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Alexander Skarsgrd is making yet another splash with his bold fashion choices, this time appearing on the ITV talk show, Lorraine, on Friday wearing teeny tiny shorts.Guest host Ranvir Singh quickly drew attention to the True Blood stars outfit, complimenting how "out there and free" he is with his style."I wanted to be sexy today," he admitted, "and I thought theres nothing sexier than a middle-aged man in a British schoolboy uniform."Per Singhs request, Skarsgrd subsequently stood to show off his legs properly, and audiences were very pleased with the whole situation. (@) "He's so babygirl here" (@) "Alexander Skarsgard is so Miu Miu it-girl coded. In another universe, hes Miuccia Pradas muse." (@) "Celebrities being fun again is so wholesome to see" (@) "alexander skarsgrd on 'lorraine': ''So great to have Alexander Skarsgrd in the studio looking as stylish as ever!'" (@) "He just understands the vibe in a way that almost no other actor does, like this diva is feeling the FANTASY"This certainly wasnt the only time Skarsgrd has turned heads with his fashion lately. Appearing at the Cannes Film Festival for the premiere of Wes Andersons The Phoenician Scheme, he threw on some thigh-high leather boots over an otherwise normal tailored suit.The fetish-adjacent choice was purposeful meant as a nod to his role as the BDSM-enthusiast leader of a biker gang in the upcoming Pillion. Of course, fans will also consider it reminiscent of the time he donned a collar and leash for Infinity Pool press back in 2023.Oh, then there was that time he just skipped pants altogether for the 2016 MTV Movie Awards.Keep doing what youre doing, sir!

Pride season is finally upon us! Now that our favorite time of year is finally here, its time to start organizing your calendar so you can fit in as many parades, parties, and protests as possible. Pride Month has always been about protest as much as celebration, but with the LGBTQ+ community under attack from the Trump administration and conservative politicians all over America, it is more important than ever for us to stand together, show our strength, fight back against an oppressive government, celebrate our collective queer joy, and party the night away. Yes, we need to fight, but Pride Month is also about coming together in community to have fun together and forget your worries for a while surrounded by other queer people. So lets all come together in solidarity, demand our civil rights, and celebrate with a month-long party! Not only do we have every Pride celebration in the U.S., but weve also go you covered if youre looking for Black Pride events or Dyke Marches. Don't see an event you're excited about? Email us at news@equalpide.com and we'll add it to the calendar.Keep scrolling to see every Pride event across the country so you can start planning your own personal Pride calendar!World Pride (May 17 - June 8)To mark 50 years of Pride being celebrated in Washington, DC, World Pride is coming to the U.S. Capitol. The festivities kicked off with Trans Pride on May 17 and will continue for the next three weeks where there will be LGBTQ+ rallies, seminars, parties, after parties, and after-after parties, including Black Pride, Latin Pride, and AAPI Pride. It all culminates in a two-day closing festival with a parade, rally, and concert where Doechii and Cynthia Erivo will perform.More details at World Pride.WEHO Pride (May 30 - June 1)WEHO Pride weekend begins with the Friday Night with OUTLOUD music festival, and will continue with a Pride Street Fair, Women's Freedom Festival and Dyke March, and the WeHo Pride Parade.More details at WEHO Pride.DC Veteran and Service Pride Weekend (May 29 - 31)Modern Military is celebrating Pride Month this year by honoring the fight for LGBTQ+ rights while working toward a more inclusive future. The DC Veteran and Service Pride Weekend will have a Military Veteran Mixer and Drag Show, an LGBTQ+ Veterans Stories of Joy and Resistance event, and the DC World Pride Military & Veterans Field Day.More details at Modern Military.Pittsburgh Pride (May 30 - June 1)Not only is there a march and parade at Pittsburgh Pride, but Pennsylvania-based weekend will also have an Emerald City Kiki Ball, the second annual Bigger Gayer Picniq, a Pride Prom, and celebrity headliners like David Archuleta, Drag Race alum Willam, Lil Mo, and J Howell.More details at Pittsburgh Pride.Santa Cruz Pride (June 1)This year, Santa Cruz, California, is celebrating its 50th Pride parade. The parade will start downtown, and there will also be a Pride Week Festival with 100 booths, two stages for live entertainment, a beer garden featuring