{"id":128109,"date":"2024-06-05T10:53:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-05T10:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phorest.com\/?p=128109"},"modified":"2024-06-05T10:53:54","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T10:53:54","slug":"celebrating-pride-all-year-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phorest.com\/ae\/blog\/celebrating-pride-all-year-round\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrating Beyond Pride Month; Making Your Salon A Safer Space for The LGBTQIA+ Community All Year Round"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This Pride Month, Phorest is celebrating our industry\u2019s diverse LGBTQIA+ community while taking time to reflect, support, and educate ourselves on why we celebrate Pride. With this in mind, we\u2019ve compiled a list of resources and recommendations; for, about, and by the LGBTQIA+ community and suitable for everyone to include in their Pride Month celebrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First Things First; Why Do We Celebrate Pride Month?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The first pride began in New York in 1969 after a series of events in a LGBTQIA+ bar named the Stonewall Inn. Tired of experiencing discrimination and violence, while also falling constant victim to police harassment and raids, patrons of this bar and other LGBTQIA+ bars in the neighborhood fought back against members of the New York Police Department after they violently raided the bar. This uprising became a symbol of resilience and began a series of protests focused on LGBTQIA+ rights across the city. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following this event, which became known as The Stonewall Riots<\/em>, the first Pride marches emerged in the US as acts of protest against the injustices the community faced.  These events went beyond the celebrations of identity and love that we see in many Pride Marches today; they were demands for equal rights, a call for the decriminalization of LGBTQIA+ people, and an end to the discrimination the community faced. These protests paved the way for incredible change in America and across the globe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many countries today, Pride Month is a time when the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies come together to honor those who came before us and fought tirelessly for the rights and freedoms we now enjoy. But it\u2019s important to remember that Pride is about more than just rainbows and parades. It’s a reminder of the progress we’ve made and the work that still lies ahead. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this in mind, here are some of our recommendations for how you and your salon business can make a difference to the community that we are a part of, and who support us, this Pride Month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Put Your Money To Good Use<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As a business, one of the most powerful ways of making a difference is by donating money to charitable organisations that continue to fight for the rights and freedoms of the LGBTQIA+ community in your locality and worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many countries around the world, LGBTQIA+ people face horrific discrimination, criminalisation, and threats in their everyday lives, which force people to hide their identities and flee to more tolerant places as refugees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some charities that work tirelessly to support these people include: <\/p>\n\n\n\n