The Allusionist: 12. Pride

June 3, 2015 12:06 PM

“The poison is shame. The antidote is pride.” It's June; the President of the USA has officially designated it LGBT Pride Month, and there'll be Pride events around the world. But how did the word 'pride' came to be the banner word for demonstrations and celebrations of LGBT rights and culture? There’s more about this …

Helen Zaltzman presents an extended interview with Craig Schoonmaker on how how the word ‘pride’ came to be the banner word for demonstrations and celebrations of LGBT rights and culture.

Visit theallusionist.org/pride for more details, additional reading, and links to Mr. Schoonmaker's various Gay Pride websites

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posted by jazon (2 comments total)

It was interesting to hear from Craig Schoonmaker, but I was disappointed there was no mention of the black pride / black power movement/s, which surely must have influenced the choice of terminology in 1969?
posted by robcorr at 7:51 PM on June 3, 2015

He touched on how they didn't want to use "Gay Power" as they didn't really have power, and later in the interview he acknowledged the Black Rights movement had inspired the Gay Pride movement, but there wasn't a direct link between the two.

I wonder if Black Power adopted the "Pride" label after the success of Gay Pride?
posted by jazon at 6:48 AM on June 4, 2015