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Proud staff storm the streets The LGBT+ community comes together across the North West every summer to celebrate Pride and this year we’ve had fun flying the rainbow flag at events in Manchester, Liverpool, Blackpool and Chester.
A year later, marchers gathered in New York to celebrate ‘Christopher Street Liberation Day’, (refering to the address of the Stonewall Inn), which along with parallel events in other cities, marked the anniversary of a watershed moment in the history of LGBT+ rights.
Today’s Pride celebrations are a far cry from those that took place at the beginning of pride’s history, where parades were more like marches without the glitter, music and dancing that we see at modern celebrations.
An annual tradition was born and these days more and more cities across the globe stage their own carnivals and street parades to celebrate gay, lesbian and trans culture.
Pride’s history begins in the USA, where a month of activities take place each year remember the Stonewall Riots that broke out in New York City, in 1969, following a police raid of one of the city’s most popular gay pubs, prompting the regulars to fight back in protest.
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NWAS staff from the LGBT+ community and beyond take part in the North West’s Pride events.
As an employer that values diversity that’s something we’re super proud of.