Perspectives: Pride Month 2021
Summary from the AllSides News Team
President Joe Biden formally declared Pride Month on Tuesday, saying, "we recognize the resilience and determination of the many individuals who are fighting to live freely and authentically." This marked a departure from former President Donald Trump, who never acknowledged the celebration outside of a 2019 tweet thread. Pride Month received its first official declaration from former President Bill Clinton in June 1999. Also on Tuesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law effectively banning transgender student athletes from participating on teams associated with their gender identity, the latest in a series of Republican-backed state bills regarding transgender rights.
Left- and center-rated outlets were more likely to publish opinion articles about Pride Month, with some outlets on all sides covering news stories like Biden's statement. Perspectives varied by topic, with some focusing on the celebration itself and others discussing recent controversies.
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From the Left
'Rainbow capitalism' is pandering, pure and simple, but it can still help drive social change
This year's Pride Month is starting with a Lego set.
Pride Month is celebrated every year in honour of the Stonewall Inn riots that took place in June 1969, as well as the yearly demonstrations that followed in various cities across the U.S. and eventually the world. Pride reminds us of the violence endured, the progress made, and the hardships yet to come.
Today – the beginning of Pride Month in Canada – Lego is releasing a 346-piece LGBTQ+ themed set titled Everyone is Awesome, a clear nod to the massively popular song written for the...
From the Left
As Pride Month begins, Republicans double down on restricting transgender Americans
Tuesday marks the beginning of Pride Month 2021 — a time of much-deserved celebration, especially after so many of last year’s festivities were relegated to virtual spaces. And it’s also a time to further the movement for LGBTQ rights. This year, that work is particularly important — because we’re in the midst of an unprecedented effort from Republican-run state legislatures to subjugate the transgender community.
Across 33 states, more than 100 anti-transgender bills have been introduced just in the first few months of 2021. Restrictions proposed within these bills include stopping transgender...
From the Right
Patriotism and Pride
It’s interesting how we move from the self-sacrifice of soldiers who’ve died for our freedoms into a month of self-obsession from LGBT activists who demand we give up our freedoms. We go from memorializing the courageous to merchandising the outrageous. In the process, we’re told to be good automatons and embrace “equality.”
But are things really becoming more equal?
Corporate America doesn’t rebrand itself for a whole month in red, white, and blue to show any devotion to the USA. They don’t ever celebrate America’s rich religious heritage. They don’t...
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