It uses the language of inclusion to exclude anybody who will not wholeheartedly affirm its ambitions.
Stonewall reports ‘ LGBT in Britain – University Report (2018) ’, ‘ Home and Communities Report (2018) ’ and ‘ Trans Report (2018) ’ found that:
The events are a huge celebration of diversity as well as acknowledgment of some of the hard-won freedoms of the LGBTQA+ communities around the world.Īlthough there has been progress towards LGBTQ A + rights there is still a long way to go in the fight against homophobia, biphobia and transphobia both nationally and worldwide - find out more about the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia here. Pride Month is often marked with parades, protest marches, poetry readings, public speaking, educational/awareness raising sessions and many other events. Pride Month also acts as a reminder of how much more still needs to change and be done to ensure that LGBTQA+ are supported and included. Pride is about people and communities coming together in celebration, protest, solidarity and to remember those who have fought for equal rights of the LGBTQA+ community.Īs well as being a month-long celebration of LGBTQA+ culture, achievements and progress, Pride Month is also an opportunity to protest and raise political awareness of current issues facing the LGBTQA+ community nationally and worldwide. Pride Month is an annual celebration that takes place during the month of June, to mark the anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York, June 1969.