05/06/2026
June is Pride Month 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Every June, the same question appears, do we still need Pride?
It's usually asked by people who see rainbow flags hanging from buildings, colourful parades moving through city centres and large crowds gathering in celebration. To them, Pride can appear unnecessary. They look at equal marriage, anti discrimination legislation and increasing visibility and conclude that the struggle has been won.
But that question misunderstands what Pride was created for. Pride wasn't born from celebration. Pride was born from resistance. It emerged because LGBTQ+ people were criminalised, pathologised, discriminated against and subjected to violence. Pride existed because LGBTQ+ people were told that who they were was wrong and because communities came together to challenge that message.
And we still need it, more than ever, especially in light of recent events.
Pride was never just a party.
As usual, EVERYONE IS ALWAYS WELCOME HERE, at Cardews. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷🤍🤎🖤
Happy Pride Month ya'll!
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