Next weekend is Birmingham Pride weekend and the theme of the event is "Stronger Together". Every year cities across the UK and the world hold Pride events to show that everyone is welcome in their city. Pride events aim to show that there are many different people and different families and everyone is welcome. There is usually a big march (Pride parade) through the town and then a festival.
This year Covid meant many Pride events were not able to take place, but some are now coming back. Last weekend Nottingham held a parade where 10,000 people marched through the city. Laurel, aged 13 attended Nottingham Pride and it was her first time. Laurel's mum joined her and said, "It's fantastic to see so many different expressions of people, it's really exciting."
Attending Nottingham Pride, Leigh said, "Our aim, ambition, what we stand for is visibility. It's about our LGBT+ community coming together and being seen."
Sasha Misra from Stonewall said, "Pride is about coming together - in our communities, in our schools, workplaces, streets and online- to celebrate who we are, celebrate how far we've come and fight for the freedom, equity and potential of every single one of us.
- What's happening in the photo, where are they, what are they doing, how are they feeling?
- what is LGBT+?
- what does Pride mean?
- why do many cities hold Pride events?
- do you have to be LGBT+ to attend a Pride event?
- Why might people say pride events are important?
- "Celebrate who we are, celebrate how far we've come," what does that mean?
- what does visibility mean? Why is visibility important?
- why do you think Birmingham Pride has a "Stronger Together" theme? what are they saying about Birmingham?
- what can we learn from pride events?
- why is this about no outsiders
No Outsiders: Everyone different, everyone welcome by Andrew Moffat
www.no-outsiders.com
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