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Deadline approaching for local students to apply for PFLAG’s scholarship program
Read full article: Deadline approaching for local students to apply for PFLAG’s scholarship programSince its inception, PFLAG Jacksonville has provided more than 345 scholarships totaling more than $430,000 to local students. The application window for 2025 is rapidly closing, so here's what students need to know.
Spotlight on COLORS: Local organization offers rainbow of resources for Jacksonville’s LGBTQIA+ community
Read full article: Spotlight on COLORS: Local organization offers rainbow of resources for Jacksonville’s LGBTQIA+ communityCOLORS Resource Center offers advocacy and social services to create safe spaces and foster connections for the LGBTQIA+ community in Northeast Florida and beyond.
'Not just a party:' World Pride celebrations end with defiant politics on display
Read full article: 'Not just a party:' World Pride celebrations end with defiant politics on displayAfter the raucous rainbow-hued festivities of Saturday’s parade, the final day of World Pride 2025 in the nation’s capital kicked off on a more downbeat note.
Thousands celebrate love at fifth annual Fernandina Beach Pride and Festival
Read full article: Thousands celebrate love at fifth annual Fernandina Beach Pride and FestivalHundreds of people gathered at Central Park in Fernandina Beach to celebrate the fifth annual Pride Parade and Festival.
Cloudy skies can’t dim joy as thousands fill nation’s capital for World Pride parade
Read full article: Cloudy skies can’t dim joy as thousands fill nation’s capital for World Pride paradeGray skies and drizzle gave way to sunshine, multicolored flags and celebrations as the nation’s capital hosted the World Pride parade.
Pride Month: Jacksonville-based nonprofit The Queer Trans Project provides free gender-affirming care across the country
Read full article: Pride Month: Jacksonville-based nonprofit The Queer Trans Project provides free gender-affirming care across the countryThe Queer Trans Project is a Jacksonville-based, trans-led nonprofit that provides free gender-affirming resources to people across the country.
Global LGBTQ+ advocates gather ‘on Trump’s doorstep’ at World Pride despite travel anxiety
Read full article: Global LGBTQ+ advocates gather ‘on Trump’s doorstep’ at World Pride despite travel anxietyMany LGBTQ+ travelers have expressed concerns about or decided to skip the World Pride gathering going on in Washington due to anxieties about safety, border policies and a hostile political climate.
Celebrating Pride: How the LGBTQ Community Fund is making a lasting difference for local nonprofits
Read full article: Celebrating Pride: How the LGBTQ Community Fund is making a lasting difference for local nonprofitsNews4JAX is celebrating Pride Month this June by highlighting our unique and vibrant local LGBTQ+ community, and Wednesday, we’re shining a light on the LGBTQ Community Fund.
Pride Month 2025: Celebrating the rich history of Jax River City Pride
Read full article: Pride Month 2025: Celebrating the rich history of Jax River City PrideJax River City Pride is a local 501 (c)(3) nonprofit all-volunteer organization that celebrates the LGBTQ+ community with a festival and parade each October in the Five Points area.
Jacksonville kicks off Pride 2025 with events at Acosta, Main Street bridges
Read full article: Jacksonville kicks off Pride 2025 with events at Acosta, Main Street bridgesJacksonville’s LGBTQ+ community and allies will march across the Acosta Bridge and the Main Street Bridge on Sunday to kick off Pride Month.
Most LGBTQ+ adults feel Americans don’t accept transgender people, Pew poll finds
Read full article: Most LGBTQ+ adults feel Americans don’t accept transgender people, Pew poll findsLGBTQ+ people in the U.S. see lower social acceptance for transgender people than those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual, a new Pew Research Center poll found.
River City Pride announces 2024 dates, theme & vendor applications
Read full article: River City Pride announces 2024 dates, theme & vendor applicationsThe parade and festival draw thousands of community members each year who line the roads to celebrate and experience love, acceptance and friendship.
Long-vacant storefront that once housed part of the Stonewall Inn reclaims place in LGBTQ+ history
Read full article: Long-vacant storefront that once housed part of the Stonewall Inn reclaims place in LGBTQ+ historyIt was once half of the Stonewall Inn, the dive bar where a police raid exploded into a landmark moment for LGBTQ+ rights movement.
Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh in
Read full article: Things to know about the gender-affirming care case as the Supreme Court prepares to weigh inThe Supreme Court is planning to weigh in on whether states can ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
Bill would rename NYC subway stop after Stonewall, a landmark in LGBTQ+ rights movement
Read full article: Bill would rename NYC subway stop after Stonewall, a landmark in LGBTQ+ rights movementLawmakers have approved legislation that would rename a New York City subway station in honor of the Stonewall riots.
What to know before you go | Fernandina Beach Pride
Read full article: What to know before you go | Fernandina Beach PrideFernandina Beach Pride Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization focused on supporting, connecting and enriching the Nassau County LGBTQ+ community, will hold its fourth annual Parade and Festival on Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Historic Fernandina Beach’s Central Park.
River City Plus: PFLAG provides up to $2,000 in unencumbered scholarships
Read full article: River City Plus: PFLAG provides up to $2,000 in unencumbered scholarshipsPFLAG is the nation’s oldest and largest LGBTQ+ support, education, and advocacy group focused on the families and close loved ones of members of the LGBTQ+ community.
The art of drag is a target. With Pride Month near, performers are organizing to fight back
Read full article: The art of drag is a target. With Pride Month near, performers are organizing to fight backAbout 10 drag artists from around the United States are banding together to protect and promote their art form.
Jax pride group walks Main Street Bridge as a response to Acosta Bridge’s patriotic lighting through Labor Day
Read full article: Jax pride group walks Main Street Bridge as a response to Acosta Bridge’s patriotic lighting through Labor DayA Jacksonville group chose to celebrate its freedom at a rally on the Main Street Bridge despite a Florida initiative to light bridges in patriotic colors until Labor Day.
Pride month 2023: Here is your event guide across Northeast Florida
Read full article: Pride month 2023: Here is your event guide across Northeast FloridaPride Month is about community, love and support. Florida residents are encouraged to stand against discrimination and reject violence toward LGBTQ+ individuals.
LGBTQ+ Pride month kicks off with protests, parades, parties
Read full article: LGBTQ+ Pride month kicks off with protests, parades, partiesThe start of June marks the beginning of Pride month around the United States and some parts of the world, a season intended to celebrate the lives and experiences of LGBTQ+ people and to protest against the rollback of hard-won civil rights gains.
LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlash
Read full article: LGBTQ+ activists call for new strategies to promote equality after Target backlashActivists in the LGBTQ+ community are calling for new ways to mobilize against threats to their long fight for equality.
River City Pride makes list of ‘best Pride parades and festivals in the U.S. to celebrate LGBTQ rights’
Read full article: River City Pride makes list of ‘best Pride parades and festivals in the U.S. to celebrate LGBTQ rights’River City Pride is known to host events throughout the year, including during Pride Month in June and when the organization hosts its parade and festival in October.