We support LGBTQIA+ Pride every month, but June is a month for special celebration.
We start the month where it all began, in New York City. The first Gay Pride March, held on the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots, is often seen as a fork in the road.
Down one path lay the familiar guilt and shame of the past. Down the other lay a new movement toward pride, for both individuals and the community.
The theme for NYC Pride 2024 is “Reflect. Empower. Unite.”
It invites all of us, regardless of whether we’re in New York or elsewhere, whether we’re Queer ourselves or allies, to think of each moment as a potentially pivotal one, when we can:
🌈reflect on past struggles,
🌈empower one another, and
🌈unite against the forces that oppose LGBTQIA+ existence.
We have progressed past a time when both popular opinion and the Diagnostic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) classified homosexuality as mental illness (!!!).
In fact, we’ve come a long way, baby, and that’s surely something to celebrate.
There are still miles to go, though, and plenty we can do to empower and unite.
It starts with each of us.
Join us all month long in Pride celebration and support!
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