In the spirit of this positive and fun approach to celebrating diversity, we will take a look at 10 ideas that you can adopt in your workplace to celebrate Pride month.įirst, we will look at how gay pride came to be, before then discussing the importance of celebrating diversity and inclusion in the workplace. The LGBTQ+ community, that being lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and gender non-conformers, celebrate Pride month in order to raise awareness of the continued oppression whilst also demonstrating in a way that is fun and positive. This movement against hate crimes and the freedom of sexual orientation and gender has grown in recognition and influence since the very first protests with the Stonewall riots in New York City, 1969.
With summer just around the corner and the first signs of strict Covid-19 restrictions lifting, the arrival of Pride Month couldn't be much better.
