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Many people are aware that June is celebrated around the world as Pride Month. But not all might know the reason June was chosen for this annual celebration of the contributions and rights of the <a href="https://youth.gov/youth-topics/lgbt" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">LGBTQ&#43; community</a>.On June 28, 1969, <a href="https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/stonewall-uprising-ignited-modern-lgbtq-rights-movement" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Stonewall Uprising</a> (a more accurate term than “Stonewall Riots”) began when the police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City in the early hours.“In 1969, police raids of gay bars in Manhattan followed a template. Officers would pour in, threatening and beating bar staff and clientele. Patrons would pour out, lining up on the street so police could arrest them.”“But when police raided the Stonewall Inn in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969, things didn’t go as expected. Patrons and onlookers fought back—and the days-long melee that ensued, characterized then as a riot and now known as the Stonewall Rebellion, helped spark the modern LGBTQ civil rights movement.”“Each June, Pride Month honors the history of Stonewall with parades and events. In the years since the uprising, LGBTQ activists pushed for—and largely achieved—a broad expansion of their legal rights, and in June 2015, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling guaranteeing same-sex couples the right to marry.”Fifty-four years after the Stonewall uprising, the fight for the rights of the LGBTQ&#43; community continues – from marches on the ground to Pride events in the metaverse.For instance, this year the popular video game Overwatch 2 is holding its first ever Pride event. This will include Name Cards <a href="https://www.digitallifeasia.net/overwatch-2-celebrates-pride-month-with-1st-pride-event/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">dedicated to the game&#39;s LGBTQ&#43; heroes</a>: a lesbian card for Tracer, a gay card for Soldier: 76, a pansexual card for Lifeweaver, a bisexual card for Baptiste, and a lesbian card for Pharah.For the whole month of June, the game will also feature an updated Midtown map taking place shortly after a fantastic Pride parade.The march for Pride is also taking over Web3.For instance, the 3D virtual world <a href="https://decentraland.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Decentraland</a> is bringing back <a href="https://decrypt.co/142266/decentraland-metaverse-pride-event-aims-spur-real-change-one-avatar-time" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Metaverse Pride 2023</a> from June 27-29, after last year’s successful inaugural event.“As for the musical performance, The Decentraland Foundation wants to focus on artists from the existing LGBTQ&#43; Decentraland community, offering them not only a platform but also financial backing. The Foundation is in talks with a variety of different artists at the moment, but even if deals aren’t sorted in time for Pride, they’ll be invited to perform throughout the year.”“‘It’s important to give space to queer artists wherever and whenever,’ Dias says. ‘Pride isn’t just about fun and games. It’s about giving economic stability for community creators, who might find it difficult to get space elsewhere.’”Meanwhile, <a href="https://superrare.com/magazine/2023/05/15/who-wins-in-web3-queer-creators-bias-and-the-blockchain/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">queer creators in the crypto world</a> are also working hard to make the non-fungible token (NFT) space more inclusive.“Ultimately, Dawnia knows that the issue goes beyond cryptoart, beyond blockchain, beyond the web. Really, that’s the point. She thinks that for now, further decentralization will help, as will ensuring that people from marginalized backgrounds find their ways into positions of influence, especially when it comes to curation. Like Davies, she’s optimistic–as the world changes, the crypto world changes with it. She’s observed the distribution of crypto wealth start to shift, especially with initiatives founded by queer people in the space, like aGENDAdao and the Queer Museum of Digital Art. But, ‘we can have progressive platforms with inclusion initiatives and so forth, but as long as the people collecting art are stuck in the same traditional art world buying patterns of ‘this artist is a woman/trans/queer/a POC and their art won’t resell well on secondary,’ it won’t amount to much.’ And there is certainly hope for actionable change. For example, Dawnia recently co-curated the second iteration of Sotheby’s landmark glitch art auction, ‘Glitch: Beyond Binary.’ The initial plans for the auction were scrapped after community outcry over the lack of artists who were either women or non-men; Patrick Amadon even pulled out of the auction in protest. To hold institutions accountable, people need to be willing to make noise.”The importance of fighting for LGBTQ&#43; rights is underscored by these grim statistics from <a href="https://outrightinternational.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Outright International</a> cited in this <a href="https://www.cryptoaltruism.org/blog/10-projects-and-organizations-using-the-power-of-web3-to-advance-lgbtiq-rights" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Crypto Altruism blog post</a>.