Gay pride

The gay pride or simply pride campaign of the gay rights movement has three main premises: that people should be proud of what they are, that sexual diversity is a gift, and that sexual orientation and gender identity are inherent and cannot be intentionally altered. Marches celebrating Pride (pride parades) are celebrated worldwide. Symbols of gay pride include the rainbow flag and also of the pink and black triangles reclaimed from their past use.

Related Topics:
Gay rights - Sexual orientation - Gender identity - Pride parade - Rainbow flag - Pink - Black triangle - Past use

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To some, the movement is seen as analogous to the "Black is Beautiful" movement in the United States during the 1970s. They believe that as African-Americans argued that beauty should not be solely defined by the standards of the ethnic majority, members of the gay pride movement argue that the inherent worth of homosexuality should not be defined in terms of the heterosexual majority.

Related Topics:
Black is Beautiful - United States - 1970 - African-American

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Activist L. Craig Schoonmaker claims to have coined the term "gay pride" in description of the 1969 Stonewall riots. http://members.aol.com/Schoonmaker2000/

Related Topics:
L. Craig Schoonmaker - Stonewall riots

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