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Available through the free Twinkly app (for iOS and Android), anyone with a Twinkly product can use Twinkly’s unique mapping function to create a pattern or choose from a selection of new premade Pride effects that can dazzle any space. The Pride effects are compatible with all Multicolor and Multicolor + White Twinkly lights, from the classic
To honor Pride Month and its roots, Twinkly will have its lights on display at three of NYC’s most historic LGBTQIA+ bars located in West Village – Duplex Piano Bar, Stonewall Inn and Kettle of Fish. In addition to taking in the lights all…

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The Jasper Pride Festival Society (JPFS), a local non-profit organization run by a dedicated team of volunteers, is thrilled to present the 14th annual Jasper Pride & Ski Festival. This 10-day festival is a celebration of the LGBTQ+ community in the Canadian Rockies, featuring over 35 events.
We welcome everyone to join in and celebrate diversity, inclusion, and community with…

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Is romantic exclusivity still popular in 2023? Do Canadians still wish to cultivate an exclusive sexual relationship with a partner? More than 4000 people across Canada responded to a survey that was part of the Mapping Contemporary Love and Intimacy Ideals in Canada (MACLIC) project, based at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and shared their views on the ideal relationship.
Romance is still in vogue among Canadian adults in an intimate relationship: "Our results show that Canadians in an intimate relationship expressed a stronger endorsement for romantic exclusivity than for sexual exclusivity as a relationship ideal," says Chiara Piazzesi, sociology professor at UQAM and principal investigator of MACLIC. "Romantic exclusivity refers to an arrangement in which one is in a love relationship with one partner…

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Pluto TV Continues to Dominate as a Leader in FAST with Robust Content Catalogues Marking the Worldwide Premiere of OUTtv Proud
Fuse Media’s Shades of Black and OUTtv Proud FAST Channels Lead in Celebrating Black Culture and 2SLGBTQ+ People and Communities
As announced today exclusively at Prime Time in Ottawa, Ont., Pluto TV, the leading free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service, and Fuse Media, a Latino-owned multi-platform entertainment company dedicated to empowering, celebrating, and amplifying young multicultural voices around the world, have secured the first North American distribution deal for OUTtv Proud launching on the service today. In addition, the companies have partnered to bring Shades of Black to Pluto TV Canada, streaming later this month on the service.
The OUTtv Proud channel, making its worldwide debut and now streaming on Pluto TV Canada, super-serves 2SLGBTQ+ audiences with a blend of rising stars and top talent in truly original programming. With an extensive collection of OUTtv’s original series, documentaries, films and specials which are custom-made to entertain, advocate for and galvanize global queer audiences, the channel launches with more than 400 hours of content. OUTtv Proud is a partnership between Fuse Media and OUTtv, the world’s first 2SLGBTQ+ network and streaming service.
The…

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A new study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law finds that LGBTQ youth are disproportionally represented in juvenile correctional facilities. The majority of LGBTQ youth held in custody are girls (64%) and youth of color (72%), and they face a significantly greater risk of suicidal ideation, suicide attempt, and self-harm.
Using data from the Minnesota Student Survey, a statewide population survey of youth, researchers from UCLA, Vanderbilt, Brown, and Yale Universities examined the mental health experiences of LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ youth in juvenile correctional facilities and public schools. Results…

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