The 4th Anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting

We will not hate win.

Courtesy: onePulse Foundation Today, June 12th, marks a day that devastated the LGBT community. Four years ago, 49 lives were lost after a man opened fire with an assault rifle at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida – one of Orlando’s biggest nightclubs and a safe haven for the LGBT community. Another 53 people were…

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BOL Presents: Behind the Mask

Behind the mask an interview with allen and talia.

At the height of the pandemic, face masks became difficult to locate. Individuals turned to protecting themselves with bandanas, scarves and other makeshift items as face wraps. Grocery stores, pharmacies and businesses around the world adopted a “no face mask, no entry” policy – thereby further increasing demand for the coveted items. Image Credit: Shutterstock.com…

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Trinity Sunday: When Death Becomes Life

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So, what do we do? Keep on sinning so God can keep on forgiving? I should hope not! If we’ve left the empire where sin is dominant, how can we continue to make a home there? Did someone forget to tell you we packed up and left there for good? That is what happened in…

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Pride Continues

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June is LGBT Pride Month! With this current pandemic keeping us from gathering in large groups, some will say that this year’s Pride is cancelled, but this is not true. Though we can’t get together and rejoice with one another, Pride continues on within all of us. Parades may not be taking place this year,…

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Shavuot: Write the vision. Make it plain.

How long must I wrestle with my thought and day after day have sorrow in my heart How long will my enemy triumph over me? -Psalms 13:2 Shavuot is one of the biblically-based pilgrimage holidays known as the shalosh regalim. It is celebrated as the divine revelation of the Hebrew Bible, the Torah. Pentecost is…

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Amnesty International Day

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May 28th marks Amnesty International Day. Amnesty International is a non-governmental organization as well as a global movement that works to protect men, women and children around the world in cases where justice, dignity and truth are denied. Amnesty International’s goal is to prevent abuses to human rights and fights for justice for those whose…

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Pansexual Visibility Day

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May 24 is the annual Pansexual Visibility Day! It is a day to uplift, educate and celebrate. “What is pansexuality?,” you might ask. Pansexuality comes from the Greek “pan,” meaning “all.” Pansexuality is a sexual orientation in which an individual is attracted to another person regardless of their sex or gender. This does not mean…

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Harvey Milk Day

You gotta give i am hope - harvey milk.

In 2009, the State of California officially designated May 22 as “Harvey Milk Day” in order to commemorate one of the most outspoken LGBT government officials to this day. Harvey Milk was an activist, an organizer and the first openly gay man elected to office in the United States as a member of the San…

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