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Jul 01
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adalet

june


june
is pride month
a month to live authentically
out loud
proud
the streets are full of color and
the world is a party

but pride month is so much more
it is a celebration of our
rich and radical history
a history of strength,
of intersectionality,
of art and of beauty

much of our history is lost in translation
how can we remember
a history we never learned?
for pride month is not about 
celebration or support
june serves as a reminder of
those who came before us

our history is one of
violence and
controversy and
resilience
and we are ignorant to
forget that

we do not fill the streets
in the name of celebration
we fill the streets because
our fight is not over
and we must pay tribute to our ancestors
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  1. aesythe
    Jul 02, 2019

    You make such a good point. As part of the LGBTQ community myself (but as someone who's never participated in one of the parades), it thrills me to see all the pictures of people pouring out into the streets in bright colors and outrageous costumes and owning everything that they are. But you're right - there is reason to celebrate, and then reason too to remember that American society has so much longer to go. It's not time to shrug and say we've reached the end of the journey. Respect is owed to those who came before us, and the fight must go on!

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  1. serenamae2020
    Jul 03, 2019

    I love how you talk about how Pride is a time of celebration, but also a time of reflection. I feel like sometimes this community forgets that there were people that came before us that fought for where we are now, but the journey doesn't end there; now it's our time to fight. I love how you balanced both parts of Pride in this piece. And you're right; there is more work to be done.

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