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In solidarity with every member of the LGBTQ+ spectrum, offering hope, support, and a safe space for all. Together, we will continue the fight for equality. https://seasonsofpride.substack.com/

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · Aug 24

Some lights can't be dimmed. Some colors can't be erased. Some loves are stronger than hate.

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When the Rainbow Fades

A Personal Story of Loss and Hope

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Jordan Britt @jordanbritt1981.bsky.social · 10h

Halloween in America, 2025.

Mike Luckovich @mluckovich.bsky.social · 15h

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jacksimon.bsky.social @jacksimon.bsky.social · 8h

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 10h

Tish James lit up the room last night — and her words echoed far beyond the walls of The United Palace. This is a fight for the future.

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mynameisblueskye Âû @mynameisblueskye.blacksky.app · 17h

The tide is turning more than ever.

Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 17h

Supreme Court let parents opt kids out of learning about LGBTQ+ people. Almost no one is doing it. - LGBTQ Nation www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/supr...

Supreme Court let parents opt kids out of learning about LGBTQ+ people. Almost no one is doing it. - LGBTQ Nation

Almost no parents in Maryland have asked to remove their kids from class when "controversial" topics like the history of racism come up.

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 11h

In the “Moment of the Debate,” Sears Declares That Opposing Gay Marriage and Firing Virginians for Being Gay Is “Not Discrimination” - Democratic Party of Virginia vademocrats.org/news/in-the-...

In the “Moment of the Debate,” Sears Declares That Opposing Gay Marriage and Firing Virginians for Being Gay Is “Not Discrimination” - Democratic Party of Virginia

Washington Post: “In one exchange, Earle-Sears disagreed with Spanberger that firing someone for being gay constituted discrimination” VIRGINIA – In what Virginians are calling the “moment of the…

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 12h

Chappell Roan Gets Emotional Talking About Uplifting Queer Joy During L.A. Show www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Chappell Roan Gets Emotional Talking About Uplifting Queer Joy During L.A. Show

Chappell Roan closed her Visions of Damsels Tour in L.A. with a heartfelt speech about queer joy, safety, and finding purpose through performing.

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 14h

Should therapists be allowed to tell gay kids God wants them to be straight? www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 15h

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Meta AI adviser spreads disinformation about shootings, vaccines and trans people

Critics condemn Robby Starbuck, appointed in lawsuit settlement, for ‘peddling lies and pushing extremism’

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 16h

Guidance for Queer, Same-Sex, and Adoptive Parents www.zv.tum.de/en/diversity...

Guidance for Queer, Same-Sex, and Adoptive Parents

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 17h

Supreme Court let parents opt kids out of learning about LGBTQ+ people. Almost no one is doing it. - LGBTQ Nation www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/supr...

Supreme Court let parents opt kids out of learning about LGBTQ+ people. Almost no one is doing it. - LGBTQ Nation

Almost no parents in Maryland have asked to remove their kids from class when "controversial" topics like the history of racism come up.

www.lgbtqnation.com

Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 18h

LBGT children's books have ‘no First Amendment right’ to school libraries, Florida judge rules - The Lion readlion.com/lbgt-childre...

LBGT children's books have ‘no First Amendment right’ to school libraries, Florida judge rules - The Lion

A federal judge has affirmed a Florida school’s right to remove LGBT books from its library. U.S. District Judge Allen Winsor recently ruled against the authors of an LGBT children’s book who claimed…

Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 19h

EU adopts new strategy to push LGBT rights in member states cne.news/article/4881...

Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 21h

“Remarkably sobering” data shows trans people are hiding their identities at alarming rates - LGBTQ Nation www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/rema...

“Remarkably sobering” data shows trans people are hiding their identities at alarming rates - LGBTQ Nation

The current political climate has also prompted some to get more involved in local LGBTQ+ advocacy, according to a recent survey.

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LGBTQ Shrink @drronholt.bsky.social · 1d

We all belong.

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M31🍁 @m31author.bsky.social · 2d

Do not travel to Florida

DeSantis tears up Miami Pride crosswalk with bulldozers & sledgehammers — LGBTQ Nation

State authorities gave no notice to Miami officials that they were coming to destroy the street art. Saturday, October 11, 2025

Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 2d

Case Trends: Post-Dobbs and Skrmetti, State Courts Are Battlegrounds for Transgender and Reproductive Rights statecourtreport.org/our-work/ana...

Case Trends: Post-Dobbs and Skrmetti, State Courts Are Battlegrounds for Transgender and Reproductive Rights

State courts are leaning on their unique state constitutional provisions, departing from federal precedent, and deciding who can challenge restrictive laws.

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 2d

Stream these 20 queer films for free during LGBTQ+ History Month www.sfchronicle.com/entertainmen...

Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 2d

Transgender People Have Always Led the Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality - Don’t Rewrite History seasonsofpride.substack.com/p/countering...

Countering Andrew Sullivan’s Erasure:

How Transgender People Have Always Led the Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality

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Gay Parent Magazine @gayparentmag.bsky.social · 3d

Kick the door wide open!

#happynationalcomingoutday❤️💛💚💙💜
Visit www.gayparentmag.com
#StrengthInUnity #lgbtpride #family

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PinkNews @pinknews.bsky.social · 3d

'Ryan Murphy's Monster: The Ed Gein Story only fuels damaging anti-trans narratives'
https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/08/amelia-hansford-op-ed-ryan-murphy/?utm_content=1760232000&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

'Monster: The Ed Gein Story only fuels damaging anti-trans narratives'

Amelia Hansford expresses her criticisms of Ryan Murphy's Ed Gein drama, which she says is anti-trans whether he likes it or not.

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 3d

Transgender People Have Always Led the Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality - Don't Rewrite History seasonsofpride.substack.com/p/countering...

Countering Andrew Sullivan’s Erasure:

How Transgender People Have Always Led the Fight for LGBTQ+ Equality

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 3d

A Debate Over ‘Conversion Therapy,’ Once Widely Condemned, Is Back www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/u...

A Debate Over ‘Conversion Therapy,’ Once Widely Condemned, Is Back

As more young people identify as transgender, a fight has re-emerged over therapy that questions their gender identities.

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 3d

“We are not backing down”: Lambda Legal Statement of Support for Transgender, Nonbinary & Gender Diverse Communities lambdalegal.org/newsroom/us_...

“We are not backing down”: Lambda Legal Statement of Support for Transgender, Nonbinary & Gender Diverse Communities

In light of continuous and recent attacks on the safety, rights, health, and lives of transgender, nonbinary and gender diverse people by the Trump Administration, members of Congress, and even media…

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 3d

Queer Film Is an Act of Rebellion, and Festivals Like NewFest Are the Front Line www.indiewire.com/features/com...

Queer Film Is an Act of Rebellion, and Festivals Like NewFest Are the Front Line

David Hatkoff, executive director of this year's soon-launching NewFest, writes how making and watching queer cinema has become defiant.

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Seasons of Pride @seasonsofpride.bsky.social · 3d

How SCOTUS erased the abuse of LGBTQ kids www.yahoo.com/news/article...

How SCOTUS erased the abuse of LGBTQ kids

In conversion therapy case, conservative justices imply queer kids are born hating themselves