Published Tuesday 29 June 2021 at 9:32
A new rainbow crossing has been installed in Blackburn town centre to coincide with Pride Month.
You can now follow the rainbow on Railway Road and celebrate LGBTQ+ communities in our borough.
The symbol for Pride is a rainbow flag and it is used to represent gay pride all over the world.
These festivals, which started with an event in London in 1972, celebrate the gay community and show support for equal rights for everyone.
The flag is flown in cities across the world and many people wear it as part of their outfits to show their support for the gay community.
June is the month chosen to celebrate pride as it was the month of the Stonewall riots, the protests that changed gay rights for a lot of people in America and beyond.
It’s about people coming together in love and friendship, to show how far gay rights have come, even if in some places there’s still some work to be done.
Blackburn with Darwen’s Executive Member for Growth and Development, Cllr Phil Riley, said: “Pride month is about teaching tolerance, education in pride history and continuing to move forward in equality and diversity. It calls for people to remember how damaging homophobia was and still can be. It’s all about being proud of who you are no matter who you love. There is no place for intolerance in our borough.”
Implementing the 5 Ways to Wellbeing you can discover and learn about LBGTQ and Equality and Diversity. BwD Learning have a number of short 90 minute sessions coming up in the month of June and July.
For more information:
Or contact 01254 507720
adultlearning@blackburn.gov.uk