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    The Little Book of Pride: The History, the People, the Parades
    The Little Book of Pride: The History, the People, the Parades
    The Little Book of Pride: The History, the People, the Parades
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    The Little Book of Pride: The History, the People, the Parades

    By Lewis Laney

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    Celebrate the LGTBQ community with this small but perfectly formed guide to Pride.
    What began as a protest for gay rights following the Stonewall riots of 1969 in New York has grown to become a global celebration of LGBTQ culture. In the 50-odd years since the original protest, and what is now widely accepted to be the first Pride march – Christopher Street Liberation Day, 1970 – Pride events are now attended by millions each year, celebrating how far we've come, recognising where we have to go and highlighting important causes in the queer community.
    The Little Book of Pride is a concise look at everything you need to know about Pride, revealing the history, the key people involved, the best Pride events around the world, inspirational quotes from famous queers, Pride facts and a fun Pride survival guide.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCICO Books
    Release dateJun 30, 2020
    ISBN9781912983254
    The Little Book of Pride: The History, the People, the Parades

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      The Little Book of Pride - Lewis Laney

      Introduction

      Homosexuality has been around for a very long time. It’s been documented that the Greek poet Sappho, who lived on the island of Lesbos, was writing love letters and poems to other women in the seventh century; there are countless depictions of homoerotic love between men on Greek pottery, and, albeit in subtle subtexts, same-sex love has been written about in books and played out in theaters for hundreds of years. But this isn’t a book about the history or evolution of homosexuality—that would need a much bigger space than this. This is a little book about Pride.

      Pride as we know it today consists of marches, parades, festivals, and various other events that give both visibility and a voice to LGBTQ+ people around the world. In many cities, Pride is an annual occasion where LGBTQ+ people, straight allies, and supporting brands and businesses come together to celebrate the queer community.

      The first Pride event I went to was wonderful. There was so much happiness and I remember being surprised at just how packed the streets were. In my teens and early twenties, I attended lots of Pride events with various family, friends, and boyfriends, and I always had a great time. However, I don’t think it was until I got a little older and started learning more about queer history that I fully appreciated the meaning of Pride, and how important it is.

      People wave flags and brandish placards, they dress up in wild and wonderful outfits, they dance and drink, they celebrate who they are, and they share the message #LOVEISLOVE no matter your gender or sexuality. But Pride has not always been this way. Pride started out as a riot in which the queer community fought back against oppression and against being treated as criminals with few or no rights.

      It’s widely acknowledged that the riots, which took place at the Stonewall Inn in New York City in June 1969, were the start of the Pride movement, and a huge turning point for gay rights.

      This book will primarily cover the evolution of Pride in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. It will explore how LGBTQ+ people expressed themselves before the Stonewall riots and the Pride marches. It will look at the beginnings of a visible Pride movement; a fight back against the societies and authorities that were forcing queer people to live in the shadows. And it will profile those who have fought for queer rights and for human rights—gay, lesbian, trans, bi, queer, and drag queen activists, as well as straight allies, who stand in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community and use their voices and platforms to bring about change and acceptance. This little book will discuss how Pride marches have evolved, how they sometimes come under threat, and how they are now a celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and history as well as a demand for change.

      And what next for Pride? Now that Pride (in much of the western world) has the backing of big corporations, celebrity names, and politicians, how should it harness that power?

      I hope that this book informs you about queer history and Pride. I hope it helps you to enjoy and appreciate future (and maybe your first) Pride events to their fullest.

      BEFORE PRIDE

      With the hundreds (perhaps thousands) of Pride events now taking place around the world, it’s easy to forget that only half a century ago there were no marches, rallies, or parades as we know them now. But that doesn’t mean that the LGBTQ+ community didn’t exist, and it doesn’t mean that they didn’t have pride in themselves or try to make their voices heard. Many queer people showed pride in different ways, often in the subtext of their work, particularly in literature and the creative arts, while some were just out and proud about who they were and who they loved, and suffered the consequences. Even before the June 1969 Stonewall riots in New York City there were individuals and groups fighting for queer rights: for the right to hold their partner’s hand in public, for the right to go to work without fear of being fired just for being gay, and for the right to buy a beer in a gay bar, dressed however they wanted, without being brutally beaten.

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