“Despite the incredible progress made, there is unfortunately still a long way to go in the fight for LGBTIQ rights, as is made clear by these concerning stats courtesy of OutRight Action International:<ul><li>67 countries still have laws criminalizing same sex relations: 11 of these imposing the death penalty.</li><li>Less than half of UN member states ban discrimination based on sexual orientation.</li><li>13 countries have laws explicitly criminalizing transgender people.”</li></ul>“Recently, in the United States, there have been moves in several conservative-learning states to criminalize LGBTIQ rights, including in Alabama, where legislation was recently passed making it a felony, punishable by up to 10 years in prison to prescribe or administer gender-affirming medication to transgender minors.”“The fight for LGBTIQ rights is just as important as ever, and there are many changemakers who are bringing the fight to Web3, and using blockchain, cryptocurrency, and NFTs to advance LGBTIQ rights in and outside of the metaverse.”Even if you are not part of the LGBTQ&#43; community, you can be an ally. Just be sure to become a good ally by respecting how <a href="https://hbr.org/2023/04/research-how-to-be-a-better-ally-to-the-lgbtq-community" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">LGBTQ&#43; individuals define allyship</a>, which includes humility.“Being humble involves trying to truly learn about LGBTQ&#43; issues from members of the community rather than performing allyship in order to make a good impression. To develop humility, ask yourself: When issues of diversity and inclusion come up in the workplace, are you truly listening, or are you more interested in managing others’ impressions of you?”Whether you are a member or an ally of the LGBTQ&#43; community, you can also support LGBTQ&#43; rights by participating in different Pride month initiatives. For instance, as mentioned in a <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/articles/6489ac5b53d6fc0586a019b2/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">previous article</a>, the blockchain-based metaverse game and virtual city-state <a href="https://cryptopia.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Cryptopia</a> is planning a Pride Month campaign, as well as a discussion on LGBTQ&#43; issues on its different platforms, such as <a href="https://twitter.com/CryptopiaOFCL" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Twitter Spaces</a> and <a href="https://discord.com/invite/cryptopia" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Discord</a>.Are you ready to do your share in making the metaverse a more inclusive space?—————————————————————————————————————What is Cryptopia? Cryptopia is an upcoming blockchain game that stands out by design: • Free to earn: everyone can play and earn. No need to buy an NFT first • 100% decentralized: the game runs on the blockchain in combination with a node network • Fun to play: play the way you want!Official Links [Website] <a href="https://cryptopia.com/?ref&#61;CMC" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://cryptopia.com</a> [Wiki] <a href="https://wiki.cryptopia.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://wiki.cryptopia.com</a> [Discord] <a href="https://discord.com/invite/cryptopia" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://discord.com/invite/cryptopia</a> [Facebook] <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CryptopiaOFCL" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/CryptopiaOFCL</a> [Twitter] <a href="https://twitter.com/CryptopiaOFCL" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://twitter.com/CryptopiaOFCL</a> [YouTube] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/&#64;CryptopiaOFCL" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/&#64;CryptopiaOFCL</a> [Instagram] <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cryptopiaofcl" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/cryptopiaofcl</a> [CoinMarketCap] <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/community/profile/Cryptopia" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://coinmarketcap.com/community/profile/Cryptopia</a> [Twitch] <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/cryptopiaofcl" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://www.twitch.tv/cryptopiaofcl</a> [Spotify] <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4jkkGIZyiSkQvYLWqGLWVE" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://open.spotify.com/show/4jkkGIZyiSkQvYLWqGLWVE</a> [Telegram] <a href="https://t.me/cryptopia_ofcl2022" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.me/cryptopia_ofcl2022</a>For Investors [Private sale] <a href="https://app.cryptopia.com/privatesale-entry?ref&#61;CMC" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://cryptopia.com/privatesale</a> [Early-access NFTs] <a href="https://app.cryptopia.com/early-access?ref&#61;CMC" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://app.cryptopia.com/early-access</a> [Cryptopia Roadmap] <a href="https://sharing.clickup.com/24415847/b/q93k7-827/board" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://sharing.clickup.com/24415847/b/q93k7-827/board</a>

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