pride events
LGBTQ community gatherings
Pride events are public gatherings celebrating LGBTQ+ identity and community, typically held in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall uprising.
They range from parades and marches to festivals, parties, and cultural programming.
What began as political protest has evolved to include both activist demonstrations and corporate-sponsored celebrations: Are you going to any pride events this year?
- StonewallRefuse to answer questions
- gay rightsEqual treatment regardless of orientation
- trans rightsLegal protections for transgender individuals
- drag showCross-dressed cabaret performance
- drag queenTheatrical feminine performer
parade · float parade · festival · street fair · safe spaces · safe space · equality · protest · solidarity · rally · marriage equality · intersectionality · rainbow flag · diversity · visibility · nonbinary · representation · allyship
- local pridecommunity roots, sense of place, local heritage, regional identity, local hero
- LGBTQ educationGSA, LGBTQ history, LGBTQ youth, queer studies, trans students
- LGBTQ historyStonewall riots, gay liberation, Harvey Milk, gay rights movement, Daughters of Bilitis
- LGBTQ servicessafe space, safe spaces, gender clinics, hormone therapy, HIV testing
- workplace inclusiondiversity officers, workplace diversity, inclusion policies, workplace inclusion, affirmative action
- WeHoWest Hollywood, Santa Monica Boulevard, Melrose Avenue, Abbey, Troubadour
pride eventsshame
Painful awareness of failure
internalized homophobia · self-hatred · stigma · self-denial · repression