As Party Favorz closes out Gay Pride series—celebrating empowerment, self-love, and freedom—I can’t ignore the direction the United States is drifting.
This afternoon, Washington, D.C. will stage a grand military parade for the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday. Tanks, Black Hawk helicopters, and 6,700 soldiers will rumble down Constitution Avenue, turning what began as an anniversary salute into a made-for-TV tribute to the president on his own birthday.
Meanwhile, the nation edges toward authoritarianism. Over the past week, masked ICE agents swept through Los Angeles in raids that detained scores of immigrants—many with legal status—stoking fear far beyond the undocumented community. The playbook is familiar: demonize “others,” then expand the target list.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/sen-padilla-says-he-was-forced-ground-handcuffed-during-noem-press-conference-2025-06-12/High-profile confrontations underscore how aggressively the administration punishes dissent. Federal agents forced California Senator Alex Padilla to the ground and hand-cuffed him during a press conference; he was released but not formally arrested. Newark’s mayor, Ras Baraka, was arrested after trying to inspect a new private detention center, and New Jersey Congresswoman LaMonica McIver now faces federal charges for defending him.
The crackdown isn’t limited to immigration. Elite universities from Harvard on down are under investigation, broadcasters like CBS and ABC have paid steep settlements after First-Amendment-protected reporting, and law firms viewed as “too liberal” have seen security clearances yanked and federal contracts canceled. Those who complied did so under duress; those who fought back have won some courtroom victories, yet the White House often ignores rulings it dislikes, even from a generally sympathetic Supreme Court.
That same Court will soon decide Kennedy v. Braidwood Management, a case that could strip away no-cost coverage for preventive care—including PrEP, cancer screenings, and birth-control prescriptions—for more than 150 million people. If the justices side with Braidwood, insurers could drop these benefits or price them out of reach—an outcome that would hit LGBTQ communities first and hardest.
Our relationships, marriages, and hard-won legal protections are again on the line. While extremists ban LGBTQ books and shoehorn sectarian doctrine into public classrooms, we’re asked to trust that we won’t be next. History says otherwise.
So as we celebrate Pride for the rest of June, remember what’s at stake. Martin Niemöller’s warning still echoes:
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a socialist.Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a trade unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
Use your voice while you still can.
Album: Gay Pride Edition 2025
Genre: Circuit, Tribal, House
Year: 2025
Total Time: 03:20:03
- Nick Harvey & Suzanne Palmer - Stand Up (Nick Harvey Club Mix)
- Ben Bakson feat. Marlyn - What A Feeling (Extended Mix)
- Paris Hilton - Legacy (Stephen Jusko & DJ Blacklow Extended Remix)
- Peppermint Heaven - Fall In Love Again (Jose Spinnin Cortes Remix)
- Biscuit Beats - I Ain't Gay (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix)
- Russ Rich & Andy Allder feat. Debby Holiday - D.M.S.R. (Club Mix Extended)
- Jean Milla - Desert Boy (HenriqMoraes Remix)
- Karel - Do You Wanna Funk (HenriqMoraes Big Room Club)
- Edson Pride - Shake That Body (Extended Mix)
- Murk x Funky Green Dogs x Kristine W. - Some Lovin & Rise Up (Isak Salazar Private)
- Mor Avrahami feat. Nalaya & Maya Karunna - Power Love (Nacho Chapado & Ivan Gomez Mix)
- Aretha Franklin - A Deeper Love (DJ DigiMark vs Escape & Coluccio 2014 Pride Mashup)
- Andra Day - Rise Up (Barry Harris Anthem Club Mix)
- Lady Gaga - How Bad Do U Want Me (Dirty Disco Pillow Biters Remix)
- Chappell Roan - Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl (HenriqMoraes Mix)
- Tony Moran, GSP & James Anthony feat. Nikki Valentine - Myself (Big Kid Remix)
- Kristine W - Love Personified (Alex Acosta Tribal House Club Mix)
- John W, Eliad Cohen & Riki Ben Ari - Coming Home (Extended Mix)
- Lady Gaga - Born This Way (Jordan Dae Extended Remix)
- Cajjmere Wray feat., Nadia Divina - Misterioso (Jesus Montanez Extended Club Remix)
- Hector Fonseca feat. Natascha Bessez - Deeper Love (Pride) (Brian Solis & Braulio V)
- Miley Cyrus - Easy Lover (Yerko Molina Remix)
- Ava Max - Loving Myself (Dario Xavier Club Remix)
- Jace M & Toy Armada - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us (Extended Mix)
- David Guetta & Sia - Beautiful People (HenriqMoraes MIx)
- Black Flamingo feat. Soraya Vivian - What's Up (Extended Mix)
- Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out (Dirty Disco Rainbow Remix)
- Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (Mor Avrahami & Yaniv Shamlik Remix)
- Guy Scheiman & Marcos Adam - Like A Prayer (Club Mix)
- Maxxie LaWow feat. Angie Fisher - Bye Girl Bye (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix)
- Sister Sledge - We Are Family (Dirty Disco Mainroom Remix)
- Verde feat. Justine - Free Gay & Happy (Extended Vocal Mix)
- Eliad Cohen, Danny Verde & Maya Simantov - Forget You (Jose Spinnin Cortes Extended Mix)
- Antoine Clamaran & Nacho Chapado - Your Love On Me (Original Mix)
- HenriqMoraes feat. Nic - Because I Love You (Big Room Circuit Mix)
- Offer Nissim feat. Maya Simantov - Alone (Martin Magal Remix)
- Calvin Harris feat. Clementine Douglas - Blessings (Dirty Disco Space City Remix)
- Erick Ibiza - Palsy (Original Mix)
- M Is For Motion & Debby Holiday - Never Can Say Goodbye (HenriqMoraes Big Room Mix)
- Ultra Nate - Free (Steve Sherwood & LFB Private Mix)
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