Mori Hamada & Matsumoto (“MHM”) will carry out a campaign “MHM Pride 2023,” mainly in June, in order to raise awareness of LGBTQ+ and various minorities and to realize a world where no one feels insecure about not being or no longer being a part of a majority and everyone can feel secure in being themselves.
In line with MHM Pride 2023, we changed the MHM logo on our website to a MHM Pride version that uses the colors of the rainbow flag, which is also a symbol of LGBTQ+ and the diversity of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI).
 

Pride Month and MHM Pride

Every June is designated as “Pride Month,” during which activities are carried out around the world to deepen the understanding and increase support for the rights and cultures of LGBTQ+. This is attributable to the June 1969 outbreak of the Stonewall Rebellion, which is said to have pioneered the LGBTQ+ rights movement, triggered by the resistance of customers and neighbors to the police’s unreasonable investigation of the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the U.S.
MHM has also been carrying out a variety of activities in June, Pride Month, every year since 2021, under the title of “MHM Pride” with the aim of raising awareness about the situation of LGBTQ+ and, in turn, other various minorities.
 

MHM Pride 2023 theme and projects

This year’s theme is “I’m Just Me, You’re Just You — About me, about you, about everyone.”

In order to realize a society in which people can live in a way that lets them be themselves, we believe that it is very important for each individual to accept themselves as they are and become the person who best understands themselves. Accepting yourself as you are leads to acceptance and understanding of the individuality of family, friends, the people around us, and society as a whole. We chose this year's theme in the hope that each and every one of us will be able to consider and cherish the special individuality that "me," "you" and "everyone else" has and not just think of these things as relating to someone in a distant world or someone we don't know.

During MHM Pride 2023, we will carry out activities such as producing and distributing goods using the colors of the rainbow flag, holding internal lectures and workshops, taking various measures to enhance awareness through posters, etc., and putting up decorations in the colors of the rainbow flag in the Tokyo Office.

Some of the goods are scheduled to be distributed at the Tokyo Office and other offices, so please feel free to take one when visiting our offices. Please note that there is a limited number of those products.

HAPPY PRIDE!!