There are pride celebrations around the world, including in Tokyo on June 8; Toronto on June 27-29; Sao Paolo on June 22; and Paris on June 28.
About two-thirds of LGBTQ+ adults in the U.S. said the case made the nation more accepting of same-sex couples, according to aThe poll found that LGBTQ+ people don’t always feel accepted, though. About 6 in 10 said they see “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of social acceptance for those who are lesbian, gay or bisexual. But only about 1 in 10 said the same is true for nonbinary and transgender people.
Several big companies have pulled back on sponsorships for Pride events this year.Among them: Anheuser-Busch, the St. Louis-based brewer, declined to sponsor PrideFest in its home city after three decades of support, leaving organizers $150,000 short of last year’s budget, they told The Associated Press.NYC Pride said about 20% of its corporate sponsors dropped or reduced support, including PepsiCo and Nissan. The carmaker said it was reviewing all its marketing costs.
In other cities, such as Kansas City, Missouri, pride events lost about half their budgets.Several companies that have pulled back have not explained why to the AP. But some experts see the change as part of a broader retreat from brand activism.
Still, the groups behind many Pride events say some companies have kept contributing but have asked not to be listed publicly as sponsors.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Brunei’s Sultan“You’ve got one very widely distributed brood in Brood XIX, but you have a very dense historically abundant brood in the Midwest, your Brood XIII,” said University of Maryland entomologist Mike Raupp.
“And when you put those two together… you would have more than anywhere else any other time,” University of Maryland entomologist Paula Shrewsbury said.Georgia Institute of Technology biophysicist Saad Bhamla holds a periodical cicada nymph in his hand on the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Georgia Institute of Technology biophysicist Saad Bhamla holds a periodical cicada nymph in his hand on the campus of Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta on Thursday, March 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)These hideaway cicadas are found only in the eastern United States and a few tiny other places. There are 15 different broods that