Pride Month: Progress, Parties and Prayer

With Pride Month now in full swing, in this week’s Impact! we celebrate the many positive stories of progress toward tolerance and equality for LGBTQ+ people in many countries, while acknowledging the rollbacks being faced by others. We ask what is pride, as Clive explains why it’s become especially important and meaningful for him. And as always, we take a look at where we might hone in with our intentions and prayers. Intentions and prayers start at 27 minutes 19 seconds. Suggested Intention Focus for this week This week, as we mark Pride Month, we suggest holding as our main intention: We give thanks for the many recent examples of progress and resistance to rollbacks against LGBTQ+ people’s rights, and will that these will serve to motivate continued movement toward full equality and acceptance of non-binary people in all societies. Please join us in holding this. Chapter markers 00:00:00            Introduction 00:05:57            What Pride Means 00:15:05            Signs of Progress 00:27:19            Intentions and Prayers Sources referenced in this episode: https://www.ilga-europe.org/report/rainbow-map-2025/ https://76crimes.com/2026/01/10/lgbtq-rights-update-2025-tally-and-2026-preview/ https://www.humandignitytrust.org/lgbt-the-law/map-of-criminalisation/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/laurabegleybloom/2023/06/27/new-lgbtq-safety-report-ranks-trans-friendly-travel-destinations/ https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-rights-23-country-survey/ https://thegaylane.substack.com/p/life-in-the-gay-lane-june-2026 https://www.ippf.org/our-approach/services/lgbti https://www.unaids.org/en/resources/presscentre/pressreleaseandstatementarchive/2024/may/20240529_pride https://www.hrw.org/news/2024/06/04/lgbt-20-triumphs-and-challenges-rights-around-world https://www.equaldex.com/timeline/2026 https://www.washingtonblade.com/2026/06/10/pride-in-a-new-world-order/ https://prri.org/spotlight/young-americans-views-on-lgbtq-rights/ https://www.americansurveycenter.org/newsletter/have-young-americans-turned-against-gay-rights/ https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trends-pub-opinion-lgbt-rights-us/ https://www.ilga-europe.org/report/annual-review-2026/ https://publications.civicus.org/publications/2026-state-of-civil-society-report/gender-rights-rollback-and-resistance/ https://nwlc.org/states-in-the-resistance-spring-2026-state-wins-protecting-lgbtqia-and-reproductive-rights-lowering-child-care-costs-and-giving-us-hope/ https://features.hrw.org/features/features/lgbt_laws/ https://theweek.com/96298/the-countries-where-homosexuality-is-still-illegal https://www.aclu.org/legislative-attacks-on-lgbtq-rights-2026 https://www.politico.eu/article/hungary-budapest-pride-2026-approved-peter-magyar-lgbtq-shift/   Join us in person for intention holding: https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/events-1 Labyrinth Activist Network Zoom calls   https://insighttimer.com/cliverj Daily intention holding with Clive on Insight Timer.   Our websites:  www.heartfulimpact.com/   Our show website.   https://globalhealingresponse.com/ Global Healing Response ~ Offers a wealth of prayers, suggested practices and prompts in response to environmental catastrophe, conflict, and other world events.   https://www.legacylabyrinthproject.org/ Legacy Labyrinth Project ~ Creating global energetic connections through the labyrinth; inspiring active intention sending using the labyrinth via labyrinth activism.   https://www.clivejohnsonministry.com/ Clive Johnson Ministry ~ Events and offerings aimed at building beloved community, including weekly energy holding vigils and Power of Eight group.   https://insighttimer.com/cliverj ~ Daily intention holding.   Impact! Is presented by Ellen Bintz and Clive Johnson. It is produced by Impact Productions.   Our show content is hosted by Podbean and available from all major podcast platforms.   Our theme music is by Chris Collins. indiemusicbox.com.   Our logo artwork is by AltoClassic (Getty Images/istock).   Contact us via Facebook Messenger from the Impact! Facebook group, or using any of the contact methods mentioned on our websites.   Impact! www.heartfulimpact.com.