I’ve proclaimed today as Gilbert Baker Day in Kansas. Chanute native Gilbert Baker designed the original rainbow pride flag in 1977, which is now proudly flown around the world as a symbol of support for the LGBTQ+ community.
It would take far more than a month to honor the contributions of queer and transgender New Yorkers.
From the Cercle Hermaphroditos in 1895, the first trans advocacy group in the United States, to the drag balls of the Harlem Renaissance, to the Stonewall uprising, to the Lesbian Herstory Archives, to ACT UP!, founded in 1987 as queer people fought for their lives while the Reagan administration looked away, New York City's history has long been shaped by queer and trans New Yorkers.
To all our queer and trans neighbors: you deserve a City where you can afford to live safely, openly, and joyfully.
Happy Pride, New York City.
Before pride month starts im just gonna say this:
-men’s mental health month is in November
-straight pride isn’t a thing. Nobody has ever been oppressed or killed for being straight
-veterans get 2 months. May and November
So do some research before complaining :)
78 years of ongoing Nakba.
78 years of erasure.
Against all odds, we remain on our land and the land of our ancestors.
Return is our right.
Freedom is our destiny.
On May 15, join the Palestinian people in commemorating the Nakba.
#NAKBA78
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MAYHEM like you’ve never seen before.
Experience the premiere of @ladygaga’s MAYHEM Requiem, only on Apple Music May 14th at 8PM PT. https://t.co/DDxDQhwy1z #AppleMusicLive