Illinois State Capitol flying Pride flag to celebrate Pride Month
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Illinois State Capitol flying Pride flag to celebrate Pride Month

ByThe Chicago Edge

Governor JB Pritzker announced today that the Pride flag is flying at the Illinois State Capitol Building in Springfield to celebrate Pride Month. “The Pride flag is once again flying above the Illinois State Capitol — a symbol of this state’s commitment to standing with and celebrating our LGBTQ community. Happy #PrideMonth!” Pritzker said in…

Internalized homophobia plagues the gay community
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Internalized homophobia plagues the gay community

ByJahleel Wasser

When you live in a society that undervalues you in medicine, education, politics, religion, policing, and general societal rhetoric, as a gay person, it becomes quite easy to internalize such negative beliefs. Internalized homophobia is the internalization of negative beliefs about oneself or one’s group, specifically homosexuals. It leads to a person hating or disliking…