# Wrath Month > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wrath_Month > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Wrath_Month.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrath_Month > Source revision: 1334836956 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Neologism and meme about LGBTQ+ activism occurring after Pride Month}} {{Use American English|date=July 2022}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} '''Wrath Month''' is a [neologism](/source/neologism) that generally refers to July, the month after [Pride Month](/source/Pride_Month). It originated as an [Internet meme](/source/Internet_meme) in 2018.{{Cite web |last=Brammer |first=John Paul |date=July 5, 2018 |title=After Pride Comes Wrath Month — Here's How to Celebrate |url=https://www.them.us/story/wrath-month-how-to-celebrate |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=[Them.us](/source/Them.us) |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705231123/https://www.them.us/story/wrath-month-how-to-celebrate |url-status=live }} ==History== "Wrath Month" originated as a Twitter meme in 2018. The term is a play on the [seven deadly sins](/source/seven_deadly_sins), pride and wrath being two of them. Other Twitter users joked about highlighting months for the remaining deadly sins, including [sloth](/source/Sloth_(sin)) and envy.{{Cite web |last=Jackman |first=Josh |date=July 2, 2018 |title=July has a brilliant new LGBT name, according to this viral meme |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/07/02/pride-month-welcome-lgbt-wrath-month-viral-meme/ |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=[PinkNews](/source/PinkNews) |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705231123/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/07/02/pride-month-welcome-lgbt-wrath-month-viral-meme/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Lenton |first=Patrick |date=July 10, 2018 |title=Junk Explained: What is LGBTIQ Wrath Month And Why Are We So Angry? |url=https://junkee.com/lgbtiq-wrath-month/166851 |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=[Junkee](/source/Junkee) |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705231124/https://junkee.com/lgbtiq-wrath-month/166851 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Dockray |first=Heather |date=July 6, 2018 |title=Pride may be over, but here's how to celebrate LGBTQ Wrath month |url=https://mashable.com/article/celebrate-lgbtq-wrath-month |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=[Mashable](/source/Mashable) |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705231123/https://mashable.com/article/celebrate-lgbtq-wrath-month |url-status=live }} The term came to be used in other contexts, highlighting ongoing issues for the [LGBT community](/source/LGBT_community) during and outside of Pride Month.{{Cite news |last=Oliveira |first=Anthony |date=July 4, 2018 |title=Pride Month is over. Welcome to LGBTQ Wrath Month. |newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post) |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/pride-month-is-over-welcome-to-lgbtq-wrath-month/2018/07/04/c67305ce-7ee8-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html |access-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-date=November 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129125148/https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/pride-month-is-over-welcome-to-lgbtq-wrath-month/2018/07/04/c67305ce-7ee8-11e8-b0ef-fffcabeff946_story.html |url-status=live }} == Usage and analysis == The term has been described, in part, as a response to the idea that Pride Month has become increasingly docile, where Wrath Month provides an opportunity to call attention to issues affecting LGBT acceptance and equality. [John Paul Brammer](/source/John_Paul_Brammer), writing for ''[Them.us](/source/Them.us)'', introduces his piece on Wrath Month with a criticism of Pride Month's ties to [rainbow capitalism](/source/rainbow_capitalism). Patrick Lenton with ''[Junkee](/source/Junkee)'' writes that Pride Month is no longer a message of "rebellion and resistance", instead trending towards "acceptance and love". He also criticizes police forces and politicians who pander to LGBT people – only during Pride Month – for support. Other sources depict it as a response to what ''[Out](/source/Out_(magazine))'' describes as Pride Month's "sense of comradery" dissipating after the month ends.{{Cite web |last=Hinzmann |first=Dennis |date=July 2, 2018 |title=With Pride Month Over, The Internet Suggests We Move On To Wrath Month |url=https://www.out.com/pride/2018/7/02/pride-month-over-internet-suggests-we-move-wrath-month |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=[Out.com](/source/Out.com) |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705231124/https://www.out.com/pride/2018/7/02/pride-month-over-internet-suggests-we-move-wrath-month |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Rook |first=Erin |date=July 3, 2022 |title=This Week on LGBTQ Twitter: Prepare for Queer Wrath Month |url=https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/07/week-lgbtq-twitter-prepare-queer-wrath-month/ |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=[LGBTQ Nation](/source/LGBTQ_Nation) |archive-date=July 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706002859/https://www.lgbtqnation.com/2022/07/week-lgbtq-twitter-prepare-queer-wrath-month/ |url-status=live }} Wrath Month has also been used as a replacement for Pride Month, with a ''[Colorado Springs Independent](/source/Colorado_Springs_Independent)'' opinion piece drawing from the emotions of the [Stonewall riots](/source/Stonewall_riots) that Pride Month is intended to commemorate. The piece specifically cited solidarity with the ongoing [George Floyd protests](/source/George_Floyd_protests) as one reason the LGBT community should feel angry.{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Alissa |date=June 30, 2020 |title=Opinion: This is why we called June "Wrath Month" |url=https://www.csindy.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-this-is-why-we-called-june-wrath-month/article_5a21d54a-0dcc-5eaf-8945-7f8e1fdcff36.html |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=[Colorado Springs Indy](/source/Colorado_Springs_Indy) |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705231124/https://www.csindy.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-this-is-why-we-called-june-wrath-month/article_5a21d54a-0dcc-5eaf-8945-7f8e1fdcff36.html |url-status=live }} In July 2022, ''[Them.us](/source/Them.us)'' began a series titled ''Wrath Month'', describing the month as an "unofficial celebration of LGBTQ+ anger".{{Cite web |last=Allen |first=Samantha |last2=Rodriguez |first2=Mathew |last3=Burke |first3=Sarah |last4=Sanders |first4=Wren |last5=López |first5=Cáne |last6=Mhloyi |first6=Catherine |last7=Factora |first7=James |last8=Riedel |first8=Samantha |last9=Trykowski |first9=Tyler |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Now That Pride Is Over, Welcome to LGBTQ+ Wrath Month |url=https://www.them.us/story/wrath-month-2022-queer-rage-things-lgbtq-people-hate |access-date=July 6, 2022 |website=[Them.us](/source/Them.us) |archive-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220705231123/https://www.them.us/story/wrath-month-2022-queer-rage-things-lgbtq-people-hate |url-status=live }} == See also == * {{annotated link|Gay Shame}} ==References== {{reflist}} Category:2018 neologisms Category:Pride (LGBTQ culture) Category:Identity politics in the United States Category:Internet memes introduced in 2018 Category:Months Category:Seven deadly sins in popular culture Category:LGBTQ slang --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Wrath Month](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrath_Month) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrath_Month?action=history)). 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