Pride flags were vandalized again at the Stonewall National Monument in New York, the Colorado LGBTQ club shooter pleaded guilty to hate crime charges, and drag queens traveled to Washington, D.C. to advocate for LGBTQ rights.
The Republican-controlled U.S. House Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies approved a spending bill on June 26 that calls for cutting at least $419 million from federal AIDS programs that AIDS activists say would have a devastating impact on efforts to greatly reduce the number of new HIV infections by 2030.