HAPPY PRIDE
| This Week In Mash-Up America |
The week of June 29, 2024 was — well. TGIF.
And a note: Mash-Up HQ will be closed the next two weeks for vacation. We’ll be back with regular programming on July 20!
THE MASH-UP AMERICANS:
With the close of Pride month upon us, we thought we’d look back at our favorite LGBTQIA+ stories in the news. What touched us, made us laugh, and made us cry (in a good way). To our queer fam! You’re the best of us!
MASH-UPS IN THE NEWS (FROM YEARS PAST):
Raising A Transgender Child
COSMOPOLITAN
Watch this really wonderful video of a mom and her trans son, who identified his gender dysphoria at age 2. And before you say anything, we agree that the most shocking part of this video is their huge Brooklyn apartment. We are jealous.
12 Black, Queer Entrepreneurs Share The Secrets You Need To Succeed
FORBES
These designers, founders, CEOs, storytellers, and business owners share their biggest challenges, advice to their younger selves, and the thing they’re most proud of. Takes notes, support, and uplift.
Meet Flamy Grant, The Drag Queen Carving Out Her Own Lane In Christian Music
BILLBOARD
Drag artist Flamy Grant reached No. 1 on the iTunes Christian album charts in 2023. Their music is for queer kids growing up today: “I don’t want them to have to go through what I did, which was to conform, or get kicked out.”
Gay Men Take Over #ProudBoys On Twitter
WASHINGTON BLADE
Proud Boys, the male-only group tied to white supremacy, gained huge notoriety after Trump refused to condemn them. Then, for a glorious moment in time, their social media hashtag was hijacked by gay men, reclaiming #ProudBoys with images of love, positivity, and true pride.
Queer Love In Color
THE NEW YORK TIMES
This will uplift you. Please enjoy this gorgeous photojournalism series on Black queer couples in New York City. Truly, it will make your heart sing.
Photojournal: A Queer Festival In Tamil Nadu To Blow Your Mind
THE MORNING NEWS
Pure beauty. “Photojournalist Candance Feit’s portraits of a queer community in South India treat gender, biology, art, and family with emotional nuance — no exoticism in sight.”
McDonald’s Releases Taiwanese Ad Featuring Gay Son + Dad
ADVOCATE
Did you know more than 70% of Taiwanese citizens support gay marriage? We love learning. We also love this ad, which you can find the video for here.
Meet Sandra Lawson, Who May Soon Be One Of Judaism’s First Black, Openly Lesbian Rabbis
HUFFPOST
This article was from 2015, so spoiler: She did it. She’s Black, gay, and a Rabbi. Yes please.
Asian Parents Who Love Their LGBTQ Kids
ANGRY ASIAN MAN
For pride month, a group launched PSAs in several languages with immigrant parents talking about their love for their LGBTQ kids. Most need subtitles. It’s very moving.
A Transgender Boxer’s Journey
LOS ANGELES TIMES
Pat Manuel, the first US boxer to fight as a woman and then as a man, is our hero. He’s made history and paved a way for future transgender athletes, but for Manuel, his journey is not so much about a claim to fame. It’s about finally doing what he loves while being himself and living his truth.
