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Yesterday’s LGBT pride event at the White House was live-streamed at the time and late this afternoon an edited recording of the event was posted to the White House’s official YouTube channel. Many noted activists were in attendance.

Two separate but possibly related assaults marred San Francisco’s Pink Saturday celebration in the Castro. From the Facebook page of Stop The Violence: During Pink Saturday a Sister in white face and habbit who was working the event on behalf of the community, and her husband, were physically and verbally assaulted by a group of up to seven people at …

Via Politico: President Barack Obama said Monday that the White House is preparing an executive order banning job discrimination among federal employees on the basis of gender identity. Obama mentioned the planned measure while addressing a White House reception marking LGBT Pride Month. The White House announced earlier this month that the president also intends to sign an executive order …

On Sunday a group of Christian protesters disrupted the start of Seattle’s gay pride parade and got in the face of local drag star Mama Tits, who was not having it. Afterwards, she spoke to Seattle Gay Scene: “I saw them coming up the road pre-Parade and looked at Sylvia and DonnaTella and said, ‘Ladies, let’s make a wall!’ Before …

Via Aydinlik Daily: More than 100, 000 people gathered in Istiklal Avenue in Istanbul to celebrate the 22th Pride Parade for the LGBT community on the 29 June, under some strict security measures by the police who blocked the roads to Taksim Square and Gezi Park with water cannons since early morning. Community members, as well their families and loved …

Top photo by JMG reader Tyler. Bottom photo tipped by JMG reader Rob. Source.

Courtesy of Mashable, the entire New York City Pride parade was live-streamed yesterday.

From its Facebook page: “To celebrate this year’s NYC Pride Week, the Empire State Building’s lights will cast a rainbow across New York City over the next three nights.”

A Christian group plans to invade Twin Cities Pride these weekend with hundreds of members who will cure attendees of HIV/AIDS. Yup. Trinity Works, in coalition with what it says are 30 Twin Cities churches, is planning “Humility 2014,” an infiltration of Twin Cities Pride by outreach workers hoping to convince members of the LGBT community to leave the “lifestyle” …

Facebook event page.

Clever. (Tipped by JMG reader Liam)

Just in via email: Most American families don’t know about the contemptible role of Macy’s department stores in supporting “gay pride” throughout the nation. The radical events and activities of a typical ‘pride’ week-end are decadent and highly-sexualized. They are a disgrace to communities and certainly shouldn’t be financially supported by a retailer like Macy’s that claims to serve families. …

Andy Towle writes at Towleroad: “Starbucks raised an enormous 800 square foot LGBT Pride flag over its Seattle headquarters today in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Seattle Pride. Photographer Nate Gowdy was on hand and shared these images with Towleroad of the clock tower and flag, as well as CEO Howard Schultz, who observed the flag raising with employees.” …

Via press release from GLAAD: In a historic first, New York-area Boy Scouts will be among the groups leading 14,000 people down Manhattan’s 5th Avenue on Sunday at the 44th Annual NYC Pride March, where they will speak out against the Boy Scouts of America’s discriminatory ban on gay adults. Three generations of Boy Scouts — gay and straight — …

Via press release: Pride in London announced this evening that Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst will be the headline performer at Pride in London in Trafalgar Square on 28th June. The announcement was made at 1800 on Explovia – London’s going out app – which is a partner of Pride in London, promoting the festival of events that make up Pride …

Via the Associated Press: A Democratic candidate who reluctantly made public his homosexuality last year found himself serving as the grand marshal of Maine’s biggest gay pride parade and festival Saturday and urged activists to continue fighting to eliminate discrimination and promote equality. Mike Michaud, who would become the nation’s first openly gay person to be elected governor if he …

Via press release from the White House. The Department of State joins the world in celebrating LGBT Pride Month and reaffirms its commitment to the promotion and protection of the human rights of LGBT persons around the globe. In the United States, we have made marked progress in tearing down the unjust and unfair barriers that have prevented the full …