Celebrate the Pride Way
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On the brink of Stonewall\\u2019s 50th Anniversary, this year\'s Pride is historic.\\xa0In the Thick\'s, New York Women\\u2019s Foundation Ignite Fellow,\\xa0Nour Saudi, reports on the significance of pride and how the LGBTQ\\xa0community\\xa0of color is continuing to organize, in the city where the Stonewall rebellion originally took place.\\xa0Despite commemorating Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera\\u2019s accomplishments for the LGBTQ community, targeted violence has been on the rise since the election of Donald Trump. This year has devastated the community with at least ten murders of trans women of color. In addition, the deaths of the trans women of color, Layleen Polanco and Johana Medina, are of grave concern and answers are being demanded. As New York City prepares to host Worldwide Pride Day, the community grieves the losses and demands justice for all the fallen lives.\\xa0 \\xa0 ITT Staff Picks:
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- \\nNYC\\u2019s LGBT Community Center\\u2019s\\xa0documentary,\\xa0Stonewall Forever, directed by\\xa0Ro Haber \\n
- \\nOut Magazine\\u2019s\\xa0tribute to Sylvia Rivera for being an OG on transgender organizing \\n
- Data Maps about LGBT laws throughout the country, via\\xa0USA Today\\nFor information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy \\xa0
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