12/65 – PRIDE
June is PRIDE Month and many people and communities across Canada and in many parts of the world will come together to celebrate the diversity of LGBTQ+ communities, while acknowledging their history, the hardships they have endured and the progress that has been made. Pride is all about being seen and celebrating who you are.
When asked about the history of pride, often the first thing that comes to people’s minds are the Stonewall Riots also called the Stonewall Uprising, that began in the early hours of June 28, 1969 in New York City.
Canada, however, has it’s own rich history and turning points in the struggle for and eventual celebration of LGBTQ+ rights.
The most well known of these are the Toronto raids which lead to riots that turned into what is today, a vibrant pride festival. That was one big turning point in our history but of course there have been many others.
In May of 1969 Canada decriminalized acts between consenting adults with the passage of the Criminal Law Amendment Act first introduced in December 1968. It received royal assent on June 27. One day before the Stonewall Riots took place in New York.
On August 1971, roughly 100 people from Ottawa, Montreal, Toronto and the surrounding areas gathered in the pouring rain at Parliament Hill for Canada’s First Gay Liberation Protest and March. They presented a petition to the government with a list of ten demands for equal rights and protections.
Simultaneously, another much smaller group of roughly twenty activists demonstrated at Robson Square in Vancouver.
The history … the struggle …is expansive and I encourage you to do a little research of your own … The truth is powerful.
On this weeks episode of the “A Life That’s Good” podcast, we will chat with Tim Damon of Huron County Pride and Fort Papalia of Kincardine Pride, two very important organizations that are working to make Midwestern Ontario a better place for all of us.
Below you will find a carousel of just a few images. We will add more as we attend events over the next few weeks. And below that, all the links so you can connect with these two awesome organizations.
Check out our chat HERE
Please check out these links for:
Kincardine PRIDE!
Facebook
Twitter
Web
Instagram: kincardinepride
Visit Kincardine
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Here are a few links for some of the Huron County PRIDE celebrations
Facebook
Web
Instagram: huroncountypride
email: [email protected]