Santa Cruz Pride beer, and admission is free.More details at Santa Cruz Pride.Ferndale Pride (May 31)Ferndale Pride may not be one of the biggest celebrations in California, but the city is going all out this year with a Pride parade, performance stage that will host local bands and drag performances, a dance stage with a live DJ so you can dance the day away, a Reading with Royalty drag queen story time, 200 slots for venders, and a childrens area perfect for keeping your kiddos entertained.More details at Ferndale Pride.Sonoma County Pride (May 31 - June 1)Sonoma County Prides theme this year is Fierce and Forty to celebrate its 40th year hosting a Pride parade. The festivities will start with a Shady Sassy Scarlet kick off party before the parade and festival with headline performances by Australian singer Betty Who, drag queen Ruby Red Munro, indie band Gloomy June, DJ Rotten Robbie, and Cheer SF.More details at Sonoma Country Pride.Philly Pride (June 1)The City of Brotherly Love is celebrating Pride with a parade and festival that will have drag, DJs, and community talent, along with youth and family programming, Queerwomencentered showcases, including a ballroom competition in the Sapphic Zone, and even a Sensory Friendly Zone for people who need a calm and quiet space.More details at Philly Gay Calendar.Jersey Pride (June 1)The 33rd annual Jersey Pride will take place is Asbury Park, New Jersey, and will have a parade, rally, and festival that will have a food court, a family zone, and live entertainment.More details at Jersey Pride.St. Petersburg Pride (June 1 - June 28)Floridas largest Pride celebration will kick off with a street party, and will continue all month with a Youth Pride and Family Day and a stonewall Reception to honor LGBTQ+ history, before culminating in a parade and festival on June 28, that will be attended by hundreds of thousands of people and headlined by rapper Saucy Santana.More info at St. Pete Pride.Pride Fest Milwaukee (June 5 - 7)PrideFest Milwaukee is going big this year. The festival will have a Red Light District, a Main Stage, a Dance Pavillion, and a Childrens stage. There will be live performances, including a Ru Queens Drag Show starring Adore Delano, Raja Gemini, Nina West, Willow Pill, and Jan Sport, and a showcase of hot men with the Homme Fatale: All Male Show. Then, the weekend will close out with the 21st annual Milwaukee Pride parade.More details at PrideFest.Springfield, MA Pride (June 5 - 7)The fourth annual Springfield Pride Parade Weekend will bring thousands of people from across New England to Springfield, Massachusetts, for the LGBTQIA Flag Raising and Youth Community Panel, the YOU Ball Fundraising Gala, a Pride Parade, and Pride Block Party with profits going to fund the LGBTQ+ youth organization, the Safe Space Program.More details at Springfield Pride Parade.Provincetown Pride (June 6 - 8)Provincetown, known for LGBTQ+ inclusion, always goes big in June. This year, P-town will kick off Pride with a party headlined by none other than Lady Gaga and Beyonc. There will be Pride Bingo hosted by drag queen Paige Turner, a Pride market, Pride rally that will end in a Sashay to Tea dance party, a quer comedy showcase, and the annual Lobster Roll event.More details at P-town.Kansas City Pride (June 6 - 8)To celebrate the 50th year, Kansas City PrideFest kicks off with an opening night celebration before a Pride Parade on Saturday and festival with multiple stages for live entertainment, vender, and food trucks, and a Family and Community Day on Sunday.More details at KC Pride.Pride CLE (June 7)Last year, Clevelands Pride CLE broke attendance records and organizers are hoping to do that again in 2025. There will be a parade and a festival where Hedwig and the Angry Inch tribute band 45 Ballerinas will be headlining alongside drag queens Anhedonia Delight and Ariyah Fuego, the Cavaliers Dance Team, the Cleveland Pride Band, and the Cleveland Transgender Choir.More details at LGBTQ Cleveland.Albuquerque PrideFest (June 7)Albuquerque, New Mexico is being taken over by PrideFest on June 7. This year, the theme is Empower, Unite, Fight, Thrive and the festival will be in a brand new location at Civic Plaza. The PrideFest will feature social events, candlelight vigils, and a main event at Balloon Fiesta Park, and will culminate in a Pride parade with colorful floats, dancers, and classic cars.More details at ABQ Pride.Middletown Pride (June 7)Connecticut is celebrating! Middleton Pride is a local organization in Middletown, Connecticut that provides resources, education, services, grants, scholarships, and free events for the LGBTQ+ community year-round, but on June 7, they are also