Target Pulls LGBTQ Merchandise Off Shelves Ahead Of Pride Month Amid Backlash Against Stores & Workers

pic.twitter.com/OAEmrjtfJxDue to the criticism, Gilbert made a “course correction,” removing the book from its publication schedule. “I do not want to add any harm to a group of people who have already experienced and who are all continuing to experience grievous and extreme harm,” Gilbert said.

Marinette, which came out in theatres in France on 7 June and recently premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in the US. The release was set at a timely moment, about a month before the start of the Women’s World Cup in July.  Garance Marillier (Raw, Titane) plays the football star, who has dedicated much of her life to protesting against the fact that women athletes notoriously receive less media coverage and lower salaries than their male counterparts.

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U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg slammed Republicans over their repeated attacks against the LGBTQ community, claiming that conservative politicians are seeking to exploit populist anger over culture-war issues in order to distract from the more unpopular parts of their party’s platform.Speaking to MSNBC anchor Chris Jansing during an on-air interview on Tuesday, Buttigieg offered an explanation for what appears to be an onslaught of attacks targeting the LGBTQ community or displays of LGBTQ visibility.“I think it’s being done out of the perception that it is politically convenient to target vulnerable groups,” Buttigieg said of the GOP attacks, which take the form of both screeds by anti-LGBTQ pundits and legislation seeking to restrict LGBTQ rights or censor expressions of LGBTQ identity.In the past six months, more than 75 anti-LGBTQ bills have been signed into law in more than 20 states, prompting theHuman Rights Campaign to declare a national state of emergency for LGBTQ Americans.

Thomas Sarnoff, the son of NBC’s founder who went from key NBC executive to leading roles at the Television Academy and TV Academy Foundation and founded the Archive of American Television, has died. He was 96.

Maren Morris shares how the music industry and beyond can help fight back against bigotry on the LGBTQ+ community.

Matty Healy is set to perform a solo slot opening for his own band, The 1975, tonight (June 7), following Caroline Polachek pulling out of the show.The gig is set to take place at St Anne’s Park in Dublin tonight, and is the latest show as part of the band’s extensive ‘At Their Very Best’ world tour.Originally, the show was meant to be headlined by The 1975, featuring support from Caroline Polachek. However, in a new update shared by the band this morning, the American singer-songwriter has been forced to pull out of the Ireland show due to ill health.“Our dear friend Caroline Polachek is unfortunately not in good enough health to join us at our Dublin show today,” they confirmed to fans on Twitter.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg blasted Republicans attacking the LGBTQ community on Tuesday, saying the reason right-wing lawmakers have decided to target them is they don’t want to talk about their “radical positions,” including opposing President Joe Biden’s massive infrastructure law and other accomplishments, like $35 insulin.Appearing on MSNBC, Secretary Buttigieg was asked to weigh in on the Human Rights Campaign’s declaration earlier in the day, of a national emergency in the U.S.

On Friday, June 2, the Capital Pride Alliance honored LGBTQ leaders and trailblazers at its annual Capital Pride Honors ceremony, marking the start of Pride in the nation’s capital.Receiving the “Paving the Way” award was Admiral Rachel Levine, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of Health at the U.S.

Today, Outfest announced the Opening and Closing Night gala film selections for the 41st edition of the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, taking place from July 13 – 23 in Los Angeles, presented by Warner Bros. Discovery and Genesis Motor America. The festival will open with Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, directed by Aitch Alberto, and the 11-day event will close with Chasing Chasing Amy, directed by Sav Rodgers. The Opening Night Gala will screen at the Orpheum Theatre, with the Closing Night Gala screening at The Montalbán Theatre.

The Orlando Sentinel reports.Lyman High School’s 256-page yearbook includes two pages that highlight the school’s LGBTQ students and features gender identity terms such as “genderfluid” and “nonbinary.”The Seminole County Public Schools in response to the criticism is offering to issue refunds or reprint the yearbook without the LGBTQ section that the conservative Seminole County Moms for Liberty claims is offensive.“They shouldn’t have any sexual definitions in a yearbook,” the group’s chapter chair Jessica Tillmann told The Sentinel.“This is a yearbook that goes to every student as young as 14.”The school’s yearbook is stirring controversy for a second straight year after the district in 2022 considered putting stickers over photos of a student walkout protesting the so-called “don’t say gay” law, the report said.The Sentinel’s Skyler Swisher reports that “An LGBTQ+ section in this year’s yearbook includes a picture of members of the student’s Gay-Straight Alliance, definitions of key LGBTQ+ terms, a passage on the evolution of pronouns and a profile of a student who advocates for the LGBTQ+ community.”Danielle Pomeranz, the school yearbook’s faculty advisor, isn’t on board with the district’s decision to remove the LGBTQ content.“They are definitions,” Pomeranz told The Sentinel.“They are not teaching anything about sex at all. … Nobody is teaching anybody about sex acts.

Taylor Swift celebrated Pride Month by voicing her support for her LGBTQ+ fans during a concert in Chicago, Illinois on Friday. The Shake It Off singer took time out of her Soldier Field show on Friday to give a shout out to those who are "loving who they want to love" and "identifying how they identify" in honour of Pride Month. "This is a safe space for you.

A recent episode of Vice newsmagazine series, which contains a report about Florida governor and GOP presidential candidate Ron DeSantis, was removed from the schedule ahead of its previously announced premiere on Showtime.

Taylor Swift took a moment during her ‘Eras’ show in Chicago to address the start of Pride Month against a backdrop of increasing anti-LGBTQ legislation in the United States.The singer has become a noted ally to the LGBTQ+ community throughout her career.“I’m looking out at tonight, I’m seeing so many incredible individuals who are living authentically and beautifully, and this is a safe space for you. This is a celebratory space for you,” Swift told the crowd, sat at her piano.

Taylor Swift kicked off Pride Month with a message of support for the LGBTQIA+ community. The 33-year-old musician was speaking during the Chicago, Illinois stop of her 'Eras' tour when she informed her fans that her concerts are a "safe space" for everyone. She said: "'I'm looking out tonight, I'm seeing so many incredible individuals who are living authentically and beautifully, and this is a safe space.

Tara Reid is having a moment! And sharing thoughts about what really impacted her career.

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Manti Te’o’s fake girlfriend a decade ago — according to The Tampa Bay Times.The Florida newspaper reported Friday that the FBI searched the home of media consultant Tim Burke, who also worked as The Daily Beast’s director of video in 2018 and 2019, and his wife Lynn Hurtak, who is on the Tampa Bay City Council.According to The Times, the raid was related to a criminal investigation into a possible “hacking” of unaired footage of Carlson before he was fired from Fox News. Vice Media and Media Matters for America shared the footage, which featured Carlson indulging in sexist and offensive language, such as calling a female executive a “c—t.”When the raid happened, Burke confirmed to the Times that his name was on the warrant, but said he did not know why the FBI was searching his house.

Striking writers in New York made a bid on Monday to disrupt work on American Horror Story by picketing outside a production facility in Queens where the popular FX series known for its macabre plot lines and star-studded casts is filming season 12.

London and Paris-based Films Constellation head Fabien Westerhoff officially announced the launch of its in-house production arm Constellation Productions exactly a year ago, during the 2022 edition of Cannes.