Happy PRIDE: Remembering LGBTQ History!
Happy PRIDE to everyone from Raleigh, North Carolina! The world has completely changed due to COVID-19 and that includes the lack of Pride celebrations throughout Pride month! You can still have Pride in yourself and educate others about LGBTQ history not only here in the United States, but also throughout the world!
Disclosure
I want to take this time to encourage everyone to learn more about the Transgender community by watching the new documentary on Netflix called Disclosure! It’s a fantastic film about transgender representation in TV and film up until this point in time. It’s important to listen to members of that community and understand that transgender roles should not be written from the viewpoints of cis straight men or women as that representation has shown very offensive stereotypes of transgender individuals.
The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
I would also encourage everyone to watch another Netflix documentary called The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson about the transgender and LGBTQ activists that helped start the LGBTQ rights movement at the Stonewall Inn that later became known as the Stonewall Riots. Trans individuals were such an integral part in the start of the LGBTQ rights movement, but were forced to walk in the back of the parade, have been treated awful in their own community and are still murdered at higher rates than any other group of individuals because of hate.
Treat Others with Respect and Dignity
Continue to learn, educate yourself nd always be kind to others! Life is hard so treat others with respect and dignity, just like you would like to be treated! This window art can be found in downtown Raleigh and during the Pride month of June so many people were protesting racial inequality throughout the United States and many murals were created to increase awareness about the Black Lives Matter protests and the importance for our society to End Racism Now. View many of those Black Lives Matter Mural artwork throughout Raleigh and the giant End Racism Now mural painted in large yellow letters across West Martin Street.
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