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3 days ago |
shepherdexpress.com | Paul Masterson
For many, especially younger LGBTQs, Pride Month is that annual exercise of rainbow enhanced expression of identity and celebration of our community’s presence. Most have an inkling of why it happens in June, namely the Stonewall Uprising on June 28, 1969. It was on that day when yet another act of police harassment of patrons in a New York City gay bar finally incited an uprising. It would also raise an army of activists across the country to fight for LGBTQ civil rights.
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2 weeks ago |
shepherdexpress.com | Paul Masterson
During Pride Month, the LGBTQ+ community traditionally celebrates its accomplishments in its struggle for equality. The historical back-story of that struggle is the Stonewall Uprising of June 1969 and the many social, health and political achievements that followed thanks to dedicated social justice advocates.
PrideFest 2025: Thanks to Loyal Corporate Sponsors and a Dedicated Production Team, the Show Goes On
1 month ago |
shepherdexpress.com | Paul Masterson
Within hours of the new regime’s inauguration on January 20, an executive order was issued that declared Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs “illegal and immoral discrimination.” Federal agencies would, therefore, no longer be permitted to observe Black History Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day and LGBTQ Pride Month among other “special observance.” Idaho and Utah have since banned the display of rainbow flags on government buildings with more states expected to follow suit.
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2 months ago |
shepherdexpress.com | Paul Masterson
Since 1990, Lesbian Visibility Week (LVW) has been celebrated by the world’s lesbian community. According to the Curve Foundation, the event’s national coordinating entity, LVW “serves as a beacon of support, shining a light on the experiences, perspectives, and needs of LGBTQ+ women and nonbinary people.
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Mar 18, 2025 |
shepherdexpress.com | Paul Masterson
Imagine, if you will, the Milwaukee Public Museum’s Streets of Old Milwaukee. Now imagine that array of shops (and shoppes) filled with Barbra Streisand’s collection of dresses, dolls, tchotchkes and other sundries in the cellar of her Malibu mansion. And now imagine you’ve been hired by the Diva herself to manage the shops (and shoppes) … and you’re gay (of course).
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