Tag Archives: Puerto Rico

JMG reader Kurt sends us this photo of a bear contingent at the pride parade in Boquerón, Puerto Rico this weekend. Kurt says that the pride events in Boquerón draw bigger crowds than in San Juan. Yesterday the Puerto Rican Day Parade took place here in NYC, drawing millions and stopping traffic on the Upper East Side for most of …

Today Puerto Rico’s House of Representatives will vote whether to move forward a ban on gay marriage. U.S. Congressman Jose Serrano (D-NY) notes that such a move may imperil federal funding there. Serrano says that passage of such an amendment would put Puerto Rico among those groups that promote hateful and discriminatory measures which might not be seen in a …