{"id":37584,"date":"2021-06-08T16:19:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:19:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shefnews.co.uk\/?p=37584"},"modified":"2021-06-08T16:19:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T15:19:44","slug":"37584","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/06\/08\/37584\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Pride becoming a business opportunity instead of a LGBTQ+ celebration?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield for years has been a place for the Pride festival to thrive, as well as being known as a constant safe and welcoming place for the LGBTQ+ community.<\/p>\n<p>The month of celebration has become an iconic part of local culture, with Ampersand travel naming the city as the 14th most LGBTQ+ friendly in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampersandtravel.com\/blog\/2018\/the-most-lgbt-friendly-cities-in-the-uk\/\">country<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, as Pride has increased in popularity, concerns have been raised by members of its community, that companies are damaging the festival by viewing it more as a potential investment, rather than a celebration.<\/p>\n<p>This video will hear the perspective of an anonymous bi woman, on what Pride<br \/>\nmeans to hear, as well as discuss some of the issues the event could potentially face in the future.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What does Pride Mean to you?\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9_me0ayyhnk?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June marks the month long Pride celebration, but is it still the celebration it was originally created to be? 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