Come celebrate Pride Month with a night of comedy and music! The 3rd annual Davis Pride Comedy Night is happening June 26, with proceeds supporting the Davis Phoenix Coalition. ️🌈

#GoodNews #DavisPride #Drag #Comedy #Davis #California #PrideMonth #LGBTQCommunity

https://davisvanguard.org/2026/06/davis-pride-comedy-night/

Knoxville, Tennessee will lose one of its last two gay bars

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.advocate.com/news/club-xyz-one-of-knoxvilles-last-remaining-lgbtq-bars-says-a-rent-increase-and-landlord-dispute-will-force-it-to-close-after-22-years-in-business

Fort Lauderdale just dropped a beautiful new landmark! 🏳️‍🌈 City officials unveiled this stunning “circle of love” rainbow tribute at Sebastian Street just in time for the weekend. Love wins!

#GoodNews #PrideMonth #FortLauderdale #LGBTQCommunity

https://wsvn.com/news/local/broward/fort-lauderdale-officials-unveil-circle-of-love-display-in-honor-of-lgbtq-community/

I walked into Together on 2nd expecting to see what had changed.

What I found was something much bigger.

A place where people talk to each other. A place where strangers become friends. A place where community still matters.

My latest piece is about connection, belonging, and why spaces like TO2 matter so much right now.

https://jtwb768.com/2026/06/21/draft-where-everybody-connects-how-together-on-2nd-is-building-community-in-davenport/

#TogetherOn2nd #TO2 #QuadCities #Davenport #LGBTQCommunity #Pride #CommunityMatters

It was a dark and stormy night, and there was a light over at the Royal Court Theatre…

June 19th is the anniversary of the stage premier of The Rocky Horror Show (which evolved into The Rocky Horror Picture Show). Here is a collection of references and AI images for the fans!

The show had a rocky start, but once the lights dimmed and audience began to laugh, a monster of a hit was born, and regardless of the negative stereotypes featured in both the show and the movie it has been embraced by many members of the LGBTQ community.

The first time I saw the movie at a theater in Seattle University District I was at a loss for words, and since I am at a loss of words as I write this I am just going to refer you to the links in the Substack version of this article, and hope you enjoy this minimalist effort.

Feel free to leave a comment and let me plant an ear worm of the Time Warp in your ear.

Cheers ~ Jim
#RockyHorror #TheRockyHorrorPictureShow #LGBTQCommunity #Queer #TimeWarp
#LetsDoTheTimeWarpAgain

https://bisasquatch.substack.com/p/june-19-1973-giving-life-to-the-rocky

Lil Nas X says he’s ‘feeling better’ after rehab and bipolar diagnosis

https://themainshadowworld.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/lil-nas-x-says-hes-feeling-better-after-rehab-and-bipolar-diagnosis/

Maybe Pride shouldn't depend so much on corporate sponsorship. Maybe it should go back to relying on community support.

“We've definitely seen corporate sponsorships shrink a little bit, which has been very telling on who our actual allies were not and who was just doing it for, you know, just some cheap points in the media," Meek said.

Meek said the LGBTQ+ community is joining with people who work in non-profits, businesses and universities to show that support for PRIDE is still strong. He said they don’t need big sponsors to do that.

How do you feel about the shift away from corporate sponsors?

#OhioPride #GrassrootsPride #RainbowCapitalism #Allyship #PrideMonth #LGBTQCommunity

https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2026-06-15/more-ohio-communities-holding-pride-events-this-june-though-corporate-sponsorships-are-down

“WHEELING – The Ohio Valley’s LGBTQ+ community and supporters gathered Saturday for the fourth annual Pride On The Plaza at Wheeling Heritage Port.”

#GoodNews #PrideOnThePlaza #LGBTQCommunity #WheelingWV #Pride2026
https://www.timesleaderonline.com/news/local-news/2026/06/pride-on-the-plaza-celebrates-ohio-valleys-lgbtq-community/