From the video’s description:
“On June 29, thousands of Apple employees and their families marched in the San Francisco Pride Parade. They came from around the world — from cities as far as Munich, Paris, and Hong Kong — to celebrate Apple’s unwavering commitment to equality and diversity. Because we believe that inclusion inspires innovation.”
(h/t to Graham for sharing)
Nonprofit Buys House Across From Westboro Baptist Church, Paints It Rainbow Colored
Aaron Jackson, one of the founders of charity Planting Peace, decided to purchase a house across from the homophobic Westboro Baptist Church and then paint it the colors of the gay pride flag.
According to The Huffington Post, the organization purchased the Topeka, Kansas house for roughly $83,000. Planting Peace calls it “Equality House” and is the beginning of a campaign against the hate group.
“I didn’t know anything about the church or where they were located, but that story kept popping up. And one night I wondered, Where is this church? I got on Google Earth, and I was ‘walking down the road,’ and I did a 360 view. And I saw a 'For Sale’ sign sitting in the front yard of a house. Right away it hit me, Oh my gosh, I could buy a house in front of the WBC! And immediately I thought: And I’m going to paint that thing the color of the pride flag.”
Read the full article at The Huffington Post.
(Photos: Carol Hartsell / Huffington Post)
Georgia State Capitol by Patrick Duffy
Photo taken in Atlanta, Georgia on October 10, 2012 by Patrick Duffy.
Lithuania’s first gay pride march attracts protests
Opponents of Lithuania’s first gay pride parade threw smoke bombs and tried to break through a barrier Saturday but were stopped by police firing tear gas, reports The Associated Press.
Later, protesters threw rocks and street signs at security forces, and two Lithuanian lawmakers were detained after trying to climb the barrier.
About 400 people took part in the two-hour march — dubbed “For Equality” — in a sealed-off area in downtown Vilnius. Holding large rainbow flags and dancing to music blaring from loudspeakers, they walked along a road near the city’s Neris river.
Participants included many foreigners, diplomats and members of the European Parliament.
It was the first gay pride event in Lithuania, a largely Catholic nation of 3.4 million people in northern Europe, that acquired independence from the Soviet Union two decades ago.
38 years ago, 2,000 people joined together in London’s Trafalgar Square for the UK’s first Gay Pride Rally. Last year, Pride London had an attendance of over 1,000,000 people and was one of the UK’s biggest events. This year the festival will be held on July 3rd. More information can be found at PrideLondon.org.
