Louisiana is preparing for its biggest celebration, Carnival season. The pre-Lenten period of festivities, which will last 43 ...
D.C.’s LGBTQIA+ Pride parade and festival are moving to new dates after President Donald Trump announced the White House would host a UFC event on the weekend traditionally set for Capital Pride’s ...
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. From left: Alexi Lalas and Ronaldo listen as FIFA ...
Officials in Egypt and Iran are protesting the scheduling of a FIFA World Cup match between the two teams next June in Seattle, where local organizers had planned Pride festivities around the match.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup soccer match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate ...
The two countries, which criminalize homosexuality and impose severe punishments for it, were picked to play on a day celebrating L.G.B.T.Q. communities. By Farnaz Fassihi Farnaz Fassihi, who has ...
Seattle plans to host a "Pride Match" during the 2026 FIFA World Cup for a game between Egypt and Iran. Both Egypt and Iran have formally objected to FIFA over the planned LGBTQ+ celebrations.
A Pride flag is waved at Lumen Field, the 2026 World Cup venue in Seattle Steph Chambers/Getty Images The FIFA World Cup draw last week produced the group-stage line-ups for next summer’s 48-team ...