Why pride is a tradition for lgbtq community
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What’s the show of Pride?
It is now mid-June, and all around us, we see rainbow flags and colorful events. It’s Pride month, the most colorful month of the year. These days we see demonstrations, events, propaganda, and advertising on this theme. But these events are not only fun and festive for those who participate, they also carry a deeper meaning and value.
Pride aims to unite people in the struggle for rights, involve allies, and construct new relationships with them. Pride is an inclusive event. For the heterosexual people who participate, it is often their only real public exposure to LGBTQIA culture. Pride can work as a lever to gain visibility and influence where equal rights do not exist and social recognition where rights do exist. An annual celebration doe
LGBTQ Pride Month History And Why It Matters
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Each June, LGBTQ+ individuals, organizations, and allies honor Pride Month in communities across the US. Along with the well-known tradition of Pride parades, LGBTQ+ Pride Month usually involves a variety of activities and events ranging from drag shows to sexual health workshops to protests in support of the queer community.
Despite the visibility of this month of celebration, many people may still be unaware of how this tradition began or why it remains so significant for the well-being of LGBTQ+ people. What are the origins of Event Month, and why is it vital for mental health?
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What is Pride Month?
Pride Month today is seen by many as a tribute to the Gay community and its history of resistance to oppression. Although the movement can be said to have made major strides in securin
Why we celebrate Pride
At the beginning of June I traveled out of town and stayed with an auntie. We stayed up belated to sit and catch up since we normally don’t get to glimpse each other. Her boyfriend was also with us.
The three of us were all engaged in the conversation when Pride month came up. More so, straight pride came up.
They asked the question. “Why is gay pride a thing but direct pride isn’t?” Existence a 23-year-old pansexual just 13 credits shy of a degree in Exchange Studies, I had no problem talking about this topic.
I asked the doubt, “Well, do you know why Event is even a thing?” They looked at each other with anticipation then turned back to me. I continued on saying, “Pride started originally as a riot. And why do riots happen?” Martin Luther King Jr. stated that “A riot is the language of the unheard.”
A standard American teaching hardly teaches the general public about anything that could stain the reputation of “How excellent America is” because if it did, I feel favor we would be an entirely diverse country.
I don’t deliberate people would be so proud to call themselves American. We wouldn’t acquire the national anthem sung at sporting events. And a l
A LGBT+ flag being waved during a celebration in front of the Together States Supreme Court upon the announcement of the Court’s decision in Obergefell v. Hodges that queer marriage is a constitutional right under the 14th Amendment. Source: Wikimedia Commons
By HAI Staff
June is National Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQIA+ rights, group, and freedom across the country. It’s also a commemoration of the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 (also known as the Stonewall Riots), and of the many protests, marches, and events that make up the Gay Rights movement and its history.
On the first anniversary of Stonewall, June 28, 1970, individuals marched in New York City in an event called the Christopher Avenue Liberation Day. This march in NYC, along with other marches in Los Angeles and Chicago held on the same night in 1970, marked the first gay pride parades in the U.S. In the years that followed, organizations in cities across the U.S. joined the tradition of hosting Lgbtq+ Pride parades.
Read more about the history of Stonewall and LGBTQIA+ activism in Emily Sullivan’s 2020 blog post Pride and Prejudice: A History of Queer Civil Disobedience and Protest.
Pride Month w
Each year throughout June, communities across the world mark sexual diversity, freedom of expression and self-worth through a multitude of colourful loud and proud events recognising the positive affect Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Trans and Queer (LGBTQ+) people have upon our world.
There’s no doubt that we’ve come a long way since the Stonewall Riots back in 1969, but there’s still work to be done. Here at OAS, we’ll be taking part in Pride Month by celebrating some of our sector’s LGBTQ+ role models, sharing resources and raising awareness about the challenges LGBTQ+ people endure to face in today’s society, and encouraging everyone to play their part in creating more uncover, diverse and inclusive world.
What is LGBTQ+ Pride Month?
Pride Month began over 50 years ago as a way of peacefully protesting against discrimination and aggression towards the LGBTQ+ people. Since then, it has evolved to become more of a celebration, with a continued commitment to tackle prejudice, discrimination and raise political awareness at the same time. Celebration promotes individuality, dignity, equivalent rights and self-affirmation, and helps increase society’s sympathetic of the issue