Pride month always brings with it conlicting feelings. From brands amplifying their solidarity to the kaleidoscopic display of personalities, the noise is certainly something to feel joyous about. At the same time, it’s a reminder that our understanding of what makes someone proud comes from a narrow idea of what it means to be LGBTQI in a predominantly white western world. Pride month is, for many, a time in which they see, all around them, displays of queerness or otherness that are far closer to the norm than they are. It can be a reminder that pride and safety are not the same and one often comes at the expense of the other.
At UK Black Pride, we have to continually consider the language we use and the questions we ask of our community. What does it even mean to be proud? There’s a strong connection between the words “out” and “proud” and an explicit suggestion that to be proud is to be out. Those of us from marginalised communities know that isn’t true.
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