Pride Month 2023: Pride Month has arrived and like every year, this year too, it is celebrated solemnly and dignified around the world. Every year in June, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gay and intersex, LGBTQI community celebrates that month in different ways. Find out below what Pride Month is, reasons to celebrate it, and its meanings and concepts.
The White House said: “During Pride Month, we honor a movement that has grown stronger, more vibrant, and more inclusive every year. Pride honors generations of LGBTQI+ people who have fought bravely. fight to live openly and honestly, and it’s a reminder that we still have many generations to work to ensure that everyone enjoys the full promise of equality, dignity, protection and freedom.”
Happy Pride Month!
This month and every month, the Biden-Harris administration is proud to stand with the LGBTQI+ community in their relentless fight for freedom, justice, and equality. pic.twitter.com/rz2utWXzVX
– White House (@WhiteHouse)
June 1, 2023
What is Pride Month?
Every year from June 1 to June 30, all members of the LGBTQ community and their allies celebrate their identities through Pride Month. They recognize their achievements and struggles in maintaining their equality with the world. They celebrate this month by organizing various events around the world to promote the idea of equal identity and raise awareness globally.
Pride Month can also be seen as an opportunity to peacefully protest the harassment faced by the LGBTQ community and raise political awareness of current issues facing the community.
Why Pride Month History?
Pride Month celebrates the police raid that sparked the infamous Stonewall riots, which in turn led to the establishment of LGBTQ+ rights. This raid was conducted at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich, Manhattan on June 28, 1969. And to make people aware of their rights and choices, and to create political awareness of their issues. them, Pride Month has been launched.
Pride Month is important because it marks the beginning of major changes in the LGBT+ community, as well as broader societal impacts. LGBTQ+ still face harassment from the world, but this is just the beginning of their long wait for recognition.
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How is Pride Month celebrated?
This is because Brenda Howard, a New York bisexual activist nicknamed the “Mother of Pride”, organized the first Pride Parade to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising. Pride month is characterized by parades, demonstrations, and parties. The Pride Parade in New York is one of the biggest and most famous parades taking place this month. About 50,000 people attend the parade every year.
What is a symbol of pride?
The most recognizable symbol for Pride Day is the rainbow flag, commonly known as the Pride flag or the LGBTQ+ flag. The flag consists of brightly colored horizontal stripes, usually consisting of red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple. Each color represents different meanings, such as life, healing, sunlight, nature, harmony, and spirit. The rainbow flag has become an iconic symbol of LGBTQ+ pride, solidarity and the constant struggle for equality and acceptance. It serves as a powerful symbol of diversity, inclusion, and celebrates the LGBTQ+ community.
In 1999 and 2000, Bill Clinton was the first US president to officially declare Pride Month. Barack Obama later proclaimed June as LGBT Pride Month from 2009 to 2016. Although detractors point out that actions speak louder than words, Donald Trump acknowledged Pride Month in May of 2016. 2019 by tweeting that his government had begun a global push to decriminalize homosexuality.
Don’t forget to walk in solidarity this Pride Month! Happy Pride Month!
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