On The Allusionist, host Helen Zaltzman examines the story behind a word, and in this episode, she looks at how the gay rights movement found identity in the word “pride.” So, how did the word go from meaning bravery to acceptance of self? After the Stonewall Riots in 1969, activists in New York needed a slogan. Craig Schoonmaker evokes what it was like to be an openly gay protester in the 1970s, and how far the movement—and the term “pride”—has come since then.