putting on the 7th annual PrideFEST. There will be a street festival, activities for all ages, a Pride March, a Pride Rally, a Pride Showcase Concert, and a Tea Dance.More details at Middletown Pride.Utah Pride (June 7 - 8)Utah Pride Fest is a two-day long event that rivals the largest Pride festivals in the country. This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Utah Pride Parade which will bring in approximately 150,000 spectators and participants to the streets of downtown Salt Lake City.More details at Utah Pride.Motor City Pride (June 7-8)Motor City Pride is Michigans largest Pride event with over 65,000 participants. The weekend will have a Pride festival and parade in downtown Detroit with performances on four unique stages, hundreds of vendors, community groups, artisans, and local food trucks.More details at Motor City Pride.Long Island Pride (June 8)Long Island Pride is celebrating their 35th anniversary this year with the theme Defiant Joy. There will be a vibrant Pride Parade, a beer and wine garden, a family zone, food trucks, vendors and exhibits, and a concert featuring performers like Shye Roberts, Dan Kiernan, Ryan Cassata, and Drag Race stars Kori King and Tina Burner.More details at Long Island Pride.LA Pride (June 8-9)The 50th anniversary of Baltimore Prides theme for 2025 is 50 Shades of Pride and will feature a Pride Parade, Pride in the Park Festival, and a Pride Block Party that usually features drag acts, guest DJs, and live performances.More details at Baltimore Pride.Baltimore Pride (June 8 - 15)The 50th anniversary of Baltimore Prides theme for 2025 is 50 Shades of Pride and will feature a Pride Parade, Pride in the Park Festival, and a Pride Block Party that usually features drag acts, guest DJs, and live performances.More details at Baltimore Pride.Stonewall Columbus Pride (June 13 - June 14)The first Stonewall Columbus Pride was in 1982 and only had around 200 people in attendance, but in the decades since it has grown to welcome 700,000 visitors. Not only will it have a PRide March and festival, but its the organization's largest fundraiser.More details at Stonewall Columbus.Bisbee Pride - Arizona (June 13 - 15)Bisbee Pride is celebrating their 21st year in 2025 with the theme Party with a Purpose. The three-day celebration will have a Pride parade and festival that will be headlined by Crocodile Rockster, a popular Elton John impersonator and tribute artist.More details at Bisbee Pride.Brooklyn Pride (June 14)Brooklyn Prides epic day-long celebration will have a street festival, entertainment stage, family fun zone, twilight Pride Parade.More details at Brooklyn Pride.NOLA Pride (June 14)New Orleans residents and visitors will celebrate Pride Month on June 14 with NOLA Pride. There will be a community festival with live performances and delicious food, a Pride Parade through the famed French Quarter, and a PrideFest with live entertainment and vendors.More details at NOLA Pride.Boston Pride for the People (June 14)Boston Pride for the People brings around one million people to Boston for a Pride parade, festival, and block party.More details at Boston Pride for the People.Dallas Pride (June 14-15)This year, Dallas Prides theme is Pride is My Right. The vibrant two-day event will feature a Pride Music Festival at Fair Park, which will have teen and family vendors, a Pride Parade, a teen pride event, a Pride festival, and a Family Pride Zone.More details at Dallas Pride.Indy Pride (June 14-15)Indy Pride kicks off with a Pride parade that is regularly attended by at least 60,000 people, and where you can expect to see floats, marching bands, performers, and community leaders marching through downtown Indianapolis. Natasha Bedingfield, Coco & Breezy, Tinashe, Big Wild, and Snow Wife will all be performing over the course of the weekend.More details at Indy Pride.Sacramento Pride (June 14-15)The capital of California celebrates Pride with a march and festival that includes entertainment stages where Drag Races Shea Coule is set to perform, an arts pavilion, a health & wellness zone, the Q-Spot youth area, and exhibitor booths featuring local businesses, community groups, and community partners.More details at Sacramento Pride.Central Alabama Pride (June 15)Central Alabama PrideFest will have food and drink and a huge lineup of entertainers ready to perform on the mainstage. From singers and musicians to a DIY drag show to performances by Drag Race stars Sapphira Cristl, Darienne Lake, India Ferrah, Deja Skye, and The Widow Von Du, there is something for everyone.More details at Central Alabama Pride.Portland Pride (June 21)The Portland, Oregon Pride parade and festival