As this year’s Pride Month comes to a close, LGBTQ+ rights activists in Bellmore-Merrick are reflecting on the community’s progress and shortcomings in creating a safer, more welcoming …
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By Victoria Caruso
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6/23/20
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The Mepham Pirates beat the Sewanhaka High School Indians with a score of 14-7 at their Homecoming game on Sept. 28, but excitement was not only felt on the field. As a culmination of spirit week at …
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10/3/19
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The East Rockaway Village Pride Party is hosting a Taste of East Rockaway fundraiser on Sept. 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. along Main Street, with proceeds going to businesses damaged by a recent fire.
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9/11/19
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“It’s really awesome to be able to celebrate right here in our hometown on the beach,” said Jess Thurman, of Barrier Island CrossFit in Long Beach, who noted the significance of the 50th …
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By Darwin Yanes and Anthony Rifilato
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7/4/19
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A crowd of parents and children sat in the East Meadow Public Library, eagerly waiting for the start of Saturday-morning Story Time. The guest reader was Bella Noche, whom many in Manhattan know as a “drag mermaid” for her nautical-themed outfits.
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6/7/19
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In 1993, organizers at the Long Island Crisis Center created Pride for Youth, a safe space for LGBTQ youth in Suburban Long Island and Queens to discover and express themselves, and find judgment-free sources of sexual and mental health care.
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By Erik Hawkins
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5/2/19
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Hundreds of people from Rockville Centre and beyond turned out for the 23rd annual St. Patrick’s Parade, which weaved through the village on March 23, spreading Irish and community pride.
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3/28/19
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By Bridget Downes
bdownes@liherald.com
Long Beach will welcome the LGBT community and its allies in June as part of an expanded regional effort to host a variety of LGBT Pride Month events …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/7/19
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As he was inducted into the Oceanside High School Hall of Fame’s Circle of Pride along with his former baseball teammates, Sam Ytuarte said he thought of his late grandfather, Frank Janu-szewski, a longtime district coach who started the Hall of Fame in 1962.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/28/18
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The Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC in Oceanside is embarking on a new project this summer: a camp for LGBTQ teens and their allies. Named Camp Ga’avah, or pride in Hebrew, it aims to be a place …
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By Peter Belfiore
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7/17/18
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