Pride is a season, a march, a party, a protest, and a tourism product, depending on the city and the year. For gay and bisexual men it is often the one weekend the street belongs to us. It is also easy to forget that Pride started as a fight, not as a brand activation. Both the party and the politics are real. You get to decide how you show up. Where it comes from The word 'pride' was an answer to shame. Marches and uprisings in the late 1960s and 1970s (Stonewall in New York

A person whose gender identity differs from the sex assigned at birth (a careful short explainer, not the core of this Knowledge Center).

A woman attracted to women. Unite Gay Network is built for gay and bisexual men; this is neighbouring language, not a core focus.

Common words for sexual roles among gay and bisexual men, plus consent, and why a role is not a personality.

A man attracted to more than one gender: centred on bisexual men, bi-erasure, and life on a gay-focused network.