During the month of June, Pride Month is celebrated to commemorate and raise awareness about the fight for equality, dignity and respect for people who belong to the LGBTQ+ community.
This celebration began in the United States on June 28, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn, a bar located in the Greenwich neighborhood of Manhattan in New York, where the “queer” community responded to a police raid.
It was after these demonstrations that it was established as International LGBTQ+ Pride Day and the month of June became Pride Month.
EVENTS IN PUERTO RICO
As in other countries, activities are held in Puerto Rico to commemorate “Pride Month.” One of them is the official event Puerto Rican Pridewhich is coordinated by the organization Rainbow Pride Collective and it is celebrated in San Juan with a parade where hundreds of people gather to support the community.
The stop is also carried out Boqueron Pride in Cabo Rojo, made up of a variety of festivities in the middle of the street, with dances and live music.
Professor of public health in Medical Sciences explains what it is about.
LGBTTQ+ FLAG AND MEANING OF THE ACRONYMS
In any activity of the LGBTQ+ community, the rainbow cannot be missing, as a symbol of the fight for the rights of sexual diversity. But, since when and why is the rainbow used?
It was in 1978 that the artist Gilbert Baker created the flag with its eight stripes, each with a meaning: pink, sexuality; red, life; orange, health; yellow, light the sun; green nature; turquoise, art; blue, serenity and purple, the spirit.
However, currently the flag that is commonly used is the one with six colors, which include all those mentioned, except for pink.
Also, behind the different identities within the community, different flags are used where the rainbow is made up of a variety of colors. press here to see the others.
The acronym LGBTTIQ+ refers to these orientations and identities:
- L – Lesbian: Term used to describe women who are emotionally and sexually attracted to other women.
- G – Gay: Term used to describe a man who is attracted to other men. It can also be used by people of any gender who are attracted to others of the same gender.
- B – Bisexual: A person who is attracted to people of their own gender, as well as people of other genders.
- genders.
- T – Transgender: Term for people whose gender identity and/or gender expression differs from what is typically associated with the sex they were assigned at birth.
- Q – Queer: Currently, the word queer has been reclaimed as a symbol of pride and represents all people who differ from common norms of gender and sexual orientation.
- + Various other orientations and gender identities
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