in public accommodations.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Shirtless Israeli men, colorfully dressed drag queens and others partied Friday through central Tel Aviv as tens of thousands of people took part in the city’s annual gay pride parade, the largest event of its kind in the Middle East.

A man who lost his wife on 9/11 returned Glamour’s “Woman of the Year” award after the magazine honored Caitlyn Jenner last week, the Daily Mail reports.

A gala, a circuit party, a festival and a parade wrapped up Miami Beach Pride weekend from Sept. 17-19, capping off 10 days total of events spread throughout — the first ever in the history of the Pride organization, which originally launched 12 years ago in April 2009.

Wilton Manors considers raising it all year long

Barcelona’s Pride Parade countdown begins among a divided LGBT population.

There’s a gay revolution brewing in Dallas, and it’s against an unlikely foe: the Pride Parade.

The Pride Factory — the go-to shop for swimwear, clothing, sunglasses, health products and much, much more — is getting ready to celebrate it’s 21st anniversary. 

Store manager Rocky Bowell has been with the store for 18 years and says that the store has done so well because they listen to what their customers want. 

The store has gone from selling adult videos in its younger days to selling books, and now the Pride Factory offers a wide range of clothing, birthday cards and adult toys — the store has something for everyone. 

In terms of clothing, the Pride Factory has a lot of brands loyal to the store. It is the only place in Broward to find brands like Addicted and Pump. 

“For a store this size to be around this long in this community is a feat in itself,” Bowell told SFGN. “And we aren’t even located on the Drive.”

The store, located at 850 Northeast 13th Street in Fort Lauderdale, has been leading up to its anniversary celebration by taking 21 percent off of random items throughout the store during March and giving away random items all month. 

The anniversary celebration is being held in the store from 5 to 7 p.m. on April 2. There will be refreshments and food, and even some prize giveaways. 

“We started asking vendors to send us stuff for our basket giveaways, like wine and munchies,” Bowell said. “We even have a $500 shopping spree.” 

Be sure to check the Pride Factory leading up to their anniversary for deals on clothing, and come out to the party to meet with your community and for a chance to win prizes. 

“We thank our customers for supporting us this long,” Bowell said. 

(EDGE) A lesbian couple who live in Natick. Mass., about 10-miles west of Boston, was devastated after the Pulse gay nightclub massacre in June. To show solidarity for the LGBT community and those impacted by the Orlando attack, Lauri and Cari Ryding put up a Pride flag on their home.

(AP) Gay rights organizations in Albania say they have been assured their annual pride event will not be hindered on the day when the opposition also has planned a national protest.

Young, groundbreaking, queer tech wizard Michael Sayman’s memoir “App Kid: How a Child of Immigrants Grabbed a Piece of the American Dream” (Knopf, 2021) is the kind of book that has something for almost everyone.

Hacktivist group Anonymous has started delivering on its promise to expose Klu Klux Klan members.

(EDGE) Usually this kind of intolerance is reserved for America’s Deep South.

WASHINGTON — Ben Carson pitched a tax plan with numbers that didn’t add up. Donald Trump boasted that he’s paying his own way in the campaign, but he isn’t. Chris Christie accused the government of stealing Social Security money that it has actually borrowed – and has been paying back with interest.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An out-of-state advocacy organization is seeking approval to temporarily place a symbol of gay pride on state Capitol grounds in Little Rock.

PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh police officer has been put on desk duty after video surfaced showing him punching a woman at the city’s gay pride parade and festival.

Picasso Exhibit Comes to Miami

The new city parking garage on Fort Lauderdale Beach at Las Olas Blvd. was illuminated in rainbow colors on May 28 as part of international observances of LGBTQ Domestic Violence Awareness Day. The campaign began in Australia and this year was recognized for the first time in the U.S., United Kingdom, Canada, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands.

The European circus troupe Cirque Italia debuts its new production “Cirque Alcatraz” under its signature orange-striped big top tent at 1111 Congress Ave. in West Palm Beach, July 8 – 18.

“Dog” years are commonly measured as seven human years, so that 7-year-old pooch is the equivalent of a 49-year-old.

History Fort Lauderdale celebrates Pride Month with a new exhibit, “I Am What I Am: A Tribute to South Florida’s Drag Pioneers.”

The Arsht Center in Miami will celebrate Pride Month with its fifth annual CommuniTea Dance on Saturday, June 25 at 5 p.m.