PRIDE MONTH

As Lebanon orders security forces to quash events "promoting homosexuality," 2 other nations work to root out rainbows that violate "public morals."

Two county commissioners say they support County Manager Kim Eagle's decision to remove a photo of men kissing from the Gaston County Museum.

Flint celebrated its 12th annual Pride celebration, “Pride in the Park,” on Saturday, June 25, at Riverbank Park in the city’s downtown area. (Jenifer Veloso | MLive.com) Jenifer VelosoScenes from Flint Pride Festival at the Riverbank Park in downtown Flint on Saturday, June 25, 2022. (Jenifer Veloso | MLive.com) Jenifer VelosoScenes from Flint Pride Festival at the Riverbank Park in downtown Flint on Saturday, June 25, 2022. (Jenifer Veloso | MLive.com) Jenifer VelosoScenes from Flint Pride Festival at the Riverbank Park in downtown Flint on Saturday, June 25, 2022. (Jenifer Veloso | MLive.com) Jenifer VelosoScenes from Flint Pride Festival at the Riverbank Park in downtown Flint on Saturday, June 25, 2022.

FLINT, MI -- Flint’s Pride Month celebration is just hours away. The Pride in the Park festival will take place from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, June 25, at Riverbank Park, 328 Saginaw St., in downtown Flint. Beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, there will be a Flint Pride Mini-Ball that will award trophies and cash prizes to the winners in four categories: Pride Best Dressed, Flint’s Got Talent, Runway and Vogue - Let’s See Those. More information and flyers are available on the Flint Pride Facebook page. St. Paul’s Episcopal Church Pride Service is also set to hold a Pride Service on Saturday.

HSHV is inviting the community to "spread the love."

With Pride Month coming to a close, Michigan Democrats in the legislature are continuing to push for recognition of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Michiganders. The resolution, introduced by Moss, would recognize June as the annual LGBTQ Pride Month in the Michigan Senate. As of Wednesday, the Senate Resolution still has yet to be approved, even after being introduced twice earlier in the month. “This agenda that they have of division prevents us from getting work done on behalf of the state of Michigan,” Moss said. House Resolution 322, which officially recognizes Pride Month in the state House, was approved on Tuesday, June 21.

BAY CITY, MI - Bay City took a step to celebrate Pride Month by issuing a special proclamation to recognize the LGBTQ+ community. Mayor Kathleen Newsham issued a proclamation during the Monday, June 20 meeting declaring June LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Bay City. Great Lakes Bay Pride is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year as well as the return of the Great Lakes Bay Pride Festival after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Newsham’s proclamation, Bay City residents were encouraged to celebrate the upcoming anniversary and celebration for Great Lakes Bay Pride with the LGBTQ+ community. Read more on MLiveGreat Lakes Bay Pride Festival returning for Pride Month 2022Great Lakes Bay Pride celebrates Pride Month and 20 years of advocacy, community

Community members are demanding action Monday night after a Berkley City Councilman opposes the city’s upcoming pride block party, saying he holds deep religious beliefs that homosexuality is wrong.

A gay couple in Metro Detroit is hammering out hate and breaking barriers in the construction industry.

The Horry County Council unanimously voted to cancel the resolution proclaiming June as Pride Month after members said they received complaints from residents.

As we all know, June is Pride Month, and it’s a time for the LGBTQ+ community to come together and celebrate being out and proud.

DEXTER, MI -- While most Pride Month events in Washtenaw County are run by nonprofits or adults with organizing experience, the Dexter festival is a little different — it’s run by a group of teenagers. The 10-person group -- ages 14 to 18 -- is primarily made of students from Dexter High School.

Two Monroe County-based LGBT organizations are hosting a Pride Picnic at Munson Park. The June 26 event is open to the public.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to stymie what the White House says are discriminatory legislative attacks on the LGBTQ community by Republican-controlled states.

