"A gay pride parade is a celebration and promotion of some of the very things that God said caused the land to become unclean, so that the land vomited out its inhabitants. In this blog post, the pastor said to have the parade “is to celebrate and promote sin.” Though this is an exciting and historic day for many in the town, not everyone is open to the idea.Ī pastor in the area posted a blog entry titled, ‘Why Altona should not have a Gay Pride Parade.’ The pride parade in Altona on June 11, 2022. The march will end in front of the park stage and will be followed by speeches and live music. This will be followed by the march, which will travel west down Centre Avenue to 5th Street NW, and then north to the southeast trail entrance to Centennial Park. The first ever Pride march in Altona on June 11, 2022. with a flag raising at the Altona Civic Centre. The event, hosted by Pembina Valley Pride, is taking place on Saturday.įestivities begin at 1 p.m. We march today because a bisexual woman marched then.Altona is having it’s first-ever pride march this weekend. That’s because every year around the world, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender individuals march proudly, celebrating their individuality, their families, and their freedom. And even if her name isn’t as well-known as some other LGBT pioneers, her accomplishments can’t be forgotten.
Howard was a hands-on, grassroots activist who fought for the rights of the minorities. She successfully lobbied for the inclusion of bisexuality in the 1993 March on Washington, at a time when the movement was focused primarily on gay men and lesbians. Howard cofounded the New York Area Bisexual Network in 1988, an organization that, to this day, serves as a central communication hub for bisexual and bi-friendly groups in New York City and the tri-state area. While she was undoubtedly an accomplished activist, some of the work closest to her heart was in the bisexual community. She was arrested multiple times for social justice causes, but she always kept fighting. She was arrested in Georgia in 1991 for protesting the firing of a lesbian from the state attorney general’s office due to Georgia’s anti-sodomy law. Howard was arrested in Chicago in 1988, while demonstrating for national health care and the fair treatment of women, people of color, and those living with HIV and AIDS. “She fought for anyone who had their rights trampled on.” She was militant and was a voice for all minorities. “She was an in-your-face activist,” Nelson said. Her lifelong advocacy ended when she died in 2005 - during New York City’s Pride Week. Her advocacy for the community started then, but it continued for more than three decades. She was friends with many of the individuals who were inside the bar that night the Stonewall Riots began. Until June 28, 1969, when those fairies, drag queens, queers, trans people, and gender-nonconforming folks said “Enough is enough.” The three-day standoff that ensued, infamously known as the Stonewall Riots, launched the modern-day LGBT rights movement.īorn in the Bronx, Howard had a heart for activism, and was involved with antiwar and feminist movements in earlier years, Nelson tells The Advocate. Many times, the raiding officers got rough, making police brutality a common occurrence at Stonewall and other LGBT-focused watering holes around the country.
They would raid the bar, arrest the queers, and fine the establishment. The police knew that gays went to Stonewall.
When it comes to crime syndicates, queer money is as good as straight money, it turns out. Back then, it was run by the Mafia, and was one of the only places that would allow these so-called degenerates inside the doors. Then, as now, Stonewall was a bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village. But there was one place where everyone could gather - all the fairies, drag queens, queers, trans people, and gender-nonconformers - The Stonewall Inn. Most bars wouldn’t allow queers into their establishment, fearing police raids and fines. It was illegal for LGBT people to get together and have a drink or dance with same-sex partners.