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Video: Marching in St Pete Pride with People’s Pride Coalition

On June 28, 2025, the 56th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, St Petersburg FL’s Pride parade took to the streets. The People’s Pride Coalition was one of a number of contingents taking issue with corporatization of Pride, cops in Pride … Continue reading

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Video: the trans march at St Petersburg FL Pride

This is the trans march that feeds into St Pete Pride. This year St Pete Pride was June 28, the exact 56th anniversary of Stonewall. Concerning Pride and Stonewall: note that cops were at Stonewall too but not in a … Continue reading

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WorldPride Rally and March gains energy from trans contingent, rain can’t stop it

On the 8th of June, WorldPride 2025 wrapped up with a protest rally and march. This gained considerable energy from the National Trans Visibilty March that fed into it Near the start as rain fell came chants of “these colors … Continue reading

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National Trans Visibility March joins WorldPride’s rally and march

On June 8, the National Trans Visibility March displayed unusual energy as they marched to the meetup for the larger WorldPride rally and march. This was a Sunday morning and in the rain. Trans folks are facing an existential threat … Continue reading

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Many anti-Trump/anti-Fascist messages at WorldPride in DC

The WorldPride parade in DC was far more political and far less corporate than any prior Pride march I have seen in DC. Probably due to Trump’s anti-DEI crusade, most corporations stayed away. This limited their ability to exploit Pride … Continue reading

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DC Dyke March takes to the streets

On D-Day the Sixth of June 2025, the DC Dyke March took to the streets in opposition to the Fascism of Donald Trump and his minions. The Dyke March is always political and progressive but the situation this year is … Continue reading

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Overall scene at Orlando Pride cheery-but it this our last peacetime Pride?

https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/341/306/697/120/972/original/6bcf7d3ca279fc94.mp4 The overall scene at Orlando’s Pride parade was as festive as ever. This scene (in the video) was especially nice. The election though was just two weeks and three days away. Thus, I felt a dark forboding that this … Continue reading

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Fundamentalists show up at Orlando Pride, refuse to answer questions about what they advocate

https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/341/012/448/426/692/original/27c74e1e5c840dcc.mp4 A small number of fundamentalist Christians showed up at Orlando Pride. They seemed to avoid overt counterdemonstration. They refused to answer question about whether or not they support a return to the police raids on LGBTQ nightlife that the … Continue reading

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Many out of town cops at Orlando Pride

https://kolektiva.social/system/media_attachments/files/113/340/918/987/030/795/original/e0e116a1a9087500.mp4 While Orlando cops DID march in the Pride parade (how does this celebrate Stonewall?), a lot of the visible policing and patrolling at Orlando’s Pride parade was done by out of town cops. This is NOT seen at Washington … Continue reading

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