Introduction -- 1. The history of Pride -- In the beginning -- Fighting back -- Gay is good -- How Pride Day began with a riot -- After Stonewall -- The first Pride parade -- Growing pains -- Youth on the front lines -- Silence = death -- The queer nineties -- Equal families, equal rights -- 2. Pride and identity -- Who goes to Pride events? -- Finding community -- What is coming out? -- What groups make up the queer community? -- LGBTT2SQQIAA ... understanding the queer alphabet -- PFLAG: parents as allies -- Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls ... -- 3. Celebrating Pride today -- What happens on Pride Day? -- Pride parades -- Dressing up for Pride -- The politics of Pride -- Festivals and post-parade parties -- Other Pride week events -- Symbols of Pride -- Performing gender -- Family Pride -- Pride and religion -- Controversy, challenge and change -- 4. Pride around the world -- Fighting for freedom and equality -- Going global: world Pride -- Europe -- EuroPride -- Turkey -- Australia -- South America -- Uganda -- Russia -- Korea -- International activism -- How you can help -- Glossary -- References -- Resources -- Index -- Acknowledgments.