P R I D E 🏳️🌈
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Recently, with the increased chaos and apathy that has plagued the world so steadily over the past couple of years, I’ve realized one of the most important things we can do as people with marginalized identities is to exist. To unapologetically be. To give ourselves permission to bask in the whims that make our own worlds go round. To hope for betterment - not only of self but of environments known and unknown. And to simply thrive.
This June marks the 40th anniversary of Operation Blue Star, the beginning of a decades-long genoc*de against Punjabi Sikhs at the hands of a government that turned a blind eye to outright discrimination, or, worse, perpetuated it. It also marks the 67th anniversary of the Palest*n*an Naksa, where approximately 300,000 Palest*n*ans were displaced or forcibly removed from their homes, rendering them refugees. And of course, we have
#PrideMonth because of the
#StonewallRiots , which will have happened 65 years ago on June 28th. The continued persecution, displacement, vilification and genoc*de of others is nothing new - humankind often brings out the worst in one another. But it’s at times like these that I remember how these struggles have the power to truly ignite passion and resilience. To give others experiencing similar situations to live in their own truths and strength and create the change they want to see in their worlds.
So this
#Pride , I plan on pushing myself out of my comfort zone, living out loud, calling out the atrocities I see occurring, working to make the world a better place, and look f*ck*ng great doing it. It’s time to increase our advocacy efforts, honor and commemorate those who sacrificed so much for our own benefit, and challenge the very frantic of society that threatens to eat those of us with less pr*v*lege alive.
Pride’s a riot, and we fight for our own. Won’t you join me? ;)
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#LaterGram #LGBT #Sikh #Solidarity #KadhuGrams #Advocacy #Seva 
