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Pride 2022

June is recognized as Pride month. While the beginning of Pride is traced back to the Stonewall raids in June 1968, the recognition of Pride beyond LGBTQIA+ communities is more recent. Why should we recognize Pride? What does it stand for? The struggle for recognition and rights for LGBTQIA+ communities has a long and painful history. […]

Text of Marsha P. Johnson quote: No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.

Pride

June is recognized as Pride month. While the beginning of Pride is traced back to the Stonewall raids in June 1968, the recognition of Pride beyond LGBTQIA+ communities is more recent. Why should we recognize Pride? What does it stand for?  The struggle for recognition and rights for LGBTQIA+ communities has a long and painful history. […]

Person outdoors holding rainbow flag behind their head