Man has a profound effect on the land, in many ways, and has done so for about 10k years with the advent Agriculture. This in itself has a marked influence on land through several mediums, land clearing, leading to deforestation on a global scale.
The word pride is used in this case an antonym for shame. Pride in this sense is an affirmation of one's self and the community as a whole. The modern gay pride movement began after the Stonewall riots of the late 1960s.
I still think you are taking the reference out of context. The Nazi's tried to make the Star of David into a badge of shame, and the Israelis later used it as a symbol of pride, not unlike the pink triangle. There is no reference to gravestones for the Star--the triangles were used on a group memorial. Dhaluza 12:31, 11 November 2007 (UTC)