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"Women loving women is still such a radical thing in the face of all our history and our struggles as LGBTQ folks."

"Our whole Pride month comes from the origins of us resisting police brutality,"

Every year The Advocate pick a different Champion of Pride in each state across America.

While these gestures of Black solidarity are incredible to see, this moment in our country calls for so much more.

At Equality North Carolina Foundation, we're looking for ways to plug into this moment and uplift the young leaders who will be the architects of change in our country in the years to come.

"It was black and brown people that rose up against police brutality to start the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement."

"Most of the pride organizations are standing in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement across the country, because we know the LGBTQ community is part of every community and Black and brown LGBTQ folks are disproportionately targeted by the police as well."

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court.

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender people from discrimination in employment, a resounding victory for LGBT rights from a conservative court.

"We now have an opportunity. When [HB142] sunsets, cities can pass these non-discrimination ordinances. We hope that the NC General Assembly will pass the Equality for All Act."