Pronunciations
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/pɹaɪd/
Pronunciation notes
- General-American
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Noun
A festival or other event, usually involving a march or parade and organized annually within a city, to celebrate the experiences and identities of LGBTQ people and to promote their interests and rights.
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The Penn. Council for Sexual Minorities and the Penn. Rural Gay Caucus have rescheduled their gay conference for April 7, 8 and 9. Pride '78 has been expanded following the snowstorm which postponed the conference in January. […] Groups, merchants, craftspeople and individuals interested in attending Pride '78 should call 717-697-3482 or 215-437-2642.
We are encouraging students to participate in a provincial queer youth talent search. This is a yearlong campaign. The first show is on Oct. 16, and we are organizing a Pride Week Venue for our Finalists!
And I was goin' out to meet ya, well when I went out to meet you, I felt soooo exposed and such a minority. I never felt like that in Glasgow walkin' in the streets like that, going to Pride … There's much more of a celebration feeling or warmth, a warmth towards it. In Edinburgh I felt much more antagonist energy.
We've been pretty closeted until now. […] So you can imagine how I felt about going to Pride. But when Andrea said she wanted to go, I gave it [a] shot.
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Pride events are no longer confined to major cities […] Nor are Pride events limited to white, affluent LGBs who can afford high ticket prices: there are youth Prides in the UK, many events have retained their political origins and offer free entry, and Black Pride events are held in nine US cities[…].
It's Pride this weekend, Tom, and Brighton will be packed again. Remember that your first duty is ensuring community safety.
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You ask about the parade where I was wearing a jump suit? Actually, it was a black wet suit with a red stripe. It was Pride Week and it was cold!
The debates about representation, tone, and the gravity of Pride have persisted to the present day. But by 1975, after six years of growth, Pride was established as an annual parade with themes of public declaration of gay identity, unity among diverse people, celebration, and a continued demand for social change. Like the first events in 1970, the core of the Pride phenomenon was rooted in the actions of gays publicly showing themselves as they are and without apology.
A movement encouraging a positive approach to personal identity amongst LGBTQ people.
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Proper noun
A surname.