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Happy Pride Month 2022: Everything You Need to Know

Pride is an annual event that takes place in numerous locations across the world. It celebrates the LGBT+ community and provides a platform to continue fighting for equality and challenge prejudice. This month-long event often involves parades, marches, festivals and gigs which all work to highlight the major issues which are still present in the LGBT+ community.

In today’s post, we’re going to delve deeper into the history of Pride, as well as give you some of our top rainbow jewellery picks that are must accessories for the Pride month in 2022.

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Why June?

When is pride month 2022? For entirety of June! This month is chosen to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City, which are often cited as one of the biggest social movements in the history of the LGBT+ community.Ā 

The Stonewall Inn was a gay bar located in New York City and was frequented by many members of the LGBT+ community. In the early hours of June 28th, 1969, police raids took place at the Stonewall Inn which resulted in a number of demonstrations from the LGBT+ community. It is said that these demonstrations heavily contributed to the gay liberation movement and the fight for LGBT+ rights in the United States. 

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In June 1970, the very first Pride event took place in Chicago which was in the form of a march. Subsequent marches took place in Los Angeles and New York City the very next day. Following on from this, more and more marches and events began happening in locations across the United States. Today, Pride events take place in numerous major cities across the world, with more and more towns and smaller locales also taking part in the event to help celebrate and raise awareness of the LGBT+ community.

The Pride Rainbow

The official emblem of Pride is the rainbow flag, which today is widely recognised as the symbol for the LGBT community. It was first designed in 1978 by Gilbert Baker, a gay rights activist, and it quickly became a widely-used symbol across Pride events. The rainbow flag is seen everywhere during the month of June when the majority of Pride events take place.

The flag features six different colours, each with its own meaning:  

Red – Life

Orange – Healing

Yellow – Sunlight

Green – Nature

Blue – Peace

Violet – Spirit

Rainbows are now one of the most used symbols to highlight the LGBTQ community and Pride events across the world. Not only can they be seen on flags, but you can often find many significant buildings illuminated in the colours of the rainbow too during this time, not to mention an abundance of rainbow jewellery UK.

Pride Month 2022

In 2022, the campaign has took an even more inclusive direction with #AllOurPride. This theme is designed to celebrate Pride history month 2022 by recognising and embracing the many ways that each social group and individual celebrates the month of Pride. It was also created to commemorate Pride’s 50 years of success!

For more information on how you can get involved in this years campaign, head over the London Pride website. While many cities hold their own Pride events, London’s Pride weekend is on the 2nd of July.

Rainbow Jewellery to Celebrate Pride

If you want to show your allegiance to the LGBT+ community and celebrate Pride month 2022, why not add one of these colourful rainbow style charms to your charm bracelet? For example the Nomination Classic Rainbow Heart Charm features a golden heart and a rainbow, encompassing both love and Pride in one beautiful charm!

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Nomination Classic Rose Gold & Rainbow CZ Knot Charm
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Nomination Classic Rainbow Heart Charm
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Nomination Classic Gold & Enamel Rainbow Charm
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Classic Silver & Multicoloured CZ Rainbow Charm

Pride Jewellery Sets

Haven’t got a Nomination bracelet? Don’t fear, below are some of our best-selling rainbow jewellery pieces from some of the UK’s leading brands:

Joshua James Rainbow Jewellery
Joshua James Rainbow Necklace & Rainbow Earrings
Fiorelli Pride Jewellery
Fiorelli Rainbow Earrings, Rainbow Necklace & Rainbow Bracelet

How will you be celebrating Pride month 2022? Let us know in the comments below! In the meantime, make sure you’re rainbow-ready with these stunning pieces that’ll instantly add a pop of colour to your Pride outfit.

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