July 5, 2024 View this email in your browser [link removed] Here are this week's most popular positive stories. Like this newsletter? Share it with a friend. [link removed] Everyone could use a little good news.

We're barely two weeks into summer and the news has been heating up. But we're serving up a refreshing pitcher of good news to help keep you cool.

Pride month ended with a few surprises, two members of our community scored some amazing personal wins, and some unexpected international news also brought smiles to our faces. So what are we waiting for? Let's drink up all this good news right now!

Famous Hollywood Church displayed two giant red ribbons to let the gay community know they were "loved and accepted” [[link removed]]

When times got tough for gays and lesbians in the 1990s, one well-known church made a bold display to show its support — now, we'll never forget their kindness.

And talking about loving and accepting churches, did you hear about the Texas church that launched a program to help fund transgender kids’ healthcare [[link removed]], how the Catholic Church secretly helped develop the drug that made IVF possible [[link removed]], and the church that became “the midwife of the modern LGBTQ movement” during the 1950s and ‘60s [[link removed]]?

It's amazing what a faith community can accomplish when its hearts are in the right places.

Read More [[link removed]] Late-night host & trailblazer Amber Ruffin comes out as queer on last day of Pride [[link removed]] Tons of celebrities responded to her announcement with love and support! Pets in drag helped a small town hold a huge Pride celebration [[link removed]] Thousands came to Avon, Colorado to show support for LGBTQ+ people... and some glamorous pets attended as well. Pro-LGBTQ+ laws boost queer people’s mental health [[link removed]] Pride flags and queer-inclusive protections aren't just progressive — they also make a positive impact on people's minds and bodies. [[link removed]*|DATE:Ymd|*&stpe=static] Jill Biden celebrates LGBTQ+ victories at White House Pride celebration [[link removed]] “These are big victories – ones that bloom across history,” she said. “But our triumphs live in the small moments too." Nonbinary runner Nikki Hiltz qualifies for Paris Olympics with record-breaking win [[link removed]] They did it by thinking about the love and support they've gotten. Same-sex couples are lining up to register under Latvia’s new civil union law [[link removed]] The European Union just got a bit brighter with this big win for the country's LGBTQ+ partners. You’ll never guess who the first lesbian celebrities were [[link removed]] Long before Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, there were the "Ladies of Llangollen." Their story is both inspiring and incredible. Pride in Finland’s oldest city shows how inclusive the country is [[link removed]] Thousands of people gathered in Finland's former capital in a stunning display of support for LGBTQ+ people. [[link removed]*|DATE:Ymd|*&stpe=static] From Our Sibling Sites:

GAYCITIES: The 22 most extraordinary and sexiest outfits from Mexico City Pride [[link removed]]

OUTSPORTS: These 6 out rowers will represent Team USA at the Paris Olympics with pride [[link removed]]

INTO: This tear-jerking parade video shows the power of Pride [[link removed]]

QUEERTY: An older gay couple comes out to their adult grandchildren after 50 years of marriage in this hilarious new web series [[link removed]]

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