“All of us who are openly gay are living and writing the history of our movement.
We are no more – and no less – heroic than the suffragists and abolitionists of the 19th century; and the labor organizers, Freedom Riders, Stonewall demonstrators, and environmentalists of the 20th century. We are ordinary people, living our lives, and trying as civil-rights activist Dorothy Cotton said, to ‘fix what ain’t right’ in our society.”
-Senator Tammy Baldwin
This is what self-pride reads like, this is what self-appreciation is. this is what Pride Month is for!!
…. To commemorate the Stonewall Riots and to celebrate oneself as a being, one is.
Gay Pride
to commemorate the Stonewall riots which occurred in 1969 at the end of June, this month was chosen for LGBT pride month. So to recognize the impact of LGBT people across the world, various pride events are held during this month.
Consideration of “Gay Pride”
Just a year later of the Stonewall riots, in 1970, a committee was formed to commemorate the riots.
Initially, the committee didn’t have the right term to describe the series of events that took place. The term “Gay Power” was used for a while but was later changed to “Gay Pride” when suggested by a committee member L. Craig Schoonmaker to which everyone agreed.
World Wide Celebrations
The month of June can be seen as people organizing the gay pride marches and parades across the world.
LGBT film festivals are held around the world from Denmark to South Africa and to New Zealand…
Also throughout the year, several cities around the globe conduct transgender events which include conferences, conventions, and workshops. these events differ in type from each other as some give transgenders a chance to meet and hangout whereas some others are seminars by health care professionals.
India’s acceptance to “Gay Pride”
After the iconic day of 6th September 2018 (iconic because of the abolition of Section 377 of IPC) 2019 had higher participation in gay pride celebration by organizing parades and marches in various cities with rainbow coloured flags in the air.
The Indian culture Doesn’t abruptly accepts the foreign changes, though the exceptions do support the ones meant for the betterment.
We at Campus Haat, as one of those exceptions stand in support of the LGBT.
This Pride Month Campus Haat collaborates with “Unmukt“, a students’ collective of IIT Kanpur which acts as a forum for gender and sexual diversity, and celebrates the pride month and admits to being in support of LGBT because “Love is Love”.
So join in with Campus Haat and Unmukt at various social media portals to support the LGBT and stay updated to our various activities conducted during the “Pride Month
Some NGOs working for sexual minorities in INDIA:-
Queerythm
It is a registered community-based organization for the LGBTIQ
people. Started as a support group for queer individuals, we aim for a society free of discrimination against gender and sexual minorities.
CONTACT:-
+91-97455-45559
Facebook
https://queerythm.wordpress.com/about/
iCall
It is a mental health project initiated in 2012 by the School of Human Ecology, TISS – Mumbai. iCALL endeavors to provide professional and free counseling through technology-assisted mediums such as telephone, email and chat to anyone in need of emotional support, irrespective of age, gender, sexual orientation or race, and transcending geographical distances while ensuring confidentiality.
CONTACT:-
022-25521111
http://icallhelpline.org/
Dumdum Swikriti Society
It is an organization, located in Kolkata empowering sexual minorities, adolescents & youths by education them about sexuality & related issues. Generating greater understanding in the larger society of issues concerning sexual minorities, adolescents & youth.
CONTACT:-
+91-98317-43608
http://www.infosem.org/swikriti.htm
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