We should never platform organisations who both harm our community whilst profiting from our struggle.’ ‘Every year at Pride we are expected to march alongside corporations and organisations that don’t just harm our own community but also commit human rights abuses on a global scale,’ agrees Harry Gay, Campaigns Manager for the Outside Project, ‘The pink pound has never been so valuable. Still, any brand or corporation that has had no vested interest in Pride before, and is currently only engaging with queer people to monetise our identity and celebrations is incredibly damaging,’ explains Hunter Maalik, co-founder of the London Bi Pandas, a grassroots organising collective. ‘Some brands have supported the LGBTQIA+ movement since their inception, using their corporate power and lobbied for more rights for queer people. From fundamental Christians trying to ‘take back the rainbow’, to TERFs claiming the rainbow has become a tool for ‘silencing women’, the Citybus re-brand definitely isn’t the first time the queer community has had to defend our colours.įor an increasing number of LGBTQIA+ people and activists, protecting the Pride flag also means reclaiming it from pinkwashing corporations that only fly it now that it’s profitable for them to do so.Īs the work of generations of queer activists has paid off, and being LGBT+ is (somewhat) more accepted, companies have been cashing in on our movement, both by appealing to the pink pound and using Pride as a marketing gimmick to seem progressive.
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Power City Eatery has donated the use of their garden space for this project.This episode has highlighted how important it is that we all recognise the difference between the seven stripe rainbow, which has recently been used as a symbol of hope and gratitude for key workers during the coronavirus crisis, and the six stripe Rainbow Pride flag, which was created by activist Gilbert Baker as a rallying point for a community facing violence and oppression.Įver since its inception in the late 1970s, the rainbow flag has outraged queerphobes as much as it’s inspired feelings of community in queer people. June 28 marks the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots and the events scheduled for this day pay tribute to the birth of the LGBTQ+ rights movement. The Falls will be lit up 3 times that evening for 15 minutes at a time at 9pm, 10pm, and 11pm. We also encourage visitors to go to Old Falls Street, which will be decorated in rainbow banners, to check out the "Let's Fall in Love Mural" and stay for the illumination of Niagara Falls in the Rainbow Pride colors that evening starting at 9pm. We encourage folks to stop by the garden and take pictures and/or selfies. The unveiling ceremony will be an opportunity to meet representatives from Niagara Pride and Power City Eatery.
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The garden space will serve as a way of honoring all the LGBTQ+ individuals and families throughout Niagara County, NY and be a reminder that the LGBTQ+ community is another integral thread in the rich and diverse tapestry that is the Niagara County.
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Niagara Pride is thrilled to announce that there will be an LGBTQ+ Rainbow Garden in Niagara Falls, NY. NFTHA – Niagara Falls Tourist Home Association The Holy Grail “Antiques, Collectibles, & Toys”ħ030 Washington Street, Lockport, NY 14094Ĥ0 Gardenville Parkway W, Suite 231, West Seneca, NY 14224 2940 Delaware Avenue, Suite 104, Kenmore, NY 14217