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🌈 Pride Pulse: 6 Stories Shaping Our Week
From Rome to Orlando, big things are happening across the LGBTQ+ world. Here’s your quick hit of news and pride:
✨ Rome Pilgrimage — Over 1,300 LGBTQ+ Catholics will join a Vatican-sanctioned pilgrimage at St. Peter’s Basilica this September. Quiet progress, loud hope.
🇬🇧 London Pride CEO Probed — Christopher Joell-Deshields faces investigation over voucher misuse and harassment claims. He denies wrongdoing; the board reviews.
🇺🇸 Illinois Hotline Launch — A new free legal service, “IL Pride Connect,” is here to support LGBTQ+ residents with healthcare, legal docs & more.
🌈 Small Towns, Big Pride — Mount Holly (first-ever!) and Statesville light up North Carolina with September Pride events full of color and community.
🎭 Jonathan Bailey Steps Back — The actor pauses his career to run the Shameless Fund, supporting queer nonprofits with creativity (and pink Cubitts glasses 👓).
✍️ Orlando Chalk Protest — Activists re-drew rainbow colors at the Pulse Memorial crosswalk after its erasure — and faced arrests for it. Visibility isn’t a crime.
💬 Which story stood out most to you this week? Drop your thoughts below and let’s keep the conversation alive.
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