Are you interested in holding a Pride event at your local or helping your local participate in Pride events in your community? The How to join local Pride events: A guide for HEU members was developed by HEU's Pink Triangle committee to give HEU members tips on getting started in holding Pride events.
Why is it important to take part in Pride events?
Pride events are rooted in protest like the Stonewall Riots and Bathhouse Raids. Pride events are a place to confirm our ongoing commitment to fight homophobia and transphobia and gather in solidarity with 2SLGBTQIA+ community members and their rights.
Supporting Pride events is a way of showing solidarity in promoting dignity, respect and human rights for 2SLGBTQIA+ people in the workplace, in our communities and in our families. It’s also a way to celebrate how far we’ve come, while remembering that transphobia, homophobia and biphobia are common for many 2SLGBTQIA+ people, here in B.C. and around the world. Pride is a time where we come together to stand in solidarity with Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual+ (2SLGBTQIA+) community members. It is a time where we reflect on the progress that has been made advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, affirm the protection of 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, and celebrate the important contributions of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.