Amid Climate of Fear, Lewis Hamilton Denounces Oppression to Celebrate Pride Month With Heartfelt Demand

The only way anyone can describe Lewis Hamilton is by calling him a driven personality. He’s shown his exceptional racing acumen to us over the years, but behind it all has been the single-minded determination to be the best this sport has ever seen. And the 7x champion is not a one-dimensional person by any means, too. Hence, his determination and grit spill over into all the other avenues he chooses to pursue, other than F1.

Hamilton has made it his life’s mission to stand between misery and his fans like a brick wall. And he’s employed social media for his cause time and again. This time around he chose the spread the word in a desperate bid to avoid pain for the ones celebrating Pride Month this June. A dark cloud of fear seems to linger on the occasion of Pride Month as reported by The Hill, and Lewis Hamilton makes a personal demand to all his fans on social media.

Lewis Hamilton makes social media plea on Pride Month

Hamilton is one of the most recognizable personalities in the whole wide world. Naturally, through his exploits on and off the track, he’s been afforded a massive platform in the form of social media. And the Brit always counts on it when it comes to spreading messages that mean a lot to him.

June marks the occasion of Pride Month, culminating on the 28th of June, which is marked as Pride Day every year. Hence, to show solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, Hamilton shared a message on his Instagram account. He posted a story, captioning it, “Happy Pride month everyone. Let’s celebrate love and push for equality this month and every month of the year.”

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Hamilton has been a staunch supporter of the LGBTQ+ movement. But what makes him so sympathetic to the cause?

Hamilton opens up about LGBTQ+ struggles

Driving social change through action and speech has been the mantra that Lewis Hamilton lives by. In the past, he’s been very vocal about a lot of communities and causes. But the LGBTQ+ community has a special place in the heart of the 38-year-old.

While speaking to The Fast and the Curious podcast, Hamilton said, “I think for me, I’m always saying that we need more empathy and compassion in the world. Everyone. We’re all human beings and there are all of these things that people find challenging in different countries, different governments, people with opinions, social media, and different things.”

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Is Lewis Hamilton now the pole bearer for inclusivity and equality in the sport of Formula 1?