Pride Month is into its second week, and we're happily flying our rainbow colors with you and our queer family! This week's roundup has a bit of family too, along with some important political victories, and — what's this? — a possible cure for HIV?!?? Yes, ma'am!

And here's some other good news from this week: Did you hear that Oregon just passed a law stopping schools from banning books just because LGBTQ+ people wrote them? One of our readers shared how she felt “deflated” when the president's second term started, until she started organizing. And you should check out this iconic photo that a photographer grabbed when the historic Obergefell decision was handed down 10 years ago.