will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with elaborate floats, drag queens, community organizations, good food, and entertainment.More details at Pride Portland.FLoatarama South Florida (June 21)Want to celebrate Pride, but sick of doing it on land? Well, youre in luck because FLoatarama is Americas biggest on-the-water fundraiser that features a yacht party and brunch cruise before leading to the waterfront where there will be a T-Dance with DJs.More details at FLoatarama.Kentuckiana Pride (June 21)Natasha Bedingfield, Saucy Santana, The Scarlet Opera, Tanner Adell, Molly Grace, and more are all performing at this years Kentuckian Pride parade and festival.More details at Kentuckian Pride.Rhode Island Pride (June 21)Rhode Island Pride is New Englands largest Pride celebration. The festival starts at 11:30 am and will feature a Beer, Wine, and Spirits Tent, more than 20 vendors, a PrideFest Kid Zone so that even the kiddies are entertained, and live performances from Grammy Award-winner Thelma Houston, RuPauls Drag Race superstars, and American Idol sensations. Then, the night will end with the states famed Illuminated Night Parade.More details at Pride RI.Key West Pride (June 23-30)Gay mecca Key West, Florida, is celebrating our favorite month of the year with a week-long Pride festival with an event for every taste. From a Leather & Gear Fetish Event to a Pride Brunch Sail & Swim to a pub crawl to a queer comedy night, and so much more, there is something for everyone.More details at Gay Key West.Cincinnati Pride Festival (June 22)The Cincinnati Pride Festival is a fun event perfect for the whole family. The biggest draw is the three stages, each with full lineups of fantastic performers from DJs, drag queens, and musician, and will be headlined by The Aces and Drag Races Priyanka.More details at Cincinnati Pride.Nashville Pride (June 27 - 29)Nashville Pride not only has an exciting Pride parade, there is also a Friday Concert hosted by Drag Races The Princess, with performances by Kim Petras, Estelle, Empress Of, and All Star winner Kylie Sonique Love.More details at Nashville Pride.Newport Pride (June 28)Newport Prides festival and Pride Parade bring in thousands of visitors and participants every year and is fun for the whole family, then once it gets late, the Pride After Dark Party will be a blast for adults who want to party the night away.More details at Newport Pride.Anchorage (June 28)Alaska's biggest Pride Parade takes over downtown Anchorage on June 28 for an unforgettable day filled with colorful floats, lively music, rainbow flags, bold outfits, and an atmosphere of joy and acceptance.More details at Alaskans Together.NYC Pride (June 28 - 29)New York City is the birthplace of Pride Month and host the largest Pride parade in the world. There will be the iconic Pride March that is not only a celebration but a civil rights demonstration too, a Youth Pride event, and the PrideFest street fair that combines exhibitors, food, and activities for a day of fun and celebration.More details at NYC Pride.San Francisco Pride (June 28 - 29)San Francisco is home to one of the oldest and largest Pride celebrations in the country, attracting over a million people to the city every year. The weekend is full of parties and celebrations, including the huge and exciting Pride parade full of elaborate floats, drag queens, and community organizations, and a festival that will have live entertainment, vendors, and good food and drink that everyone can enjoy.More details at SF Pride.Denver Pride (June 28 - 29)Over 500,000 people gather in Colorado every year for Denver Pride, with a huge Pride parade with colorful floats, marchers, and music. PrideFest also boasts more than 250 exhibitors, 30 food vendors, and captivating live performances, and a there is a Pride 5K which raises money to provide free essential services, programs, and activities to LGBTQ+ individuals and allies year-round.More details at Denver Pride.Twin Cities Pride (June 29)Twin Cities Pride not only has a huge parade and festival with live performances, vendors, and food, but Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will be this years Grand Marshal. There will also be the 2025 Twin Cities Pride Rainbow Run 5k & Kids Rainbow Dash, where participants are encouraged to have a blast and dress as colorfully as possible.More details at TC Pride.Oakland Pride (Sept 7)Oakland may be just across the Bay from the huge San Francisco Pride event, but Oakland Pride has its own unique flavor and reasons for visitors to attend with a big Pride parade, diverse and colorful festival, and live music all celebrating the local LGBTQ+ community.More details at Oakland Pride.

