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Halsey wears T-shirt with image of assaulted lesbian couple at London show

The bisexual singer slams upcoming ‘Straight Pride Parade’

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Halsey paid tribute to a lesbian couple recently assaulted on a bus in London by wearing a T-shirt with the image of the couple during her concert in London on Monday.

Melania Geyamont and her girlfriend Chris, the couple displayed on Halsey’s shirt, allege that on the night of May 30 a group of at least four men beat her and her girlfriend after they refused the group’s demand for them to kiss.

The Metropolitan Police Service have arrested five teenage boys in connection with the attack. All five have been released on bail and will appear in court in July.

The shirt shows Geyamont and her girlfriend’s beat up faces after the attack. On the back of the shirt reads “Fuck your straight pride.”

ā€œThe sad reality is after the Pride parades are over and after the bars close their Pride nights, when the glitter is being swept out of the streets, a lot of people get on those trains, and they get on those buses, and they try to wash the rainbows off their bodies and they peel the stickers off their clothes because when Pride is over, itā€™s not safe to be gay anymore, because theyā€™re worried that someone is going to viciously assault them or viciously attack them,ā€ Halsey, who is bisexual, told the crowd on Monday.

She also addressed the upcoming “Straight Pride Parade” in Boston, an event organized by the group Super Happy Fun America.

ā€œWhen people around the world ask the question, ā€˜Why isnā€™t there a straight pride parade?ā€™ā€ Halsey says. ā€œThe answer is because if there was one, you wouldnā€™t have to get on the bus and be terrified of getting fucking beaten or killed…every fucking day on public transport is a straight pride parade.ā€

A fan throws a rainbow flag on stage and Halsey wraps the flag around her body.

ā€œIf you are in this crowd and you are queer, you need to make a promise to me,ā€ she says. ā€œYou need to promise me that you will not be afraid. Say it with me, ā€˜I will not be afraid.ā€

The crowd joins her in chanting “I will not be afraid.”

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PHOTOS: New York City Pride Parade

Annual LGBTQ march held in Manhattan

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The 2024 New York City Pride Parade was held on June 30. (Washington Blade photo by Daniel Truitt)

The 2024 New York City Pride Parade wound through the streets of Manhattan and past the historic Stonewall Inn on Sunday, June 30.

(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)

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PHOTOS: Fredericksburg Pride

Fourth annual LGBTQ march and festival held in Virginia town

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The 2024 Fredericksburg Pride March wound through the streets of Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

The fourth annual Fredericksburg Pride march and festival was held at Riverfront Park in Fredericksburg, Va. on Saturday, June 29. The event began with a march around downtown Fredericksburg beginning and ending in the park.

(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)

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PHOTOS: Goodwin Living Pride

Senior living and healthcare organization holds fourth annual march at Falls Church campus

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Drag artist Crimsyn marches alongside residents and supporters at the fourth annual Goodwin Living Bailey's Crossroads community Pride march on June 25. (Photo courtesy of Goodwin Living)

The senior living and healthcare organization Goodwin Living held its fourth annual community Pride march around its Bailey’s Crossroads campus in Falls Church, Va. with residents, friends and supporters on Tuesday, June 25. Following the march, a drag brunch was held with performances by drag artists of SADBrunch: Crimsyn, Sapphire Dupree and Evon Dior Michelle.

(Photos courtesy of Goodwin Living)

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