With famine in Gaza, with a migrant crisis on our own southern border, Republicans still made time to target queer people. When Blinken held his symposium, the rainbow flag flew over U.S. embassies ...

Gilbert Baker created the original pride flag in 1978. Baker was urged by Harvey Milk to create a symbol for the LGBT community and he chose a flag, which he saw as the most powerful symbol of pride.

"My biggest hope in life is to raise the rainbow flag in Iran and shout this fact ... Sareh was arrested near the border of Iran and Turkey, where she was planning on seeking asylum.