As the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots nears, Pacific Pride Foundation has pulled back its National Pride Month festivities because of COVID, but by no means has it ended them. Instead, Pride continues all summer, made effervescent by Monday’s Supreme Court ruling that barred discrimination at the workplace against people who are LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning).
"Pacific Pride Foundation is delighted with the Supreme Court ruling,” said Patrick Lyra Lanier, the nonprofit’s program manager, speaking for the board and staff members. “It is especially nice during June, which is Pride month, to celebrate a victory for economic and social justice as a whole. There is always more to do, but we should take time today to appreciate this historic and desperately needed step toward workplace equity for LGBTQ+ Americans across the nation."
The decision placed the mantle of Civil Rights Act of 1964 protections around working people for sexual orientation and gender identity. “No one should be fired from their job because of who they are or who they love,” said Congressmember Salud Carbajal of the decision. “The Supreme Court stood on the right side of history and brought us one step closer to full equality for LGBTQ Americans.”