LGBTQ Pride: A history of protest

This June marks the fifty-second anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall Uprisings in New York City. The Stonewall Inn is a night club where LGBTQ New Yorkers socialize. It was also a site of police violence against queer and trans clubgoers. The uprisings were a demonstration against this violence and a demand for the recognition of dignity and pride for LGBTQ people. Since the first uprising, June has been marked at Pride Month in the United States. In other parts of the world such as the UK, Pride Month is in February, to mark the abolition of Section 28, the country’s anti-homosexuality bill. As with all gains by LGBTQ people, the abolition of Section 28 was preceded by intense activism. In South Africa, October marks Pride Month, to commemorate the first Pride March in 1990 as an anti-apartheid and gay pride demonstration. 

In June 2021, we at Silent Majority, Ghana are marking Pride month to honor the activism of LGBTQ Ghanaian organizations including LGBT Rights Ghana, Alliance for Dynamics Initiative, Sisters of the Heart, AfEd, Courageous Sisters, One Love Sisters, and many others. Pride began as a protest against violence and inequality, as well as a fierce affirmation of queer and trans* lives. Silent Majority, Ghana continues in this tradition of protest and celebration.

We have an exciting slate of programming coming up during the month, beginning with stories of family acceptance and the creation of beloved community, and concluding with a party and wellness event.