At the end of the month comes one of the most awaited dates for the LGBTIQ+ community: Pride Day.An occasion to celebrate, while continuing to demand the rights of this community.

Why is LGBTIQ+ Pride Day celebrated on June 28th?

As we read on the website Acción Gay::

The origin of this celebration dates back to June 28, 1969,when the so-called Stonewall Riots (New York)took place, marking the beginning of the struggle for gay rights.

In the early morning of June 28, 1969, the New York police led a raid on the Stonewall Pub, located in Greenwich Village. The gay community responded with a series of demonstrations that led to violent incidents. In the history of the homosexual movement in the United States, this episode marks the moment when gays began to fight against an entire system, legal, police and social, that persecuted them.

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More than 50 years after these events, the LGBTIQ+ community continues to fight for their rights and to combat hate speech. And leading this movement, we find its rainbow flag.

Origin of the rainbow flag, for the LGBTIQ+ collective.

Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in the United States, commissioned the flag from Gilbert Baker, an artist and former soldier who worked as a drag queen. drag queen.

La bandera ondeó por primera vez el 25 de junio de 1978 en la ciudad de San Francisco y originalmente constaba de eight colored stripes. An inspiration mixed between the stripes of the U.S. flag, the colors of the rainbow, and Judy Garland in the musical "The Wizard of Oz", which included the song "Somewhere over the rainbow".

Meaning of the colors

• Red: The color red refers to life. It also symbolizes passion, love.
• Orange: Orange is a symbol of health. It helps to transmit positive energy, so it means prosperity, vitality, enthusiasm and joy.
• Yellow: Yellow is identified with the sun. It expresses joy, happiness, fortune; it is a color that awakens inspiration and creativity.
• Green: Symbolizes nature. It expresses hope, peace, balance, health, vitality and confidence.
• Blue: Color that symbolizes peace. It represents tranquility, calm, harmony and spiritual peace.
• Violet: It refers to the spirit. It is a color that connects with peace and the search for inner balance.

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