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We love our Sonjarita!Sonja Morgan is Bravo royalty from her very memorable time on The Real Housewives of New York City. Besides RHONY, the star has also appeared on The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip and Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake.While attending the grand opening for The Tryst Puerto Vallarta, the reality TV star dished on her very busy schedule that's kept her from starring on Emmy-winning shows such as The Traitors."I haven't been available for Traitors because to give six weeks, that would be a lot of Sonja in Your City! That would be like 17 shows right there. I just did Celebrity Name That Tune with Christian Siriano! All the girls were swooning. That was fun! Of course I brought an intern," Morgan tells PRIDE. See on Instagram It comes as no surprise that Bravoholics everywhere have begged NBCUniversal to cast Morgan back on RHONY or for another season of Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake."Luann and I are just so good together! We always get laid together. I'm the curator of c*ck! We like the D! For me, an ideal evening is drinking with the gays and going home with the d*ck. Luann and I are perfect for six weeks!"If a second season of Luann & Sonja: Welcome to Crappie Lake sadly isn't in the cards, Morgan even says she'd love to collab with her RHONY OG's on other potential spin-off shows."You know who's really great? Ramona and I! She always takes care of me. When she's fixing my makeup, it's like she's wiping snow off a windshield! I love to travel with her... and I could always travel with Dorinda! She always has something with the cellulite!"Fans can follow Sonja Morgan on Instagram here. To see the full interview, check out the video at the top of the page.

Welcome to the Creepy Kiki, PRIDEs weekly dissection of all things that go bump in the (gay) night. This is the first installment in a series celebrating queer horror, so join us each week for more stories that chill, thrill, and unapologetically kill with flair.Director John Hughes was one of the defining voices of the 1980s. He was the architect behind some of the most enduring archetypes of the teen comedy genre. But what if you took some of his most influential work, like 16 Candles, Pretty in Pink, and Some Kind of Wonderful and tossed them in a blender with some red dye and corn syrup? What youd end up with is Fear Street: Prom Queen, the latest entry in Netflixs oh-so-queer horror franchise that debuted with a trilogy of movies and dominated the summer of 2021.This new entry, set in 1988 between the events of the first two of those films, introduces us to a new cast of doomed characters just days away from their senior prom. At its (bloody) heart is Lori Granger, who in typical form for the franchises fictional town of Shadyside, comes from a family that seems cursed with violence. By her side is her horror-loving, pot-smoking, and very queer-coded best friend, Megan Rogers, played by out actress Suzanna Son. Against all odds, Lori finds herself nominated for prom queen. The only thing standing between her and coronation is the wolf pack her schools group of vicious, popular girls oh, and an axe-wielding maniac, picking off the would-be prom royalty.Its a perfectly 80s setup for a slasher movie, and the film takes full advantage of finding delightfully gory ways to slice and dice through its significant body count. But what really makes this a must-see for queer fans is Megan, who is an amalgamation of classic '80s (and '00s) sidekicks Duckie, Watts, and a whisper of Janis Ian; and that Son helps infuse the character with the kind of queer-coding that would also have been period appropriate.This film marks the actress's freshman foray into the horror genre, having first broken out in her Gotham Award-nominated role in Sean Bakers Red Rocket, followed by a scene-stealing performance as Chloe in HBOs The Idol.But her road to becoming a scream queen might just have been predestined. My birthday is the day before Halloween, she jokes to PRIDE. The nurses at the hospital were actually dressed up like witches, and I think that's so funny. It's something that's followed me.It may have awakened something in her as well. Son credits starring in Fear Street for turning her into a fan of the genre but that first came with conquering a fear of her own. I was pretty nervous to do Fear Street, she admits. I had never screamed