Pride organizers across the United States are facing major financial troubles as corporate sponsors pull back support, with Seattle among the latest cities to announce a massive budget shortfall. Seattle Pride revealed a $350,000 funding gap for its 2025 events, forcing organizers to turn to grassroots donations to keep the celebrations alive.
Tavis Forsyth, a contract employee at the Kennedy Center, was fired on Thursday after posting a nude protest video on YouTube opposing changes at the center under President Donald Trump’s leadership. Forsyth, 32, who identifies as queer and uses "they/them" pronouns, created a 35-minute spoken-word poem in which they criticized the alleged banning of drag performers at the venue.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s government has announced that this year’s Budapest Pride Parade will no longer be allowed to take place in public spaces, requiring organizers to hold the event in a closed venue. The move aligns with Hungary’s child protection policies, which Orbán has consistently defended despite opposition from the European Union and global activist groups.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde made headlines after addressing President Donald Trump at a National Prayer Service this week, urging him to show “mercy” toward the LGBT community and immigrants. The remarks, made in the presence of Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and their spouses, have drawn sharp reactions, including a public rebuke from the former president.
He sat next to George Washington in the pew at St. Paul's Chapel in New York during the religious service following Washington's Presidential Inauguration.
He helped ratify the U.S. Constitution.
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In a striking contradiction, leftist activists and LGBTQ groups have begun arming themselves, citing fears of persecution under a potential second Trump presidency. Organizations like the Socialist Rifle Association and Pink Pistols have reported significant membership growth, with many left-leaning individuals acquiring firearms for the first time.
Calls are intensifying for Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to veto portions of a bill passed in the closing hours of the legislative session, which would authorize higher fees for certain public records.
Two Georgia men, William and Zachary Zulock, were sentenced to 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole for abusing their adopted special needs sons. The sentencing occurred in Walton County after the men pled guilty to multiple charges, including serious sexual offenses and exploitation of children.
A married, gay couple who were arrested in 2022 after authorities in Georgia learned that the two were using their adopted, underaged sons for pornography were sentenced to 100 years in prison this week.
