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BY: Sejal Aggarwal

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this

2022

BY: Sejal Aggarwal

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J U N E

2022

The History of Pride month BY: Sejal Aggarwal

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EDITOR'S NOTE Sejal Aggarwal

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The History of Pride Month By sejal Aggarwal

What

started

from

the

United

States

in

1969

has

since

. +

global symbol of celebrating and accepting identities

commemorates

becoming

a

considered

,

castration

In

the

the

sacrifices

legally

criminals

and

who

made

socially

were

more

50

than

,

The month also

LGBTQ

accepted

imprisoned

years

,

celebrated in the United States

,

acceptance

,

diversity

.

phenomenon

:

the

community

people

treated

a

from

with

in

being

chemical

.

social ostracisation and labeled as sex offenders for life

last

history

by

become

’

and

since

the

-

pride

Pride

Month

-

the month

self

first

was

,

long celebration of love

has

become

a

global

Let s take a look back at how it started and what is its

The role and meaning of the rainbow flag

+

Long before the LGBTQ

,

colours of a rainbow

community started being recognised by the

‘

the Greek alphabet

’

lambda

.

triangle were used to symbolise the community

and also a pink

,

However

no other

symbol has gained such popularity and recognition as the rainbow

,

flag

. +

which is also known as the pride flag

become the universal symbol of the LGBTQ

before

1978

,

The pride flag

,

movement

which has

’

wasn t in use

when late artist and gay rights activist Gilbert Baker

-

designed and hand

.

sewed it

,

Baker was hired by San Francisco City Supervisor Harvey Milk

,

was the first openly gay elected official

the

'

city s

first

Gay

Pride

.

Day

to create a new emblem for

The

US

+ ’.

assassination and the struggles the LGBTQ

60

s and

70

s was depicted in

2008

film

‘

who

Milk

’

politician s

life

and

community faced in the

,

In designing the flag

Baker may have thought of the vibrancy of a

rainbow but he also thought of meanings behind every strip of the

colour

–

,

yellow for sunlight

for

,

harmony

turquoise

colour

,

hot pink represented sex

and

flag

.

production

and

pink

since

The

,

green for nature

violet

for

colours

they

flag

were

has

,

.

spirit

were

hard

since

,

red for life

to

,

turquoise for magic

According

dropped

find

retained

from

at

six

,

orange for healing

the

to

the

.

,

Britannica

-

then

time

colours

blue

for

eight

mass

,

Baker

in

a

conversation with CNN

said that he designed the flag in a way

that

community s

it

could

.

mightiness

convey

his

’

,

happiness

,

splendour

and

.

'

Sugar is the new tobacco

?

Here s

By sejal Aggarwal

why

There

is

reduce

a

new

"

hidden

international

global

."

"

sugars

experts

new tobacco

campaign

in

in

called

food

obesity

and

Action

by

on

pulling

labelling

Sugar

together

sugar

,

This voluntary group of scientific

to

as

"

the

academic

and medical obesity experts believe that reducing the sneaky

sugar hidden within foods can help battle lifestyle diseases

,

like diabetes

.

heart disease and obesity

?

HOW MUCH SUGAR DO WE CONSUME TODAY

,

Today

million

the

world

tonnes

per

production

.

year

On

countries

consumption

began

sugar

,

average

–

sugar per capita every year

wealthier

of

climbed

Europeans

more

in

the

.

health

‘80 , s

while

to

around

30 82

eat

that is a whopping

became

declining

has

kg

of

180

added

.2

g per day

,

conscious

sugar

As

sugar

consumption

rose in poorer countries

,

Yet

-

compared to pre

.

still remain high

,

War times

,

In Italy

Western sugar consumption levels

,

my country of origin

people would eat

.

sugar per capita per year before World War II

risen to

25 .

9

kg of

Today that number has

kg

?

SO IS SUGAR REALLY BAD FOR YOU

,

Despite what the industry wants us to believe

.

excess sugar is bad for you

:

the short answer is yes

The World Health Organisation strongly

recommends to reduce intake of free sugars down to less than

of

total

energy

)

,

intake

and

even

possible

to reduce it to below

Dietary

Guidelines

Advisory

5% ,

.

that

it

would

be

better

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of our total energy intake

Committee

suggesting that in an ideal diet

less

states

gives

similar

10% ( if

The US

,

indications

added sugars would take only

6%

or

,

In recent years

“

slow

".

poison

,

Branca

experts have gone to the extent of calling sugar a

At

director

recommended

calories as

a

of

press

conference

nutrition

halving

“ .

the

"

free sugar

from

for

health

earlier

10%

this

and

,

month

Francesco

,

recommendation

5%, . .

to

,

development

i e

from

WHO

for

50

g to

daily

25

g of

sugar a day

WHO appreciates that even though

.

thinking

’

So it s being termed a

“

5%

,

would be ideal

"

conditional

it is wishful

; 25

recommendation

’

g

of sugar daily would be very difficult in today s world where sugar

,

or its replacement

foods

and

,

realistic

.

juices

’

-

high

The

,

fructose corn syrup

previous

so it s being termed a

are used in almost all

recommendation

“

"

strong

of

10%

recommendation

is

more

4

Books to read this

2022 By sejal Aggarwal

,

As this year is going by

some

great

reads

.

weeks ahead

this

is

simply

for

'

we re sharing and offering

the

-

slowed

down

Rather than a definitive

what

'

we ve

.

hope that you do too

loved

this

!

Happy reading

“

days

and

,”

best of list

—

year

and

we

1

As important as it is to

,

stay in the moment is

it is equally important

.

to evolve

’

.

Dr

Spencer

Johnson s tiny

metaphorical book

Who Moved My

?

Cheese

-

Is a much

needed lesson in the

importance of change

in life

2

’

You ve got to read

this book to

experience what it

.

does to you

’

If you ve

ever loved anyone or

anything with all your

,

heart

The Forty

Rules of Love will

resonate with you on

,

deep

.

spiritual levels

3

To Kill a Mockingbird

isn’t just a book. It’s a

time capsule that

takes you back to

simpler,

uncomplicated

times.This is one of

those feel-good books

that you enjoy on lazy,

laidback afternoons.

Wholesome in both

storytelling and

narration.

4

The book describes

how the world today

is trying to crowd our

mental and physical

spaces. It’s not

surprising that we

struggle a lot more

than our ancestors to

keep anxiety at bay.

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