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Melissa Black, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia

The complex history of ‘pride’, from shame and sin to a symbol of protest and power

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Pride is primarily a social emotion. It is about position, confidence, and power. This is why, for the LGBTQIA+ community, collective pride is adopted as the primary emotion to fuel unity and belonging.

June is Pride Month, celebrated the world over by LGBTQIA+ individuals as a reclamation of strength. But there’s a much longer history to this emotion, which can be produced in a great variety of contexts.

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