What is Pride Month and why does it have to be June?
Rainbow flags fly Colorful dresses Full facial hair People in big cities come together and march through the streets”
LGBTQIAN+ It has become a buzz word nowadays. Many people may have seen it on news pages from all over the world. Especially in June every year. This is another important occasion where LGBTQIAN+ people join forces to organize various celebratory activities.
People around the world will come forward to support equal rights in various fields. and decorated with rainbow flags to represent gender diversity. This month is known and heard by many by another name: “Pride month“
What is Pride Month?
Every year in June, many countries organize events for people of all genders. We call itA proud month Or Pride Month will be Gender Equality Month. It's LGBTQIAN+ Pride Month.
Along with this pride festival there are often parades called LGBTQ parades or pride parades (Pride Parade) is a festival where people of all genders celebrate with enthusiasm, going out and waving rainbow flags. Pride Month is a movement for gender equality for LQBTQ+ people around the world, while Pride Month also serves as a political movement.
Why June?
It was sparked by the 1969 anti-black protests known as Stonewall, which attempted to arrest LGBTQ+ people at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, USA, as illegal. The clashes continued, and more and more LGBTQ+ people began to unite. Claiming gender-related rights
Since this event, LGBTQ+ people have been talked about around the world. It is a radical movement. From this point, the Pride Parade was born, a parade of LGBT people.
The movement continued so much that in 2000 President Bill Clinton declared the month of June “June 2007”. Gay and Lesbian Pride Month: Nine years later, in 2009, President Barack Obama proclaimed it. A month of pride for people of different genders or LGBT, as we are well aware of before adding Q+ to it.
Expresses the meaning of “LGBTQIAN+”.
As for the meaning of “LGBTQIAN+”, it is an acronym for various sexual orientations. There is variety in that Originally there were only 4 letters “LGBT” but later the + was added to express the added diversity. Until 4 more letters were added, what is now “LGBTQIAN+” comes from the following words:
- L = Lesbian (lesbian) – a woman who likes and is interested in other women.
- G = Homosexual (homosexual) – men who like and are interested in other men.
- B = bisexual (bisexual) – a group that prefers both the same sex and the opposite sex.
- T = Transgender (Transgender) – A person whose birth gender does not match their gender identity.
- Q = Queer (Queer) – A person who is not restricted to any gender they belong to. Which gender to fall in love with?
- I = Intersex (intersex) – people with ambiguous gender cannot determine the gender and have different physical characteristics
- A = A person with no sexual attraction. But love can be love and sex.
- N = non-binary (non-binary) – people who do not want to identify their gender. It is not just male or female.
Finally, we hope the above information is useful. And create everyone Learn more about the origins of Pride Month This Pride month, INN News Agency wants to be a part of telling the story. Support gender diversity and accept the rights and freedoms of all genders in society