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With Pride Month in full gear, U.S. shoppers can find the usual merchandise many stores stock for the June celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights.

Pride Month is kicking off around the world with parades and festivals in cities large and small.

Pride month is just weeks away, with several events on the schedule expected to draw thousands of people.

Sgt. Amanda White talks about inclusivity initiatives at the Orlando Police Department.

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The Texas Rangers are the only one of the 30 teams in Major League Baseball that aren't hosting Pride Night during a game in June as part of Pride Month.

Transgender advocate Rose Montoya is no longer welcome at White House events after posting on social media a video of herself and two others going topless for a time at Saturday’s Pride Month event on the South Lawn.

Justin Warmoth speaks with Susan Forbes on ‘The Weekly.’

President Joe Biden has welcomed hundreds to the White House for a delayed Pride Month celebration.

The month of June is dedicated to commemorate those who identify as LGBTQ+.

The month of June is dedicated to commemorate those who identify as LGBTQ+

A federal judge is blocking parts of a new Florida law blocking gender-affirming care for transgender youths — but only for some of the parties in the lawsuit.

Sounding the alarm about the current political climate, the Human Rights Campaign has declared a state of emergency for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. The civil rights group warns of what it calls an “unprecedented and dangerous” spike in discriminatory legislation sweeping state houses.

Deborah Bowie, appointed executive director of onePULSE Foundation in 2022, told News 6 about the changes needed to original plans for the memorial site of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting.

For the past 6 years, the onePULSE Foundation has hosted an annual race to honor those who died in the Pulse nightclub tragedy.

What started out as a get-together for a group of friends at Walt Disney World is now one of Orlando’s most iconic multi-day events.

Dozens of transgender people in Florida who can't afford to move are turning to crowdfunding to help them leave after the passage of new legislation that targets the LGBTQ community.

President Joe Biden’s administration has stopped U.S. military bases from hosting drag shows after criticism from some Republicans.

The city of Kissimmee is getting ready to block part of its downtown area for its big PrideFest event Saturday.

June marks the start of Pride Month, a month dedicated to celebrating our LGBTQ+ community.

Central Florida is about to become a hub of LGBTQ+ life.

Target once distinguished itself as being boldly supportive of the LGBTQ+ community.

onePULSE Foundation appointed a new leader to help in preserving the legacy of the 49 killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016, officials announced Tuesday.

Will Larkins, 17, organized and led the walkout at Winter Park High School in protest of Florida's "Don't Say Gay" bill, catching the attention of the New York Times.

Leigh Shannon is an actor, comedian, entertainer, and small business owner.

As we all know, June is Pride Month, and it’s a time for the LGBTQ+ community to come together and celebrate being out and proud.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to stymie what the White House says are discriminatory legislative attacks on the LGBTQ community by Republican-controlled states.

The Hispanic Federation announced a $1 million pledge for nonprofit organizations working to help and support the Latinx LGBTQ + community.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced that U.S. and Florida state flags will be flown at half-staff Sunday in memory of the victims of the 2016 Pulse Nightclub shooting.

Exhibits are popping up in the City Beautiful to memorialize the survivors and 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub mass shooting in 2016.

Have you ever had dreams of starring in a Broadway show and singing your heart out to hundreds of people in a packed New York theater?

In the month of June, several Central Florida businesses and groups will be offering free wellness events to support mental health with community-wide activities.

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Ricky Martin are set to headline a news conference in Orlando Tuesday announcing a new Hispanic LGBT advocacy initiative.

A critically-acclaimed musical is returning to Orlando’s Renaissance Theatre Company for just three days to mark the remembrance of the tragic shooting at Pulse Nightclub in 2016.

The Orlando teenager who made national news when she became her school’s first transgender homecoming queen has graduated high school.

The sounds of cheers and clapping motivated participants to push forward while dodging raindrops. And even as they all moved at different speeds, they all felt the beat of one pulse.

A U.S. Embassy tweet of a rainbow-flag-festooned message by President Joe Biden in support of Pride Month has drawn a diplomatic protest from Kuwait.

Zebra Coalition, which helps homeless youth members of the LGBTQ community, said it’s now been two years in a row that they’ve missed out on critical funding from the state budget.

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration issued a report Thursday that could set the stage for the Medicaid program to deny coverage for treatments such as puberty-blocking medication and hormone therapy for transgender people.

After a two-year suspension due to the coronavirus pandemic, Gay Days is returning to Central Florida.

Check out these restaurants, shops and bars in Orlando, all LGBTQ+ owned.

The Seminole County School Board has voted to cancel their plans for a proclamation supporting LGBTQ+ students and staff at Seminole County Public Schools

On the eve of June’s “Pride Month,” the Seminole County school board made a last-minute decision to cancel plans for a proclamation for LGBTQ support.

A man convicted of burning tire marks across a gay-pride streetscape in South Florida last summer must write a 25-page essay on the deadly 2016 shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

This weekend, Orlando will host its annual LGBTQ festival that celebrates lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary and queer social and self-acceptance.

An organization serving LGBTQ+ youth in Central Florida is kicking off Pride Month with a special event.

Major business and union groups have formed a new coalition designed to add momentum for a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package that the Senate is expected to take up this month.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has doled out $905 million in infrastructure grants.

President Joe Biden is celebrating Pride Month at the White House, a reflection of the growing stature of the LGBTQ community at the highest level of government.

As we all know, June is Pride Month, and what better way to celebrate the rainbow flag than listening to some music made by those in the LGBTQ community?

Las Vegas Raiders football player Carl Nassib made history Monday when he became the first active NFL player to come out of the closet.

It’s Pride Month!

Pride Month celebrations in the U.S. are taking place under unusual circumstances this year.

In the days leading up to Orlando United Day, News 6 staff show their support to the Acts of Love and Kindness movement.

Florida has reversed itself and now says a downtown Jacksonville bridge can be decorated in rainbow lights to celebrate gay rights.

The city planned to keep bridge lit up in rainbow colors throughout the week for Pride Month.

A tiny Texas bakery is getting worldwide support for its rainbow pride cookies.

A schoolyard clash over rainbow Pride flags got some students suspended and others expelled from their Florida middle school.

Celebrating Pride month, the bookstore is hosting a Pride book sale, partnering with The Center, an organization that provides resources for the LGBTQ+ community.

Protesters across the state voiced their opposition to a new law that bans transgender girls and women from playing on sports teams.

It’s almost Pride Month, and Lego announced its newest set called “Everyone is Awesome.”

ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida and national lawmakers have come out in support of Orlando and the victims of the Pulse nightclub shooting, which took place exactly one year ago Monday. Guilty of nothing more than celebrating who they are, 49 Pulse victims lost their lives, and more than 50 others were injured in a horrific act of gun violence." Join me in taking a moment to remember the 49 innocent lives lost one year ago today in the #Orlando terrorist attack. We will NEVER FORGET the victims who lost their lives one year ago today in the horrific #PulseNightClub shooting. #OrlandoUnitedDay pic.twitter.com/OFFUVAFBJM — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 12, 2017One year later, we honor 49 of our fellow Americans of @pulseorlando and continue to pray for their families.