For Fred Erick, a gay man in New York, the life threatening crisis facing gay men in Chechnya was personal.

During a recent Pride Month kick-off in Philadelphia the campaign More Color More Pride, a movement to recognize nonwhite LGBT communities within the broader pride movement, unveiled a pride flag with an additional black and brown stripe.

Different groups came together to give speeches in front of a rainbow colored "Equality" banner on a hot summer late afternoon.

M Barclay is transgender, queer, and uses they/them pronouns. They have also just been appointed as a deacon for the Northern Illinois conference last week.

On Tuesday Danica Roem became the Democratic party's representative in the District 13 Virginia House of Delegates race. She now faces Bob Marshall of the Republican party. Marshall is a self-described "chief homophobe."

While she fell short as an illustrious member of this season's Top Five, she is only just getting started. Alexis sat down with us to chat about her sometimes-controversial time on the show.

It's Pride Time in Polk County, with a full weekend of events planned from June 14 to June 17. The third annual gathering is happening in Lakeland, Florida, about 215 miles northwest of Fort Lauderdale.

The passage of the Pulse Remembrance Day resolution in the Florida legislature is mostly a symbolic victory. But the author of the resolution, HR 8077, Rep. Carlos Guillermo Smith, considers it a victory nonetheless.

While the White House remains silent, other federal agencies are recognizing June as LGBT Pride month.

Mourn the Pulse shooting victims. Volunteer with LGBT groups. Vote. Go to city meetings. Run for office. Those were some of the messages in West Palm Beach on Sunday.