New York couple behind 180,000 backpack aid effort dies days apart
Jayson Conner and Jeffrey Newman spent years organizing Backpacks for the Streets, a Manhattan volunteer project that delivered essentials to unhoused people.
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Jayson Conner and Jeffrey Newman spent years organizing Backpacks for the Streets, a Manhattan volunteer project that delivered essentials to unhoused people.
The Thailand-born creative built a long career in fashion after joining Out in 1998 and later served as Abercrombie & Fitch’s global style director.
The South African photographer’s long-running work, made through close immersion in communities, was recognized at Arles with the annual prize for artists from different regions of Africa.
From Maine to Maryland, organizers are building outdoor getaways where LGBTQ+ adults can swim, craft, dance, and connect.
At the Michigan festival, attendees described a sense of healing, belonging, and escape as music, workshops, and shared space brought Pride Month to a close.
Amrit Birring and Errol Povah were formally charged after a video showed black spray paint being used on a Surrey rainbow crossing.
Roswell Encina said he was ‘terrified’ when masked members of Patriot Front boarded his train on 4 July and crowded around him.
The longtime New York activist worked for years with the Anti-Violence Project and was present at the Stonewall Inn during the 1969 uprising.
Members and supporters of the LGBTQ+ community gathered in London for the annual Pride parade, with more than 1.5 million people expected to attend.
The city is one of six contenders for the world’s largest LGBTQ+ and inclusive amateur rugby tournament, with matches proposed for West Park Leeds RUFC and the final at Headingley Stadium.
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