in public. I had never run on screen before. I was very self-conscious. So, in a way, it was like boot camp and it also made my love for horror so much stronger.The secret to a good scream? Son, whos also a lifelong piano player with her first album debuting soon, says it's the same as singing. You don't know what sound is going to come out, and if you don't commit, and if you're not a little bit relaxed, it's gonna sound like crap, she explains. You really just have to just throw yourself away.She has plenty of opportunities to show off those pipes in Fear Street, as shes stalked through the halls of Shadyside High by a masked killer. Her newly found love of horror is also something shes been sharing with her wife, talent manager Ana Bedayo. She was really scared, says Son. Son, on the other hand, has dived into the deep end of the genre and isn't looking back. I'm good to go. I will watch Sinners on shrooms in IMAX, and my wife is freaking out and I have to console her while I'm on shrooms, which is crazy, she says. So if that gives you any bit of the dynamic, she's such a chicken, but I love her so much because she will watch all of the horror [movies] with me, and I'll just maybe I'll watch it first, and then I'll have to tell her there's a jump scare coming. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Suzanna Son (@suzannason)Her new passion for the genre has lead to her discovering film like Nicolas Pesces The Eyes of My Mother, a psychological horror entry about a young womans emotional detachment growing into violent behavior, which Son says she connected with in a surprisingly profound way, It's so sad, and there's something about it that reminds me of my childhood, which is so fucked up, just like the way... I don't even want to get into it, but, yeah, there's just something nostalgic about it, she shares. It's also a beautiful film. All the trauma aside, it's stunning... that changed my life, actually. It was like, horror can be beautiful. Like many queer folks, Son has found a refuge in the horror genre, and the catharsis it offers in a world where reality can feel quite scary. Feeling those feelings in a safe place, on my couch with my wife, there's something nice about [it], that life isn't so scary anymore, she explains. I can go to that place and be scared when I want to and when I'm in control of it. Not only has the horror genre offered a safe space to process feelings of fear, but its also been a place where queer audiences have seen themselves reflected, either subtextually in films like A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddys Revenge or textually as in Miriam Blaylock in The Hunger or, more recently, in a multigenerational lesbian love story central to the Fear Street trilogy.Like most of the queer viewers who tuned into that three part saga of sapphic love and human sacrifice, Son was a fan. No notes! Honestly, I just love a love story that isn't all about sadness, she says of Prom Queens predecessors.While the new film falls more into the subtextual column, queer fans will likely pick up on the loads of queer coding in the film as unintentional as it may be. Son shares that director Matt Palmer (Calibre) intended the dynamic between Megan and Lori to be platonic love; we'll leave it up to the audience to decide what they see. If they end up viewing the dynamic through rainbow colored glasses, well, theyre in good company. It was how I interpreted the page, really, admits Son. I saw all these words on the page and, yeah, they just felt so real. I don't know how to put it. I just felt the friendship and the kinship, and I have lost some best friends before, and it was reminding me of that feeling. While Fear Street: Prom Queen might be Sons first foray into horror, it wont be her last. Next up, shes starring in the upcoming season of Monsters, which will focus on famed serial killer Ed Gein, whose crimes inspired some of the most iconic queer villains in horror history, including Silence of the Lambs Buffalo Bill and Psychos Norman Bates himself. While Son cant say much about her Monsters role, including the name of her character, it's one she admits she mourned when she had to say goodbye to them.Son seems destined to be a figure in queer horror history, and we cant wait to see what she conjures up while safely peeking out between our fingers, of course.To see PRIDE's interviews with the Fear Street: Prom Queen cast, check out the video at the top of the page.

