NBC News talked to academics, chefs and the founders of LGBTQ potlucks about queer food, including what it means and how the term has evolved over time.
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The Queer Food Conference held at Boston University in April.
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Queer Soup Night now has 13 active chapters across the country.
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Proceeds from PLAY, a new queer cookbook zine, will benefit two LGBTQ nonprofits.
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PLAY features a selection of recipes from LGBTQ chefs.
An NBC News tally found that Pride decorations were stolen or vandalized more than four dozen times in large cities and small towns across the country this month.
At the opening of the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, President Joe Biden told the crowd, โWe remain in a battle for the soul of America.โ
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Elton John at the opening ceremony for the Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center in New York on Friday.
The number of out LGBTQ people who have won elected office has increased nearly 200% since 2017, according to research published Wednesday and first reported on by NBC News.
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Nebraska state Sen. John Fredrickson, pictured here in the state Capitol in Lincoln on Feb. 8, 2023, is the first openly gay man elected to the Nebraska Legislature.