Good News: Golden Retrievers Gathering In Scotland, LGBTQ Pride Celebrations In Romania And The Netherlands And More
Take a break with some of the good news from around the world.
From cute dog gatherings to some of the biggest LGBTQ Pride celebrations, here’s some good news from around the world.
1. 488 golden retrievers met up in Scotland and it looked like heaven on Earth
Earlier last month, 488 golden retrievers from all around the world gathered in Scotland for their five yearly meeting.
The golden retrievers met up at the ruins of Guisachan House – their ancestral home – in the Scottish Highlands.
There, they left their humans to the sidelines and took took part in a group photo to commemorate the anniversary of the creation of their breed in 1868.
2. Trans men in Italy entered the Miss Italy pageant after it banned trans women from competing
Trans men in Italy are entering the Miss Italy pageant after it banned trans women from competing.
After a trans woman was crowned the first trans Miss Netherlands in July, Patrizia Mirigliani, the organizer of the Miss Italy pageant, criticized the Dutch pageant, saying that it was an “absurd strategy to make the news”.
Mirigliani’s comments caused a controversy, but Miss Italy organizers still confirmed that only people who are assigned female at birth can compete.
3. In a historic moment, Brazil’s constitution was officially translated into an Indigenous language
In a historic moment, Brazil’s constitution has been officially translated into an Indigenous language for the first time.
The 1988 constitution was created after a two decade military dictatorship and recognized and protected Indigenous Brazilians’ culture and way of life.
It was translated into Nheengatu, the general language used to communicate between different Indigenous groups in the Amazon.
4. Tens of thousands of people in Romania held its biggest ever Pride march to celebrate LGBTQ rights
Organizers said about 25,000 people attended the Pride parade in the capital, Bucharest.
Same-sex marriage and civil partnerships are currently still illegal in Romania, which is largely socially conservative.
The pride march was the biggest celebration since the first pride parade took place in the country in 2005.
5. Thousands of people also held a huge Pride parade in Amsterdam to celebrate LGBTQ rights
Despite forecast for rain, thousands of people attended Amsterdam’s Pride parade this year to celebrate LGBTQ rights.
Amsterdam’s iconic Canal Pride Parade was in full swing on Saturday August 5, with around 80 carefully decorated boats, each with its own theme and organization sponsor.
6. A giant snake crashed a cricket match in Sri Lanka and completely stole the show
A surprise guest slithered its way onto a cricket match in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday July 31, captivating players and spectators alike.
The snake’s surprise appearance brought a halt to a Lanka Premier League game between Galle Titans and Dambulla Aura.
After leisurely crossing the grassy pitch, the serpent then glided pass the barriers on the edge of the grounds and moved around the players’ equipment.
The snake was later identified as a non-venomous ptyas mucosa maximus, or rat snake, commonly found in South and Southeast Asia.
