Angela Reading took photos of student anti-bullying art hanging at Upper Elementary School. Complaints about LGBTQ pride flags and words like "polysexual" have been twisted into anger at NJ military members.
Drag queen story hours have been polarizing in New Jersey for a few years — even before the anti-LGBTQ "Libs of TikTok" account made it a mission to bash them.
Jersey Pride describes the parade, rally, and festival as "the largest, and oldest" pride celebration in New Jersey, with a usual pre-pandemic attendance of more than 20,000 people.
As a whole, towns and cities in New Jersey are doing a better job supporting and serving LGBTQ+ people than municipalities in other states, according to the 10th edition of an annual assessment.