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Word of the Week: How 'pride' shifted from vice to a symbol of LGBTQ empowerment

Participants carry balloons spelling out "Pride" during the 51st LGBTQ Pride Parade in Chicago on June 26, 2022.

The word pride has shifted over the millennia, from being first used to describe one of the seven deadly sins in Roman Catholic theology to becoming a global symbol for LGBTQ strength and empowerment.

(Image credit: Kamil Krzaczynski)

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