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Pride Month
Pride month is about the celebration and Why do we celebrate Pride month? The following year, the first official Pride From 1969 until now, LGBTQ folks and allies
affirmation of self-affirmation, dignity, The catalyst for Pride is actually a riot—the parade was carried out on the anniversary have been fighting hard to give the
equality and visibility of LGBTQ+ community. 1969 Stonewall Riots. of the Stonewall Riots, with Christopher community the right to marry, that right to
Every year in June the world celebrates Street Liberation Day and the tradition has adopt children, to start families, to fight
On June 28, 1969, the Stonewall Uprising
Pride month dedicated to the LGBTQ+ continued till date. discrimination, hate speech, and hate
took place in New York City in USA. At the
community and their right to live a dignified crimes, and to simply allow queer folks to
time, the NY police would frequently raid Global Pride Day 2021
life. Pride is about people coming together, exist. While we acknowledge the progress
queer bars and harass the queer Just like every year, Global Pride Day will be
to show and celebrate how far gay rights we've made, we also need to be realistic
community. Back then, the American celebrated on June 28.
have come and how much is still left to and remember that we still have a long way
Constitution also had laws banning
achieve. There are usually colourful parades, to go.
homosexuality.
concerts and marches across the world.
Pride month is about equality, teaching Here's hoping that the world will soon
One of the most popular gay bars, However, since the Covid-19 pandemic is
acceptance, education in pride history and accept love and lovers without
Greenwich Village's Stonewall Inn was still hovering around, many will celebrate it
above all, love. During this month, we discrimination. Happy Pride Month!
raided frequently too. However, on that online.
educate others and ourselves about how
particular day in June, all hell broke loose
damaging homophobia is and why we need
when the queer community fought back and
to get rid of it. It's about being proud of who
protested hard for several days. This
you are no matter who you love.
changed the world forever, for the better.
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