Taking Pride In Pride Month
Editor’s note: In this week’s news bite, we are talking about the attack in Orlando, Florida. This topic can be a very sensitive one, but our hope is that our news bites (and articles) will help increase knowledge and therefore decrease fear.
In addition to our news bite, following are two additional resources that we’ve shared on Facebook for talking to children about tragic events that might help with your conversations:
http://www.fredrogers.org/parents/special-challenges/tragic-events.php
http://www.pbs.org/parents/talkingwithkids/news/
Pride. What is it? It’s a feeling of being happy, confident, and proud of who you are or what you’ve accomplished. Have you ever felt this before? Here at xyza, we feel a sense of pride when we see governments and communities working together to accomplish something bigger, and when people treat each other with love, respect, and acceptance. That’s why we love celebrating Pride Month with the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) community.
Every June, cities around the world proudly raise their rainbow flags and host parades, parties, concerts, and gatherings to celebrate the LGBT community. But Pride Month is more than just a celebration — it exists for very important reasons.
Pride Month is about acknowledgement of the LGBT community.
Pride Month is about the fight for equal rights.
Pride Month is about being proud of who you are.
Pride Month is about taking a stand against discrimination.
Pride Month is about loving yourself and others…
That’s why it shocked the world when a man entered a gay night club filled with people celebrating Pride Month in Orlando, Florida, and opened fire. In one night, he killed 49 people and injured more. Why would someone do something like this? No one knows the real answer, but those investigating the crime are starting to piece together clues from the shooter’s past activities, background, and strong beliefs.
This tragedy has left the world saddened and filled with questions, but it has also drawn people together. People from around the world have shown their support of Orlando and the LGBT community by holding candlelight vigils, placing flowers and cards in areas around cities, donating blood, helping the families of the victims, and spreading messages of acceptance and unity.
Do you celebrate Pride Month?
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