EDITORIAL: June offers two ways to honour resilience – Western Wheel

June 19, 2024

Pride Month and National Indigenous History Month provide opportunities to recognize and support important sectors of the community.

June presents two significant themes we all need to be mindful of.

The first is Pride. Pride is a combination of celebration and political movement all wrapped up in one. It is an opportunity for those in 2SLGBTQ + communities to make a statement about their resilience.

Historically, it has been one of the most persecuted groups. It wasn’t just the Jewish people who were tagged with Stars of David and rounded up by the Nazi regime during the war; members of the gay and lesbian community were also tagged with Pink Triangles, and later many met their ends in the gas chambers right alongside those of the Jewish faith.

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