Loud and Proud

The (LGBTQ) Pride Month is a badge of honor for those who fought for equal rights and equal opportunities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer. Pride is celebrated each June with marches and parades marking a remembrance of the past while serving an act of resistance for those who make the LGBTQ community deprive of their right and opportunities.

Evolution of the Pride Month

Organizing the first event including the pride parade was challenging but the LGTB supporters showed nothing is impossible. Since then, it became an annual happening in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Washington DC had its first pride month parade in 1972. As the years pass, it became an annual happening for the whole world with norms that crowded a population of 12,000 to 20,000 in the 1973 New York parade.

The meaning of PRIDE

The meaning of Pride is different for everyone. But when we talk about the LGBTQ Pride, it is a celebration of the LGBTQ community’s diversity. Dance parties, drag shows, contests, imaginative floats, celebrities, and expensive outfits were all part of Pride from the beginning. Marchers were also prepared for arrests and acts of violence, especially in the early years. On the other hand, Pride has been always symbolizing the act of cultural protests that bring the supporters of LGTBQ together in solidarity to bring a change in society and public attitudes through joyful public parades and skits. The motive of Pride Parade has always intended to inspire the community for self-acceptance, especially to the Gen Z audience who is still identifying their sexuality and choices.

The Statistics Say It All!

52% of LGBTQ people have experienced depression recently.

1 in 8 LGBTQ people has experienced unequal treatment from healthcare staff.

46% of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people are open about their sexual orientation with their families.

4.1% of women identified as LGBT.

350,000 people in the LGBTQ community are transgender women.

1 in 5 LGBTQ women lives in poverty.

43% of LGBTQ employees haven’t revealed their orientation at work.

50% of LGBTQ workers recently got federal protection from discrimination.

10% time LGBTQ workers spend hiding their identities.

<$12,000 annual income is earned by 22% of LGBTQ people.

India’s Acceptance of LGBTQ

The Supreme Court of India granted the LGBTQ population in India the right to freely express their sexual orientation on August 24, 2017. As a result, the country’s Right to Privacy statute protects an individual’s sexual orientation. The Supreme Court, on the other hand, did not directly reject any statutes prohibiting same-sex unions. India’s Supreme Court legalized consensual gay sex on September 6, 2018. In June 2016, Amour Queer Dating was established in India to assist queer/LGBTIQ persons in finding long-term partners.