The Moonglow Blog
Supporting PRIDE Makes a Difference
I have spent most of my working life working for small businesses. I have even had two of my own, including my current business as a life coach. I understand that there are stakes to every business decision made. As someone who has chosen to make advocacy a tenet of my own business I know that that means not everyone will want to support my business. And while I understand that every business gets to decide how they show up in the world, much like how every human gets to decide how they show up in the world, here are three simple but important reasons small businesses should consider visibly supporting Pride month.
The Ghosts of Junes Past
Pride has always felt almost like a taunt. A celebration of a community to which I never fully felt like I belonged. Both a reminder of how hard we’ve had to fight for the right to exist–and how hard we’re still fighting–and a beautiful uprising of support and recognition. Everything I wanted to own and be a part of, and yet I felt silent and invisible. How could I celebrate the part of my identity (my bisexuality) that introduced so much trauma to my life (from polyam and relationship experiences)? Then, how could I celebrate the part of my identity (my gayness) that quite literally broke me down to pieces and forced me to completely start over at 32 years old?