Texas bakery ‘overwhelmed’ with business after backlash over rainbow Pride cookies
A Texas bakery that said it lost business and Facebook followers after it posted a photo of rainbow-frosted, heart-shaped cookies in celebration of Pride Month has amassed many new fans.
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Why Pride Month isn’t just a time for celebration
Let’s take a moment from our revelry to think about all those around the world for whom Pride is an inaccessible luxury — and a potentially fatal risk.
Edith Surreal discusses wrestling and her transition
Edith Surreal is part of a growing LGBT professional wrestling scene. She launched her career in 2018, and came out as transgender in 2020. Edith joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to share her experience as a trans wrestler. See more at cbsnews.com/pride
Crowds overwhelm Texas bakery with support after Pride Month cookie backlash
A Texas bakery was “overwhelmed” with supporters and well-wishers last week after facing backlash for posting a cookie in honor of Pride Month in the U.S.The bakery, Confections, located in Lufkin, Texas, posted an…
The Year That Broke Emmanuel Macron’s Republican Front
On April 21, the far-right magazine Valeurs Actuelles launched the kind of perfectly timed volley that sends French political and media life into overdrive. It took the form of an open letter, what the French generally refer to as a “tribune.” Titled “For a return to honor of our governors,” the tribune was signed by…
Lil Nas X Celebrates Pride Month in Hilarious ‘SNL’ Musical Sketch: Watch
Lil Nas X made a scene-stealing cameo in the “Pride Month Song” sketch celebrating Pride Month during ‘Saturday Night Live’ on May 22.
Lil Nas X Endures Wardrobe Malfunction During ‘Montero’ on ‘SNL’
Rapper also performs “Sun Goes Down” incident-free and appears in “Pride Month Song” sketch on Season 46 finale
Gay Officers Action League President Opposes Pride’s Uniformed Law Enforcement Ban
NPR’S Michel Martin speaks with Brian E. Downey, president of the Gay Officers Action League, about NYC Pride’s decision to ban law enforcement from attending Pride events in uniform.