Latest news with #LQBTQ
Daily Record
01-06-2025
- Daily Record
Police launch 'hate crime' probe after Pride decorations ripped down in Ayrshire
Flags and banners were taken down ahead of the LGBTQ celebration. Police have launched a 'hate crime' investigation after Pride decorations were ripped down in an Ayrshire town this weekend. Flags and banners for the LGBTQ celebration were pulled down from Brodick Main Street on the Isle of Arran on Saturday, May 31 some time between 2am and 7am. Sergeant Clare Neilson, Arran Police Office, said: "We are taking this very seriously and are following positive lines of enquiry. "If anyone has any information or saw people acting suspiciously, get in touch. "Anyone with private CCTV or dash-cam footage should check to see if they captured anything. "Call 101, quoting reference 0975 of 31 May, 2025 if you have any information that can help our investigation." The decorations were removed ahead of the Pride celebration set to take place later that day. Pride is a celebration of people coming together in love, friendship and support to demonstrate how was LQBTQ+ rights and the movement in general has come.
Daily Mail
04-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Gay woman slams Walmart over 'cringe' LGBTQ merchandise
A gay woman has called out Walmart for its corny LQBTQ apparel, sparking a social media uproar just weeks ahead of Pride Month. In a video viewed more than five million times, a TikToker expressed her disbelief in the major retailer's Pride Month selection - joking the options were so awful it made her want to leave the LGBTQ community. 'I'm even going to lie to y'all, Walmart is making me not even want to be gay no more,' the woman, whose username is Bracefacepineapple, said in the post uploaded on Saturday. She then displayed a few shirts up for grabs, each featuring a slogan or pun about sexual identities. Receiving the most attention from commenters, the first shirt read '¿Homo estas?' - a play on '¿Cómo estás?,' which means 'how are you?' in Spanish. The word 'homo' on the dark-blue top was written in rainbow, while 'estas' was printed in white. Next in the 'hilarious' line-up, as one viewer described it, was a lilac shirt with 'lesbian' across the chest, except the 'i' was swapped out with a bee featuring the colors of the lesbian pride flag - shades of pink, orange and white. A plain white T-shirt had a checklist with the points 'cute, gay and ready to slay' all marked off with rainbow check marks. Lastly - and certainly not least - Bracefacepineapple showed off a light-blue shirt reading 'bi babe' instead of 'bye babe,' alluding to bisexuality. The letters were pink, blue and purple, symbolizing the bisexual flag. Ending off the video, the stunned TikTok user said: 'We can just go ahead and skip pride month because...' According to Walmart's website, the store has more than 130 pieces of Pride Month apparel, including a shirt reading 'straight outta the closet,' referring to 'straight out of Compton' and another featuring the saying 'lez is more.' Even though Bracefacepineapple only has about 900 followers on the platform, the clip instantly went viral, with more than 5,000 people sharing their mixed reactions in the comment section. One person wrote: 'Homo estás is killing meeee,' with another saying 'HOMO ESTAS PLEASE OMFG.' Some shared a pun of their own, claiming: 'I'm less bien after seeing that shirt.' 'I think they are being TOO supportive,' a baffled social media user asserted. Several people joked that the merchandise was so embarrassing, it was offensive: ''Is this…..a hate crime??' 'They knew they was wrong,' another agreed, with someone speculating that 'somebody straight designing these.' 'It's giving "mom trying to be supportive immediately after their child comes out,"' one girl wrote in a vivid description. Someone added: 'I feel like this is stuff people like Jojo Siwa would wear.' There were, however, some fans of the clothing as some people said they would buy some of the shirts - or already have. 'Not going to lie I kinda need the first one,' a user wrote, referring to the '¿homo estas?' look. 'I actually got the Lesbian shirt today,' someone admitted among the majority of comments bashing the merchandise. Aside from those for or against the shirts, some commenters denounced Walmart overall, claiming these items do not change the fact the store rolled back its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies following pressures from conservatives. 'Didn't Walmart roll back their DEI thing though?' someone asked. 'We still shopping there? They keep playing black folks and queer folks alike, and yall keep GIVING THEM YOUR MONEY. Also, less consume less lab made weird shyt,' one commented, liked more than 3,300 times, read. 'Wth is that,' a woman began. 'They took away DEI, so who is making those???' 'Crazy how they cut out DEI yet still try to make a dollar from it. Smh,' someone added. This Walmart pride-merchandise debate comes as several major companies pulled financial support from this year's Pride events. PepsiCo, Nissan, Citi, Comcast and PricewaterhouseCoopers are just some of the companies that opted out of sponsoring New York City's Pride festivities.
Yahoo
03-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
St. Patrick's Parade on Staten Island welcomes marchers
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. (PIX11) — It's parade time again as March comes in with the band for St. Patrick's Day. Everyone's excitement is part of the experience from the sidewalk to the street. More: Latest News from Around the Tri-State Along Forest Avenue in the West Brighton neighborhood of Staten Island, crowds packed the sidewalks for the 61st annual parade. 'It's happiness and people coming together,' said John Karp standing with his mother Lillian wearing handmade crocheted hats. Students, dancers, musicians, and representatives from groups on the Island marched and waved. The FDNY led the procession with bagpipes and fire engines. Cheers echoed along the route for hours Sunday afternoon. The annual Saint Patrick's Day parade has been a source of controversy, as it has excluded members of the LGBTQ+ community from marching with a banner. More Local News This year with a change in leadership at the organization, parade organizers welcomed the Pride Center of Staten Island and its banner. 'We cannot be erased,' said the Pride Center Executive Director Carol Bullock. Mayor Eric Adams attended the festivities and walked with the Pride Center and a group of supporters. He and his predecessor had skipped previous parades due to the policy. Previous parade leaders had said the banner did not belong at the parade honoring a saint. The largest St. Patrick's Day parade in the world will be held in Manhattan along 5th Avenue on Monday, March 17. It lifted the ban LQBTQ+ community and groups in 2014. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
‘Everybody deserves rights': Utahns hold protests, rallies across Wasatch Front
SALT LAKE CITY () — Several protests, demonstrations, and rallies were held across the Wasatch Front on Saturday, Feb. 8. One of the largest protests started with hundreds of people gathering at the Utah State Capitol and marching through the streets of Salt Lake to show their support for their communities. The demonstration was organized by , and the group encouraged participants to show their support for immigrants, the LQBTQ+ community, and women's reproductive rights. The march began as a grassroots movement, with many people at the march learning about it through word of mouth and social media. UDOT shuts down Veyo Bridge for repairs, impacting local business 'I originally heard it on Tiktok. Screenshoted it. Posted it all over Instagram. Texted all of my friends,' protester Sophie McCoy told on Saturday. After starting at the Capitol, protesters later marched down to Washington Square Park, where cars honked in support. 'It made me feel, honestly, touched to my heart,' protester Felipe Haugland said. 'Hate will never win and everybody deserves rights.' A small group of people stood on the outskirts, silently showing their opposition to the march. On that same day, people gathered at the — also known as the police brutality mural — at 300 West 900 South, at what may be one of the last vigils before the area is redeveloped. The murals feature the faces of people who were killed by police over the years, including Breonna Taylor and George Floyd. 'This needs to continue,' Floyd's uncle, . 'We have to build up people. We have to keep people's names heard, and this is… no better way keep their names heard, man, and keep it in that good, positive light.' Also on Feb. 8, a as the community gathered in response to last week's . In Provo, a group held a , with people decorating squares of fabric that were to be sewn into quilts for Sen. John Curtis and Sen. Mike Lee. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
