Being Queer: Rights, Violence and Pride
Sofia (Sam) Somwaiya |
TEDxSchuleSchlossSalem
• January 2020
What is queer Pride, exactly, and what purpose does it serve to the queer community in the modern day? Does it serve any purpose, beyond being a show of glitz, glam, and glory? What's the point in it, if queer people "have all their rights", according to some? Sam Somwaiya takes a brief look at the subject of the necessity of queer Pride, in regard to both social and personal life - what is Pride to the community, and what is Pride to the person? Somwaiya draws both from personal experiences and the experiences of friends, in a discussion of how while LGBTQ+ rights have advanced far beyond what they were even a decade ago, there is still room to progress, and a need for Pride both in the queer community and the wider world.
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