When you spend day in and day out working with clients seeking a new life through immigration opportunities, it’s impossible not to relate whole-heartedly to our fellow communities who identify as LBGTQIA and their journey through life.
We know that it’s a very personal fight. We believe in fundamental human rights for all individuals.
Freedom.
Humanity.
Love.
Life.
For all.
Pride in Action
The origins of Pride Month represent an organized, intentional liberation movement that started almost a decade prior to the Stonewall Uprising of June 1969. In the following year, the Eastern Regional Conference of Homophile Organizations focused their organizing efforts to create a demonstration called Christopher Street Liberation Day (the street in Greenwich Village where the The Stonewall Inn was located), in essence creating the modern gay rights movement.
The goal was to commemorate and raise national awareness around the significance of the mass-resistance to unfair and unjust targeting of LGBTQ peoples and to demonstrate for equal rights. On June 28th, 1970, the inaugural Gay Pride marches took place around the US in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
“First Class Queer, Second Class Citizen”
Stand Up. Stand Up Stronger.
The activists who championed this work at the time acknowledged that after the Stonewall Uprising, the national stage was prime for creating a lasting movement. They needed the entire country to come together and address the larger struggle – one for fundamental human rights. It’s through their passion and vision that we continue to recognize and honor equal rights for the LBGTQ community.
In honor of this Pride Month, AVA Global is excited to share inspiration from our clients. Keep an eye out throughout the month on our website and social channels for features celebrating the lives and impact of the LBGTQ community.
If you are a member or an ally of the LBGTQ community and considering immigration options for you or your family, please contact us for a consultation.
Resources
GLAAD
PFLAG
The Safe Zone Project
The Trevor Project
Sources
The Library of Congress: The History of Pride
The Library of Congress: Pride at 50 from Stonewall to Today
Reader’s Digest: LBGTQ Flags
Poehlmann, Tristan. The Stonewall Riots: The Fight for LGBT Rights.(Minneapolis: Adobo Publishing, , 2017)