Pride
By: Vumc News And Communications VUMC employees will have an opportunity to learn more about black LGBTQ+ individuals. The VUMC Pride Employee Resource Group announced it will present the “Ask Us: Black & Queer” panel discussion at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22 on Microsoft Teams. This event is open to the entire medical center and […]
The White House is vowing to repeal a provision in the newly passed government spending bill that essentially bans rainbow Pride flags from being flown above U.S. embassies. The $1.2 trillion package, which
Tucked in the massive government funding package signed Saturday by President Biden is a provision banning the flying of LGBTQ Pride flags over U.S. embassies. But even on the same day Mr. Biden signed the package, the White House vowed to work toward repealing the provision. The prohibition was one of many side issues included […]
The bipartisan measure to avert a government shutdown includes a provision that would effectively ban LGBTQ Pride flags from flying over U.S. embassies. Although the $1.2 trillion, 1,012-page-package does not explicitly mention barring Pride flags from flying at U.S. embassies, its text embraces a Republican-led effort to prohibit the display of the LGBTQ Pride flag […]
FILE – People attend a Queer Juneteenth Block Party, sponsored by The Center, Sunday, June 18, 2023, in New York. From a block party in New York City to a movie screening outside of Denver, groups across the U.S. have found ways to merge Pride month and Juneteenth celebrations. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File) DALLAS (AP) […]
FILE – People attend a Queer Juneteenth Block Party, sponsored by The Center, Sunday, June 18, 2023, in New York. From a block party in New York City to a movie screening outside of Denver, groups across the U.S. have found ways to merge Pride month and Juneteenth celebrations. (AP Photo/Jeenah Moon, File) DALLAS (AP) […]
P olice officers at London Pride were reportedly told not to wear a badge commemorating officers killed in the line of duty because of concerns about its links to far-right groups in the US. While the Thin Blue Line badge has traditionally been used to show support for law enforcement, it has become politically charged […]
DALLAS (AP) — From speaking at a health equity forum to striking a pose to the beats of a DJ set at a party on a pedestrian bridge, Naomi Green spent one weekend this month jumping from one event in Dallas to another that celebrated Juneteenth and Pride together. “Sometimes I think the Black community […]
DALLAS (AP) — From speaking at a health equity forum to striking a pose to the beats of a DJ set at a party on a pedestrian bridge, Naomi Green spent one weekend this month jumping from one event in Dallas to another that celebrated Juneteenth and Pride together. “Sometimes I think the Black community […]
DALLAS (AP) — From speaking at a health equity forum to striking a pose to the beats of a DJ set at a party on a pedestrian bridge, Naomi Green spent one weekend this month jumping from one event in Dallas to another that celebrated Juneteenth and Pride together. “Sometimes I think the Black community […]