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How Did ‘Pride’ Come to Represent the LGBTQ+ Movement?

How did the word 'Pride' come to represent the LGBTQ+ movement?

More than three decades before June's annual celebration became official, the concept of "gay pride" had already emerged within the LGBTQ+ community. As early as , a group had adopted the acronym P.R.I.D.E., which stood for Personal Rights In Defense and Education. The terms "gay pride" and "gay power" were also influenced by the civil rights movement’s language of "Black pride" and "Black power." Several people contain claimed to have coined the term "gay pride," including activist Thom Higgins.

During planning for early Homosexual marches, organizers debated which slogan to adopt. Activist L. Craig Schoonmaker championed the term, explaining that while not everyone has power, anyone can include pride—a sense of self-worth that can drive transform and reject stigma. “Say it loud, gay is proud” became a rallying cry for some, though it took years for the word to grow the dominant term for LGBT

LGBTQ+ Pride Flags

In the Queer community, we signify our pride with flags. With many different identities in the community, there comes many diverse flags to recognize. We have unhurried all of the flags and a guide to absorb about all of the different colors of our community’s rainbow. We recognize that this may not be all of the flags that represent our community, but we will update the page as brand-new flags become popular!

Explore the flag collection below! See a flag's name by hovering or clicking on the flag.

Umbrella Flags

Gilbert Baker Pride Flag
Traditional Pride Flag
Philadelphia Celebration Flag
Progress Pride Flag
Intersex-Inclusive Progress Identity Flag
Gender non-conforming Pride Flag

The original Pride Flag was created in after activist Harvey Milk asked designer Gilbert Baker to design a symbol of gay parade. Each color represents a different part of the Gay community: hot pink represents sex, red symbolizes life, orange stands for healing, yellow equals sunlight, green stands for nature, turquoise symbolizes magic and art,

Note: Traveling as an LGBTQ+ person always carries a certain degree of risk. It is our existence as we navigate a earth with 60+ countries criminalizing our relationships and a rise in anti-LGBTQ+ legislation around the earth. We encourage our traveling collective to understand the laws and cultural challenges they may face in any destination they choose to visit for Pride and beyond. Don't be afraid of the world, but always research information specific to your travels. Enjoy Pride, be alert, and look out for each other!

The LGBTQ+ rights movement has made tremendous strides over the past few decades and much of the progress in public presence is thanks in part to gay pride parades and marches that have taken place in cities around the world.

The global landscape for LGBTQ+ rights, protections and acceptance varies tremendously by location, with some destinations attracting millions of visitors to their events like Madrid Gay Identity, Sao Paulo Gay Pride or San Francisco Gay Pride, while more than 70 other countries have laws that allow discrimin

The Spirit of
Stonewall Lives On

Heritage of Pride is a nonprofit organization that plans and produces Fresh York City’s official LGBTQIA+ Pride events each year to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of — the beginning of the current Gay Rights movement.

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Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village bar that had become a staple of New York City's underground gay community. But this time, tired of the ongoing raids, community members fought back, striking what would become known as The Stonewall Riots.

Early in the morning on June 28, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a Greenwich Village bar that had become a staple of New York City's underground gay community. But this time, tired of the ongoing raids, society members fought back, noticeable what would become famous as The Stonewall Riots.