Tag: pride

letters-to-lgbt-kids:

My dear lgbt+ kids. 

If you can’t go to any Pride events, you’re not a bad person or a bad member of the lgbt+ community! 

You don’t need to go to Pride to prove anything to anyone. Your identity doesn’t matter any less if you can’t or don’t want to join any specific event. 

This applies if

– you’re in the closet and fear going to Pride would make people around you suspicious 

– you feel uncomfortable in large crowds 

– your chronic illness or disability makes it hard to go to events 

– your mental illness or neurodivergence makes it hard to go to events 

– you can’t afford traveling (for example because you live in a small town and would need to travel to a big city for Pride) 

– you’re afraid there might be lgbt+-phobic counter-protesters 

And any other reason! Don’t listen to anyone who tries to make you feel bad for not going. 

Saying that people need to go to Pride goes against anything Pride stands for.

With all my love, 

Your Tumblr Mom  

miz-andry:

it’s pride month and i got a few messages from people unable to celebrate pride due to homophobia and transphobia and i feel like it’s important for us to remember that while a lot of us can go out covered in pride flag colours and party at pride, a lot of LGBT people still can’t be out and loud about their identity because we are not completely safe yet

we’ve made so much progress as a community but we still have a lot to go so don’t lose sight of why we have pride . celebrate who you are but don’t forget those who can’t yet and never stop fighting until all LGBT people can safely be themselves

@ lgbt people who can’t be out for whatever reason: you’re still a big part of pride, you don’t need go all out to participate, just your existence is revolutionary. take pride in the fact you’re still here in spite of all the shit thrown at our people. not giving up when odds are against us is ultimate bravery and pride