Corporate Donors Pull Back Support for New York Pride

Corporate donors to New York Pride have canceled or scaled back their support due to economic uncertainty and fear of retribution from the Trump administration, leading to a significant financial loss for the organization.

Pope Francis and the L.G.B.T.Q. Catholic Community

Pope Francis made controversial remarks about the L.G.B.T.Q. community and gay priests, using a gay slur while reiterating the church’s ban on admitting gay men to seminaries. The Vatican issued an apology for any offense caused.

RuPaul co-founds Allstora bookstore to distribute banned books

RuPaul, the famous drag star, is co-founding an online bookstore called Allstora that will distribute books targeted by bans in the South. The bookstore aims to promote underrepresented authors and provide them with a greater share of profits. Allstora will also host a monthly book club curated by RuPaul.