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by Nicole Santa Cruz ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up for Dispatches, a newsletter that spotlights wrongdoing around the country, to receive our stories in your inbox every week. When a homeless man questioned the Phoenix polices authority to stop him in February 2020, an officer grabbed him and knelt on his neck while another officer shocked him with a Taser. Another unhoused man said officers threw away his belongings, telling him, You guys are trash and this is trash. Other people experiencing homelessness were regularly cited and arrested by the citys officers during early morning hours for conduct that is plainly not a crime. Those were among the abuses alleged by the Department of Justice last June, following a nearly three-year investigation into the city of Phoenix and its police department. The investigation marked the first time the DOJ had found a pattern of violations against homeless people, including that officers and other city employees illegally threw away their belongings.In addition, DOJ investigators found that officers disproportionately cited and arrested people experiencing homelessness. They comprised 37% of all Phoenix Police Department arrests from 2016 to 2022, though homeless people account for less than 1% of the population. Investigators said many of those stops, citations and arrests were unconstitutional.The wide-ranging probe also found officers used excessive force, discriminated against people of color, retaliated against protesters and violated the rights of people with behavioral health disabilities similar issues to those the DOJ has documented in troubled law enforcement agencies in other cities.But federal officials announced Wednesday that they had abandoned efforts to compel the city and police to address those issues. The DOJ closed its investigations and retracted findings of constitutional violations in Phoenix and five other jurisdictions, including Trenton, New Jersey. Beyond that, the Department of Justice said it was dismissing Biden-era lawsuits against several other police departments, including in Louisville, Kentucky, and Minneapolis, where George Floyd was killed by police five years ago.The DOJ said requiring the cities to enter consent decrees, which are intended to ensure reforms are enacted, would have imposed years of micromanagement of local police departments by federal courts and expensive independent monitors, and potentially hundreds of millions of dollars of compliance costs, without a legally or factually adequate basis for doing so.The city of Phoenix said in a statement that it has tirelessly focused on enhancing policy, training and accountability measures to ensure the best public safety for everyone who lives, works and plays in Phoenix. In recent years, the city has enacted policy changes including employee training and the implementation of body-worn cameras. Legal experts told ProPublica the wrongdoing the DOJ uncovered in Phoenix should be corrected even though city officials will be under less pressure to act.It is a very real shame and a disservice to the residents of these communities to end the work, to stand down and unwind the investigations and to purport to retract the findings, said Justin Levitt, a law professor at Loyola Marymount University and former deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice.The reports retraction, along with last years Supreme Court decision allowing cities to arrest and cite people for sleeping outside even when they have nowhere else to go, could further embolden cities and police departments to marginalize homeless people, said Brook Hill, senior counsel with the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, a legal advocacy group that focuses on racial justice issues. They will feel like they have a license to do the sweeps and to otherwise make life in public view uncomfortable for unhoused people, he said.Indeed, just last week California Gov. Gavin Newsom urged all local governments in that state to use their authority affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court to address encampments.After the DOJ began the Phoenix investigation in August 2021, Fund for Empowerment, an Arizona advocacy group for homeless people, and the American Civil Liberties Union of Arizona sued the city and police department to stop what attorneys called unconstitutional raids on unsheltered people. Its lawsuit accused the city of failing to provide housing and instead turning to encampment removals to clear sidewalks and other areas. The City has made its message to unhoused individuals clear: engaging in sleep and other essential life activities on the citys public grounds will lead to detention, arrest, displacement, and the loss of the individuals personal effects, the Fund for Empowerment alleged in court documents.Nearly a month later, a judge issued an injunction preventing the city from enforcing its camping ban against people who cant find shelter, as well as from seizing and throwing away peoples belongings. The lawsuit is ongoing.The DOJs June 2024 report stated that even after the injunction and new city policies were in place, city officials continued to arrest people for camping and to destroy peoples belongings without notice or the opportunity to reclaim them.ProPublica, as part of its investigation into cities handling of homeless peoples possessions, found that Phoenix rarely stored property seized from encampments. From May 2023 to 2024, the city responded to 4,900 reports from the public involving encampments, according to its records. The city said workers, trained to assess which items are property and which are trash, found items that could be stored at only 405 of the locations it visited. Not all of those belongings required storage because people may have removed them between a report of an encampment and the citys arrival. The city stored belongings 69 times.In January 2024, the city issued its own report in anticipation of the DOJs allegations. The city said it found nothing to support accusations that police interfered with the possessions of people experiencing homelessness. Phoenix officials also said in the report that although the city and police department welcome additional insights from the DOJ, they were unwilling to be subjected to a consent decree, a binding plan in which an appointed monitor oversees implementation of reforms.Attorneys and advocates said that the DOJs decision has no bearing on lawsuits filed by private attorneys alleging civil rights violations, including against people who are homeless. The ACLU this week also launched a seven-state effort to file records requests to hold police departments accountable, it said. Elizabeth Venable, lead community organizer with the Fund for Empowerment, who also helped the DOJ connect with the unhoused community in Phoenix, said she viewed the federal findings as a victory for unhoused people. Despite the retraction by U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, Venable said, the report still has weight. No matter what Pam Bondi says, people are not going to forget it, especially people who learned about something that they were horrified by, she said.

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