With Pride events scheduled throughout the month of June, organizers in multiple cities say the arrests in Coeur d'Alene have put safety back at the top of their agendas.

Who doesn’t like a good grilled cheese sandwich? Cafe Muse in Royal Oak made a big splash with its own take on the American classic. It was named one of the best by Esquire Magazine in 2008 and quickly grabbed the attention of Oprah and Gayle King.

Have you ever had dreams of starring in a Broadway show and singing your heart out to hundreds of people in a packed New York theater?

The WNBA will celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month in June with activities and initiatives that empower players, teams, fans and employees to share their voices and create a more inclusive environment around the game and in their communities.

Twitter users slammed the onetime heartthrob over the bizarre post.

For many that identify as transgender, how others perceive them involves their appearance and how they sound.

MUSKEGON, MI – The “Progressive Pride” flag will fly at Muskegon City Hall throughout the month of June after a debate among city commissioners about its appropriateness. Muskegon City Commissioner Michael Ramsey presented a motion to raise the “Progressive Pride” flag at city hall, which after debate last month was approved on a 5-2 vote. The Progressive Pride flag adds to the rainbow colors additional arrow-shaped stripes in black and brown to include communities of color and pink, light blue and white, which are used on the transgender Pride flag. The city commission in 2020 approved a resolution declaring June Pride month and recognizing it by flying the Pride flag at city hall. Those are not parallel issues.”The Progressive Pride flag will fly at city hall on a pole normally used to fly the city’s official flag.

A U.S. Embassy tweet of a rainbow-flag-festooned message by President Joe Biden in support of Pride Month has drawn a diplomatic protest from Kuwait.

A U.S. Embassy tweet of a rainbow-flag-festooned message by President Joe Biden in support of Pride Month has drawn a face-to-face diplomatic protest from Kuwait and sparked a rare Twitter fight between the two close allies. On Friday, U.S. diplomats were doubling down with rainbow flag postings and statements in support of LGBTQ rights on social media. The messages appeared in response to the Kuwaiti government's official objection the day before to what Kuwait's state news agency called the “pro-gay rights post” of the U.S. Embassy there.

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI -- June is Pride Month, which means the Ann Arbor area is gearing up to celebrate LGBTQ people and history with a variety of events. Although Ypsilanti’s pride festival was canceled and Ann Arbor’s was postponed, there are plenty of other fairs, flag raisings and other festivities to celebrate Pride Month. YpsilantiAlthough Ypsi Pride is not taking place this year, a variety of drag shows, art exhibitions and other events are kicking off Pride Month the first week of June. Related: Kick off Pride Month with these Ypsilanti eventsHamburger Mary’s Ypsilanti, 701 W. Cross St., is hosting a series of drag performances, vendors and karaoke starting at noon Saturday, June 4. Drag brunch at noon and 2 p.m. Sunday, June 12, at Hamburger Mary’s, 701 W. Cross St.Find Boylesque Drag online.

June 1 marks the beginning of LGBTQ Pride Month, which honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan. The Stonewall Uprising was a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.

At River Valley's graduation, alumni speaker Jim McGuire told grads to pursue relationships only between a man and a woman, sparking public outcry.

June is Pride Month and there are several opportunities for people to celebrate in Metro Detroit.

Occurring every June, Pride Month celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and honors LGBTQ+ civil rights.

YPSILANTI, MI -- Although Ypsi Pride is not taking place this year, a variety of drag shows, art exhibitions and other events are kicking off Pride Month the first week of June. Ypsilanti typically sees a broader festival in June, but organizing group Ypsi Pride announced in March it would be suspending the festival for 2022. “Given that we’re all going into the third year of a global pandemic, our small team is unable to host Ypsi Pride on Washington Street for 2022,” Ypsi Pride organizers wrote on social media in March. “This was a hard decision to come to, because each one of us fiercely loves this community and what Ypsi Pride stands for. We are taking this next season to rebuild our Ypsi Pride team, to restructure the organization’s operations, and to nourish partnerships with community members and businesses that are in alignment with our values”You can still celebrate Pride Month with these Ypsilanti-area events.

