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Reading Football Club celebrates new LGBTQ+ flag for matches

Reading Football Club has debuted a new flag for the stadium in collaboration with LGBTQ+ supporters group, Proud Royals. The flag made its debut in Reading’s match against Stevenage on 9 August. It will remain on the south side of the South Stand of the Select Car Leasing Stadium for future fixtures. The stadium recently employed dedicated LGBTQ+ stewards for fans to approach on match days if needed. Proud Royals were contacted by former footballer, Anwar Uddin, who asked if the group would be interested in having the flag at…

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Pride flag projected onto Ukrainian government buildings to highlight anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime

Two Ukrainian consulate buildings were lit up with projections of the Pride flag to highlight increasing LGBTQ+ hate crime in the country. Against a backdrop of increasing hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community in Ukraine, Amnesty International UK took the action to urge authorities to do more to protect those being affected. In recent months, LGBTQ+ groups such as Sphere have been subjected to dozens of discriminatory attacks. Sphere, which provides a safe space for women and LGBTQ+ people in Kharkiv, Ukraine, has been targeted by people who have urinated…

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Oregon school board bans “divisive” Pride and Black Lives Matter signs

The board of Newberg Oregon School District has voted to ban “political” school signs, including Pride and Black Lives Matter flags. On Tuesday (August 11), Newberg Oregon School District voted to ban signs, clothing and other items which could be constituted as “political”. The newly introduced ban will only apply to district staff and faculty, and will not apply to students. “As a school board, it’s our job to make decisions that are going to be there for every single kid at Newberg High School, not just the kids that…

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LGBTQ+ groups across the US are petitioning for a more inclusive Pride flag

Members of the LGBTQ+ community are calling for a Pride flag that further incorporates Black, brown, and transgender voices. In June, the Castro Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Cultural District (CQCD) in San Francisco voted to replace the Pride flag in Harvey Milk Plaza which dons the original Gilbert Baker design. The vote was petitioned to Castro Merchants, a non-profit business association that has rights over the flagpoles, according to CNN. Following the vote, the Merchants will have the penultimate say on whether the flag change will be made. The…

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