Through the Looking Glass

In a time when attacks on both LGBTQIA+ and the disabled community are devastatingly common, pride is a radical act of resistance in a world that too often tells us to hide…to be less visible… less disabled… less queer… less ourselves.

In her poem ‘You Get Proud by Practicing,’ disability rights activist and poet Laura Hershey reminds us that pride is not something given to us by others but it is something we can actively build with small but powerful actions. She writes:

"Remember, you weren’t the one who made you ashamed, but you are the one who can make you proud. Just practice."

Hershey's poem reminds us that pride grows through action: speaking our truth, finding community, challenging injustice, expressing love, and refusing to disappear.

This Pride Month, we join our community in practicing pride through advocacy, connection, visibility, and the ongoing work of creating a more inclusive world.

How do you practice pride?

Read more about Pride as a protest: https://dredf.org/pride-is-a-protest/

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