Gutman Gallery will kick off its newest exhibition on May 13.

If I can help or influence one person, all the negative comments will have been worth it

Major business and union groups have formed a new coalition designed to add momentum for a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that the Senate is expected to take up this month.

Elsa is expected to strengthen on Tuesday and could be near hurricane strength before it makes landfall.

Search crews at the collapse site worked through the night while dealing with the rain bands and gusty wind from the storm.

He spent just under three hours talking with families of those who lost loved ones in when the building suddenly crumpled last week.

The company and Allen Weisselberg, its longtime chief financial officer, pleaded not guilty in court on Thursday.

At least 18 people died in the collapse and more than 140 are unaccounted for.

The death toll in the collapse rose to 18 on Wednesday and more than 140 people are unaccounted for.

The longtime chief financial officer for the Trump Organization surrendered to authorities in Manhattan early Thursday.

Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel made history as the first openly gay person elected to a Michigan statewide office.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has doled out $905 million in infrastructure grants.

It's the first time any diplomatic mission has flown a gay pride flag in the religiously conservative Arab Gulf, causing controversy.

The death toll rose to at least 12 on Tuesday, and 149 people are unaccounted for.

While it's not clear what caused the building to collapse, there is concerning new information about possible structural damage.

A woman from Ann Arbor became the first openly gay person in the country to be elected to political office 47 years ago.

With four more bodies identified, the death toll stands at nine. Search and rescue efforts are still underway.

The confirmed death toll stands at 9, but search and rescue efforts are still underway with 152 people still unaccounted for after the building collapse.

Suddenly, Hillsborough, a small dot on the North Carolina map, felt truly welcoming, dare I say and even safe, to LGBTQ people.

More than 150 people remained unaccounted for.

GRAND BLANC, MI — A church in Genesee County is planning to celebrate Pride Month with its first-ever Pride Sunday worship service to welcome members of the LGBTQ+ community and let them know where they can find a church home. St. Christopher’s Episcopal Church, 9020 S. Saginaw St., in Grand Blanc is hosting a Pride Sunday worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 27. That includes members of the LGBTQ+ community, who have experienced exclusion from so many sources. The LGBTQ+ Community is made up of people like you and me.”If the LGBTQ+ Community has an agenda, it is to have the same rights as everyone else, Lasley added. The Episcopal Church has often been on the frontlines in the struggle for social justice.

No one has been found in the rubble since Friday morning.

The punishment came after the former Minneapolis police officer broke his more than yearlong silence in court.

Join Miley Cyrus on Peacock tonight at 8pm ET to celebrate Pride Month and good music. This vibrant Pride special will feature an endless amount of glitter, humor, and irresistible Miley pizzazz. You definitely don’t want to miss this virtual concert, especially if you were cheated out of a Miley Cyrus live show during the pandemic. For only $4.99/month, you can stream The Miley Pride Special at 8pm ET. In the meantime, you can watch clips of the show on Miley Cyrus’ Instagram.

Biden is expected to announce Jessica Stern as the U.S. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons.

President Joe Biden is celebrating Pride Month at the White House, a reflection of the growing stature of the LGBTQ community at the highest level of government.

At least one person is confirmed dead after much of a multi-story condominium building collapsed into a huge pile of rubble in Surfside, near Miami Beach, authorities said.

At least one person is dead and dozens unaccounted for. President Biden declared a state of emergency for Florida. The search for a cause is just beginning.

Former police officer Derek Chauvin will be sentenced Friday afternoon in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

An informal request for the City of Monroe to fly a Pride flag received a mixed response at Monday's City Council meeting.

As we all know, June is Pride Month, and what better way to celebrate the rainbow flag than listening to some music made by those in the LGBTQ community?

