Luke Waltham

This article was originally written by Luke Waltham and published on Celeb Mix. You can read the original article here . A Harry Styles Concert Is Always A Pride Celebration Harry Styles has never shied away from making his concerts inclusive places for all! Since the beginning of Harry’s tour, every single concert has included waves of rainbow, LGBTQ+ pride flags where members of the LGBTQ+ community, who are also proud Harry fans, have attended Styles’s concerts and have felt empowered and included in the space. At his concerts, Harry always takes a moment to grab an LGBTQ+ pride flag, and sometimes trans and bisexual pride flags, and performs one of his tracks, holding the flag or draping it over his microphone stand. Moreover, he has often made statements to do with issues involving the LGBTQ+ community, such as celebrating same sex marriage legalisation. It should be noted that Harry’s concerts have become places where fans can express themselves and the social issues ...

This opinion piece was originally written by Luke Waltham and published on HuffPost SA. You can read the original piece here . Pride Month Must Be Intersectional 'It is vital that the LGBTQ+ community also reflects and keeps in mind the diversity of the queer community.' June is Pride Month, a time when members of the LGBTQ+ community celebrate their identities in a world that is predominantly discriminatory towards them. Often, LGBTQ+ people — especially those more privileged than others — forget to acknowledge their privilege and fail to include all members of the queer community. It is vital that the LGBTQ+ community reflects on diversity, and the varied struggles that many have to go through. Empowering queer people of colour In order to empower all queer individuals, one must look at the events, media, images and spaces that the LGBTQ+ community creates. In South Africa, Pride events are predominantly attended by the white middle class, excluding queer peop...