Proud to be an ally: Standing with LGBTQ communities around the world

THE events of Pride Month this year are showing the world the power of inclusivity. It is by only insisting on acceptance — and rejecting criminalization, discrimination and stigmatization — that we can ensure a fairer and safer future for all. We are all invited to be allies.

Pride has always been a protest and a commemoration as much as a celebration. The first marchers in New York City more than 50 years ago understood pride as a way to reject the shame that others sought to impose on them and to honor the memory of people who had been mistreated and defamed.