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From a list of famous guest editors taking over the site for a week that includes Rob Rinder, Nicola Adams, Peter Tatchell, Kimberly Hart-Simpson, John Whaite, Anna Richardson and Dr Ranj, we’ll also have the likes Sir Ian McKellen and Drag Race stars The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Tia Kofi offering their insights.ĭuring Pride Month, which runs from 1 - 30 June, .uk will also be supporting Kyiv Pride, a Ukrainian charity forced to work harder than ever to protect the rights of the LGBTQ+ community during times of conflict, and youth homelessness charity AKT.
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MORE: Find all of .uk's Pride coverage right hereĪnd we’ve got some great names on board to help us, too. AMES An Ames man is behind bars after he allegedly tore a gay pride flag off the wall of a church and tried to burn it. "I'd much prefer not to be here today," he added, "but Waterford is a very warm inclusive place, it's a great place to be, it's a great place to live.This year marks 50 years of Pride, so it seems only fitting that .uk goes above and beyond in our ongoing LGBTQ+ support, through a wealth of content that not only celebrates all things Pride, but also share stories, take time to reflect and raises awareness for the community this Pride Month. Mayor of Waterford Cllr Damien Geoghegan said it was crucial that the flags be flown again.
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It's important for us to support all members of our community no matter what their background or whatever their views on the world might be." "For us one of our biggest months of the year, coming together as a community to support everybody. Inspector Gavin Hegarty, from Waterford Garda Station, said it was important for gardaí to show their support for the event. Police have arrested a suspect after someone once again set fire to a rainbow pride flag outside a Harlem gay bar.The vandalism happened outside the Alibi Lo. "We really think of the LGBT people across Waterford who wouldn't be able to stand here and be proud and we want this to be a really clear message that LGBT people are part of communities in Waterford." Police have arrested a man suspected of setting fire to Pride flags on two separate occasions outside New York City’s only black-owned LGBTI bar. Adolfo Martinez, 30, of Ames, was found guilty last month of third-degree arson.
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"Being able to be visible is a really important thing to do because we get knocked down but we stand back up," said Debbie O'Rourke, from the Pride of the Déise group. An Ames man was sentenced Wednesday to about 16 years in prison after he set fire to a churchs LGBTQ flag in June. Meanwhile this afternoon, people gathered today for the re-raising of Pride flags outside Waterford City and County Council's buildings at the Mall, where activists, politicians and gardaí saw the flag held aloft again. The incident came at the end of Waterford's Pride of the Déise weekend for the LGBTQ+ community. Gardaí had been investigating the incident where a number of Pride flags were taken down and set alight at the Mall, Waterford city in the early hours of Monday morning last. Gardaí said the man has been charged with a count of criminal damage and is due to appear at Waterford District Court on 6 July. A man in his 40s has been arrested in relation to the alleged burning of Pride flags in Waterford city.