What pride means to me is having the freedom to love whoever you want to.
It is a privilege that took a long way with a road paved by the fight of brave people looking for justice and equality.
"Some people might think that pride is just an excuse to dress up or do a parade full of flamboyance and dance to Whitney Houston’s I Wanna Dance With Somebody, but in the end it is the ultimate celebration of diversity and acceptance, a right and visibility that were not given to many LGBTQ+ people before our generation. The world, just as it is, is already a vivid riot of technicolor and it would actually require a lot of work to try to pretend otherwise.” The cameras were rolling in technicolor the whole time, but the interior of the house and the entire back side of Judy Garland's body double had all been meticulously hand-painted sepia tone for the camera to pass through on its way to Oz. It might be hard to imagine now, but in the late '30s this was actually accomplished by a practical effect. Many smarter people than me have written so much already about the thousand and one queer metaphors in The Wizard of Oz, but my personal favorite is this one little production detail: When the twister drops her house in Oz, there is a shot of Dorothy opening the door from black and white into color and it was done as one seamless shot. We get to all gather and drink and have fun and see each other and know we were never alone and there isn't actually anything all that unusual about us. 1.“Pride to me isn't so much a celebration of being different, it's actually a celebration of just being normal.
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Here are 55 places (including small and large businesses) to consider shopping for Pride 2021, and which may help you uncover new ways to celebrate love, diversity and inclusivity during this joyful season. Popular brands like Apple, Fossil, Reebok and others often dedicate huge resources during Pride Month to LGBTQ nonprofit organizations (among them, The Trevor Project, GLSEN and additional groups), which means you could be helping others gain access to valuable resources, too. While it’s customary for Pride-themed merchandise to spike during the month of June-a practice known as rainbow capitalism, and that’s often criticized and compared to pinkwashing-there’s still tremendous value that can come from rocking rainbows during this time of year, as it helps increase visibility and may lend support and encouragement to others within the LGBTQ community who are still exploring their identities.
Last year, COVID-19 put a big damper on Pride Month festivities, but this season, there’s cause to celebrate in more ways than one and many major retailers are getting in on the action.