The Rainbow Flag may well have made its first official appearance on South Bayview as Scotiabank has adorned its branch with the colourful pennants. For most people here the hard-won advances in equality and fairness for which the flag stands will be cause for sober satisfaction more than a call to party. The importance of the pride that comes with knowledge of one’s acceptance in a community is easily understood. The pride rallying cry is well-rooted in North American culture. Many will remember the importance it had for Black people in the 1960s. For those who have been privileged to feel this security of place all of their lives the exhortation to the party may seem a little unnecessary. “What does Pride mean to you?” is the insistent query. Well relax. The question is rhetorical. We need not worry about making a pedestrian response such as “my chess game” or “I make a good pot roast.” Remember instead that millions of people are celebrating the exercise of life-sustaining principles which have been denied them for a very long time. Pride Week a time of sober satisfaction for most
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The Rainbow Flag may well have made its first official appearance on South Bayview as Scotiabank has adorned its branch with the colourful pennants. For most people here the hard-won advances in equality and fairness for which the flag stands will be cause for sober satisfaction more than a call to party. The importance of the pride that comes with knowledge of one’s acceptance in a community is easily understood. The pride rallying cry is well-rooted in North American culture. Many will remember the importance it had for Black people in the 1960s. For those who have been privileged to feel this security of place all of their lives the exhortation to the party may seem a little unnecessary. “What does Pride mean to you?” is the insistent query. Well relax. The question is rhetorical. We need not worry about making a pedestrian response such as “my chess game” or “I make a good pot roast.” Remember instead that millions of people are celebrating the exercise of life-sustaining principles which have been denied them for a very long time. 