Pride Across The Map: How We Celebrate Around The World!

🎧  Pride Across The Map: How We Celebrate Around the World!🌈

Pack your glitter passport and emotional support fan—this week on Apocalypse & Avocados, we’re boarding a rainbow rocket to explore Pride around the world. From the riotous roots of Stonewall to the boat parades of Amsterdam and yodeling queens in Switzerland, we’re diving deep into how LGBTQ+ communities celebrate, resist, and sparkle across the globe.

Joined by special guest (and notorious mic-thief) Martin, we trace the evolution of Pride from protest to pop culture, unravel the symbolism behind LGBTQ+ flags, and highlight the joy, weirdness, and resilience baked into Pride traditions worldwide. Yes, we’ve got trivia. Yes, we’ve got hot takes. And yes—there’s a time and place for a thong, and we’re gonna talk about it.

Whether you're a Pride veteran, a curious ally, or someone who just really loves flags and fabulous people, this episode is your official invite to the global queer party.

🎤 In this episode, we cover:

• Why Pride started and why it still matters
• The original 1978 Pride flag and what each color means
• Iconic and obscure Pride traditions (snowbanks! dog drag shows! samba queens!)
• The double identity of Pride as both protest and celebration
• How lesbians played a vital role during the AIDS epidemic
• LGBTQ+ representation in pop culture—from Drag Race to international activism
• How to show up respectfully and joyfully to Pride events

📍Chapters include:

• Pride History & Global Celebrations
• The Power of Symbols and Flags
• Quirks, Kinks, and Cultural Curiosities
• Activism, Advocacy & International Progress
• Pride in Pop Culture & What the Future Holds

💬 Notable quotes:

"The first Pride flag was created in 1978."
 "Pride celebrations are illegal in Russia."
 "There's a time and place for a thong."

🎧 Keywords: Pride, LGBTQ+, celebrations, history, culture, flags, symbols, pop culture, community, activism

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