A bipartisan group of senators reached a tentative framework on a $953 billion infrastructure deal Wednesday ahead of a crucial meeting with President Biden at the White House.

Dozens of fire rescue units at the scene in Surfside, near Miami Beach, where a multi-story building collapsed into a huge pile of rubble.

The president is expected to announce a series of actions to crack down on crime.

Las Vegas Raiders football player Carl Nassib made history Monday when he became the first active NFL player to come out of the closet.

Pride Month provides a time to reflect on the struggles and triumphs that I and many others endured when coming out as LGBTQ+.

The program has been at the forefront of modeling representation with characters and storylines, experts say.

VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in prepared remarks that the move was "the right thing to do."

Brands signal support for the LGBTQ+ community during Pride month, but experts say that true support has to come from more than just social media posts.

I never celebrated Mother's Day, even when I looked like a woman. This year, think of those assigned female at birth who hope to one day transition.

The Eastland Cove Homeowner's Association said the flag violates a neighborhood rule, but the two men told NBC News they will not take it down.

It’s Pride Month!

The COVID pandemic has led to a dramatic rise in death by suicide for young people who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community.

Pride Month celebrations in the U.S. are taking place under unusual circumstances this year.

Florida has reversed itself and now says a downtown Jacksonville bridge can be decorated in rainbow lights to celebrate gay rights.

Pronto! is a go-to spot for brunch and supporting Pride month

Affirmations, an LGBTQ+ community center in Ferndale, is making some changes.

One couple is helping other same sex couples planning a family after a long journey through surrogacy.

The group will operate under the UAW Constitution’s standing committees on Civil and Human Rights. UAW President Rory L. Gamble believes that the formation of the group was long overdue.

For years, Ferndale has been the epicenter of Pride Month events in Metro Detroit.

In celebration of Pride Month a Motor City Pride Live broadcast will be streamed online Saturday, June 5 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. on motorcitypride.org.

DETROIT The Pistons will host a series of virtual events from Monday through Thursday for Pistons Pride Week. The Pistons programs are an extension of the Pistons Equality platform and are meant to support the LGBTQ+ community. Pride week events are free and open to the first 1,000 participants to register online. READ: Benched: Greg Kelser discusses the end of Detroit Pistons season, praying for social changeOn Tuesday at 6 p.m. the Pistons will host an interactive discussion with Free Mom Hugs founder Sara Cunningham and her son Parker. Through the Pistons Pride Week events and discussions, we look to recognize and advocate for inclusion for the LGBTQ+ community, said Erika Swilley, Detroit Pistons senior director of community relations.

LANSING, Mich. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared June 2020 Pride Month in Michigan. The month is to celebrate LGBTQ+ individuals and acknowledge the work that must be done to create a more equitable state for all identities, genders, races, ethnicities and ages.This pride month, we are reminded that the beginning of Pride was not a celebration, but a protest to be seen, heard, treated equally, and allowed to live fully and authentically, Whitmer said. More needs to be done to ensure every Michigander can experience equality and freedom from discrimination, Whitmer said. We must continue to support the rights of every citizen to experience equality free from discrimination and recognize the continued need for education and awareness to recognize the basic rights of all Michiganders.READ: Michigan deal prohibits LGBT discrimination in state adoptions

ANN ARBOR, Mich. The Ann Arbor Film Festival will celebrate Pride Month by hosting a virtual happy hour at 7 p.m. on June 4. Taking place through Zoom, the virtual happy hour will feature Rusty Tidenberg, subject of the documentary Why Cant I Be Me? Around You focuses on the eight years of Tidenbergs life after she comes out to her family and friends. Leslie Raymond, director of the Ann Arbor Film Festival and Martin Contreras and Keith Orr, former owners of \aut\ Bar will host the celebration. The documentary won the \aut\ FILM Award for Best LGBTQ Film at this years virtual Ann Arbor Film Festival.