A reading for a Pride Day Service
Written to be read responsively or by two voices.
One: Today, Pride Day, we affirm with joy that we are proud.
Many: We are proud to be lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, and questioning.
One: We are proud to have survived and thrived despite challenges to our dignity, well-being,
and sometimes even our lives.
Many: We are proud to be heterosexual and cisgender allies.
One: We are proud to live and work in solidarity with our LGBTQ friends and family.
Many: Together, we build the Beloved Community.
One: We and those we love have been judged, mistreated, assaulted
Many: But we are here and we are proud.
One: We and those we love have been stereotyped and have faced discrimination
Many: But we are here and we are proud.
One: We have seen those we love beaten to death and gunned down
Many: But we are here and we are proud.
One: We are together, and we are proud
All: And together, we build the Beloved Community. Watch as it grows among us even now.
