Pride articles
What&#;s The Real Interpretation of Pride and Why do Homosexual Events Matter?
Here Matthew D. Skinta, creator of Contextual Conduct Therapy for Sexual and Gender Minority Clients, explains the importance of participating in Pride events as a communal response to celebrate self as well as protest the injustices still faced today.
This time of year means a lot to me, and like many in the community, I recall the nervous excitement that led up to my first ever chance to share widespread space with other members of Homosexual communities. Pride events generally cluster around June 28th, the anniversary of the Stonewall Protest when patrons of the Stonewall Inn fought back against a police raid. As a bar whose patrons included gender non-conforming women, sex workers, and many homosexual and trans people of color, there was no expectation that politicians would seize the initiative to end these unjust raids – so members of the community took it into their own hands. Gay and trans people around the society took inspiration from this act of fighting back and claiming a apparent place in universal. It may be difficu
PRIDE Month Celebrating Our Icons
Ellen Pence
Jo Todd CBE, CEO at Respect shared why Ellen Pence is her LGBT+ Icon:
‘‘I want to recollect Ellen Pence, an activist from the US who many of you will know, who was one of the founders of the Duluth model. I met her a limited times, and she was such a joy to be around and a great storyteller! Half activist, half stand-up comedian
Our movement was built on the shoulders of lesbians and bi women, many of whom have been forgotten, but thankfully Ellen's memory and legacy live on.
It's so important to tell our stories and celebrate the people who helped build what we now have.’’
During the s, Ellen was an activist in the housing, anti-war, civil rights and feminist movements. In , she became active in the Battered Women’s Movement, which became the primary fixate of her work. After a time of advocating for funding for women’s shelters, Ellen moved from Minneapolis to Duluth, MN, where in , she and a small organization of activists organised the Domestic Abuse Intervention Venture, commonly referred to as the “
Why Pride month is still needed
The following piece was created by a PAPYRUS staff member to celebrate Pride month, and highlight the importance of celebrating LGBTQIA+ people not just in June, but all year round.
Lots of people ask why Identity festival month is still needed, and to some people outside of the LGBTQIA+ community, it can gaze like Pride isn’t necessary anymore. But there are many reasons why Parade month is still needed, and – as a lesbian woman – I’d like to share with you how I assess celebrating Pride can be a good thing for young LGBTQIA+ people, including those who experience thoughts of suicide.
Long history
Pride started as a protest called the Stonewall Riots which happened because Police tried to raid the Stonewall Inn in New York. Pride Month honours those who were part of the most important same-sex attracted rights protests and is a reminder that Identity festival can still fight for our rights. It wasn’t until that June officially became Pride Month in the USA. It has since grown into a massive celebration of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Pride month isn’t just Gay Pride
Some people st
The Progress Pride flag was developed in by non-binary American designer and designer Daniel Quasar (who uses xe/xyr pronouns). Based on the iconic rainbow flag from , the redesign celebrates the diversity of the LGBTQ group and calls for a more inclusive society. In , the V&A acquired a bespoke applique version of the Progress Event flag that can be seen on display in the Plan – Now gallery.
'Progress' is a reinterpretation of multiple iterations of the pride flag. The first 'rainbow flag' was created by Gilbert Baker in to commemorate members of the gay and lesbian political movement. It comprised eight coloured stripes stacked on top of each other to evoke a rainbow, a symbol of hope. Baker assigned a specific meaning to each colour: pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for essence, turquoise for magic, indigo for serenity and violet for liveliness. A year later the pink and turquoise stripes were dropped owing to a shortage of pink fabric at the period and legibility concerns, resulting in the six-colour rainbow flag most commo