Chasg the rabow: lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer youth and pri semtics - PMC

Contents:

• WHAT DO THE RABOW MEAN FOR GAYS?
• CHASG THE RABOW: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER YOUTH AND PRI SEMTICS

WHAT DO THE RABOW MEAN FOR GAYS?

Together, the Pri Flag's six rabow lors symbolize hope, and each also has s own meang:Red: LifeOrange: HealgYellow: SunlightGreen: NatureBlue: Peace or serenyPurple: SpirLGBTQ Pri flags go beyond the classic 's what each one meansLGBTQ glossary: Defns every good ally should knowThe history of the Gilbert Baker Pri Flag In the 1970s, Harvey Milk, the first openly gay elected official  California, challenged activist Gilbert Baker to sign a symbol of hope for the gay muny. "The Progrs Pri flag, an evolutn of the origal Pri flag, celebrat the betiful, vibrant diversy of the LGBTQ+ muny, and that tersectnaly mt always be ont and center the fight toward equaly, " Aryn Fields, a Human Rights Campaign spokperson, told Mashable by 's the brief history of the classic pri flag, but there are well over a dozen addnal flags reprentg other groups of LGBTQ+ people and muni, cludg:The Transgenr Flag, wh light blue, light pk, and whe strip, buted Nonbary Pri Flag, wh yellow, whe, purple, and black strip, was created 's most monly ed Intersex Flag, wh a purple circle over a yellow background, was signed Asexual Flag, wh black, gray, whe, and purple strip, was created Bisexual Flag, wh a pk top sectn and blue bottom sectn meetg a purple stripe the middle, was created Pansexual Flag, wh pk, blue, and yellow strip, was created Lbian Flag, wh strip shas of red, pk, and orange s most wily accepted sign, was created 2018 and more broadly embraced than Abrosexual Flag, wh strip shas of green, whe, and pk, is believed to have been created around 2015, as a symbol for those whose sexualy is morn Gay Men's Pri Flag, wh strip shas of green, blue, and purple, pl whe, was signed Genrqueer Flag, wh lavenr, whe, and green strip, was created 2011.

”“Wh all of the black and brown activism that’s worked to addrs racism the Gayborhood over the past year, I thk the new flag is a great step for the cy to show the world that they’re workg toward fully supportg all members of our muny, ” the statement ntued. A Progrs Pri flag and rabow flags are seen at the Stonewall Natnal Monument, the first US natnal monument dited to LGBTQ history and rights, markg the birthplace of the morn lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer civil rights movement, on June 1, 2020 New York Cy. Pri Month celebratns 2019 are particularly special as they memorate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall rts, a seri of cints New York Cy that lnched the gay liberatn movement of the '70s and '80s—and fed a path for LGBTQ acceptance.

Wh the help of his roommate, gay rights activist Cleve Jon, and others, Baker also signed and created an Amerin flag wh rabow strip stead of the ual red, whe and blue, and both flew over the 1978 Pri para, Refery29 of the hu of the rabow stand for a different aspect of LGBTQ+ Pri. Here are the highlights of what I learned about this lorful, often-changg orig mythQueer inography once clud pk and black triangl—re-appropriated by the LGBT muny after the Nazis ed them to label gay men and lbians ncentratn mps—and the labrys—a double-head ax associated wh the mythologil, matriarchal Amazons. From para floats to boutique swag, a nfluence of mercial terts and rpectabily polics have renred the go-to logo of “the gay agenda, ” along wh hashtags and slogans that have helped ame watershed moments like marriage equaly and media reprentatn palatable and punchy terms.

CHASG THE RABOW: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER YOUTH AND PRI SEMTICS

New York, particular, had a le that the simple prence of someone gay or genrqueer unted as disorrly nduct, effectively outlawg gay June 28, 1969, patrons of the Stonewall Inn, a popular bar wh a diverse LGBTQ clientele, stood their ground after police raid the tablishment. The rultg clash led to days of rts and protts, known as the Stonewall year later, on the anniversary of the Stonewall Uprisg, thoands of people flood the streets of Manhattan the Christopher Street Gay Liberatn Day March, regard as the first gay pri event ever.

As awarens creased, more activi and events were planned throughout the month and eventually, evolved to the month-long observance, aptly named Pri 1999, Print Bill Clton officially clared June as Gay and Lbian Pri Month, settg asi the month as a time to regnize the LGBTQ muny’s achievements and support the is the symbol of Pri? Along wh readg LGBTQ-spired books or postg a meangful Pri Month quote on Instagram, you n jo any of the natnwi celebratns held throughout the month of of the largt Pri events occurs New York Cy, the birthplace of morn gay rights movement. Ci hostg Pri Month events this year:Baltimore: June 17 - 25, 2023Chigo: Pri Ft, June 17 - 18, 2023; Pri Para, June 25 Denver: June 24 - 25, 2023Detro: June 10 - 11, 2023Key Wt: June 7 - 11, 2023Los Angel: Var events throughout JuneNashville: June 24 - 25, 2023New Orleans: June 9 - 11, 2023Portland: June 15 - 16, 2023Provcetown, RI: June 2 - 4, 2023San Francis: June 24 - 25, 2023Seattle: June 25, 2023LGTBQ Pri Month rourcTo learn more about Pri Month or fd addnal ways to get volved, check out the followg rourc:GLAAD, a non-ernment agency found to promote LGBTQ acceptance along wh intifyg and preventg discrimatn agast lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer, a work of stunts, fai and tn advot workg to facilate LGBTQ safety and support Equaly Feratn is a LGBTQ advocy group workg to help advance the rights of LGBTQ Natnal LGBTQ Task Force, an advocy group dited to advancg eedom, jtice and equaly for LGBTQ Library of Congrs, for history on lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer Pri Anti-Defamatn League, an anti-hate anizatn dited to fightg bias, extremism, discrimatn or hate.