June is Pride Month - what does Pride mean to you?
Richmond
2021-06-02 10:38 PDT
Each June, The LGBTQ2S+ community across the globe celebrates Pride month to honour the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York. The riots were a result by a raid that took place during the early morning at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, Manhattan. The month of June was chosen because it is when the riots took place.
Pride month was started by Brenda Howard who coordinated the first LGBTQ2S+ Pride march and the idea for a week of events around Pride Day. These events are held during this special month as a way of recognising the influence LGBTQ2S+ people have had around the world.
This year, Pride month celebration and events are being held online to observe social distancing and Covid-19 restrictions. Nevertheless, Pride month is an opportunity to raise awareness about the current state of LGBTQ2S+ human rights.
Pride Month is significant now more than ever because of the rise of anti-Transgender rights bills and the Anti-Asian hate rhetoric affecting the racially marginalized groups of the community. The pandemic had caused serious implications of the mental health and well- being of the LGBTQ2S+ community.
To celebrate Pride month, Richmond RCMP would like to raise awareness and honour the history by creating a video called, What Does Pride Mean To You?
The video shows members and staff at the detachment who were either part of the LGBTQ2S+ community or an effective ally express their personal views about what Pride means to them.
Transcription
Described Video: Drone picture of Richmond RCMP detachment
Text: Richmond RCMP, GRC de Richmond
Audio: background music
Described Video: dissolve into picture of heart painted in Pride flag rainbow colours
Text: What does Pride Mean to You? Qu'est-ce que la fierté signifie pour vous?
Audio: background music
Described Video: Police officer sitting in police vehicle, holding sign saying What does Pride Mean to You? Qu'est-ce que la fierté signifie pour vous? » . Police officer then passes the sign to the right of view
Voice: "Pride means the freedom to be me."
Described Video: Officer in plain clothes with mask on takes the sign from the left of view, holds it briefly, then passes the sign to right of view.
Voice: "For me, Pride means celebrating diversity."
Described Video: Richmond RCMP detachment commander with mask on takes sign from left of view, holds it briefly, then passes it downward.
Voice: "As an ally, I understand and support the needs of the community."
Described Video: Person seated on a step takes sign from above, holds it briefly, then passes it downward.
Voice: "Celebration of love and equality."
Described Video: Person standing in front of red wall with Royal Canadian Mounted Police logo on it, takes sign from above, holds it briefly, then passes it to the left of view.
Voice: "Inclusivity and freedom of expression."
Described Video: Officer in plain clothes standing in office, takes sign from the right of view, holds it briefly, then passes it to the left of view.
Voice: "Pride mean being welcoming and inclusive 365 days a year."
Described Video: Officer in uniform standing in front of wall with photo of RCMP Musical Ride on it, takes sign from the right of view, holds it briefly, then passes up from view.
Voice: "Pride means being polite and respectful to every single person you meet."
Described Video: Officer in uniform standing in front of wall with photo of RCMP Musical Ride on it, takes sign from below view, and holds it.
Voice: "Pride means being my authentic self without fear and judgement."
Described Video: Dissolve into picture of heart painted in Pride flag rainbow colours.
Described Video: The RCMP crest appears, then smaller photos appear showing each of the people who held the sign earlier in this video.
Described Video: Close up on officer in uniform, with rainbow coloured POLICE" label on patrol vest
Voice: "Hi, my name is Constable Jace Rondario of Richmond RCMP's Diversity and Inclusion Unit wishing everyone happy Pride month."
Described Video: Fade to black, then text appears with RCMP crest
Text: Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, Copyright Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 2020.
Described Video: Government of Canada logo appears, then fades to black
Released by
Cpl. Ian Henderson
Media Relations OfficerRichmond RCMP
richmond.rcmp-grc.gc.ca
11411 No. 5 Road, Richmond, BC, V7A 4E8
Office: 604-207-4747
Cell: 604-765-4528
Email: richmond_media@rcmp-grc.gc.ca
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