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“Love is a human experience.”

It’s no secret that June is a magical month. Summer emerges in full force, swimsuits and sandals are freed from the confines of storage bins, and best of all, June is Pride Month. Whether or not you’re a member of the LGBTQ+ community, you’ll definitely want to show your support for the LGBTQ+ folks all month long. Of course, the best way to do that is to donate to organizations that benefit the communities directly, but if you don’t have funds to spare, you can’t go wrong with a touching quote about love to remind your followers of the liberation that comes with loving who you love.

Pride Month takes place in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots , a series of demonstrations by LGBTQ+ communities to protest police raids on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York’s Greenwich Village. The riots were spontaneous, an explosion of all the hurt, anger, and frustration that had been building within the heavily persecuted gay community. The power and violence of the demonstrations, and the police response to them, sparked the formation of many gay rights groups, and marked the beginning of the modern gay rights movement. While the LGBTQ+ movement has made huge leaps forward since Stonewall, there is still progress to be made.

So be fierce about your love – not just this month, but every month. Fight for it. Let it burn bright and spread like wildfire, stoke its flames, and warm yourself by its heat. Love in the name of those who fought for your rights, who demonstrated at Stonewall, who brought LGBTQ+ rights to the Supreme Court and won. Love for those who were forced to suppress their love, for those who suffered and died for it. Love for them, love for yourself, love for your family and friends. Love because love will always prevail.

"There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved." - George Sand

"i've been embraced by a new community. that's what happens when you're finally honest about who you are; you find others like you." - chaz bono, “love is the skillful audacity required to share an inner life.” - gertrude stein.

“I am an expression of the divine, just like a peach is, just like a fish is. I have a right to be this way...I can't apologize for that, nor can I change it, nor do I want to... We will never have to be other than who we are in order to be successful...We realize that we are as ourselves unlimited and our experiences valid. It is for the rest of the world to recognize this, if they choose.” - Alice Walker

“ let them see that the important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.” - gore vidal, "this world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another." -elliot page.

“Love demands expression. It will not stay still, stay silent, be good, be modest, be seen and not heard, no. It will break out in tongues of praise, the high note that smashes the glass and spills the liquid.” - Jeanette Winterson

"have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time." - maya angelou, "to love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." - oscar wilde, "to be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow — this is a human offering that can border on miraculous." - elizabeth gilbert, “love isn’t just a matter of looking at someone, i think now, but also of looking with them, of facing what they face.” - garth greenwell, "we must love one another or die." -w.h. auden.

“There is always something left to love. And if you ain’t learned that, you ain’t learned nothing.” -Lorraine Hansberry

“don't be afraid; people are so afraid; don't be afraid to live in the raw wind, naked, alone...learn at least this: what you are capable of. let nothing stand in your way.” - tony kushner, "i was not ladylike, nor was i manly. i was something else altogether. there were so many different ways to be beautiful." - michael cunningham.

"There will always be enemies. Time to stop being your own." - Larry Kramer

“how was it possible to be afraid and in love... the two things did not go together. how was it possible to be afraid, when the two of them grew stronger together every day and every night. every night was different, and every morning. together they possessed a miracle.” - patricia highsmith, “the truly revolutionary promise of our nation's founding document is the freedom to pursue happiness-with-a-capital-h. ” - dan savage, "when you put love out in the world it travels, and it can touch people and reach people in ways that we never even expected." - laverne cox.

“True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are; it requires us to be who we are.” -Brené Brown

“there are lots of different ways to love people and lots of different ways to define yourself.” -nina lacour, “the beauty of standing up for your rights is others will see you standing and stand up as well.” -cassandra duffy, “coming out isn’t a sprint — it’s a marathon. do it at your own pace, and know you’re not in it alone. there are more people that will love you and be proud of you than you even know right now, so make sure you become one of them.” -taylor parker, “love is a human experience, not a political statement.” -anne hathaway, “love should never mean having to live in fear.” - dashanne stokes, “love is love is love cannot be killed or swept aside…now fill the world with music, love, and pride.” -lin-manuel miranda, “the love you are experiencing encourages you to face the reality that this is who you really are and also has the power to set you free. the richness, beauty and depths of love can only be fully experienced in a climate of complete openness, honesty and vulnerability.” - anthony venn brown.

This article was originally published on June 5, 2017

50 Pride Month Quotes To Celebrate Love This LGBTQ+ Pride Month And Beyond

"To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance."

Not only are these sayings relatable for many queer folks and those exploring their sexuality , but they may also help explain concepts related to the community and the fight for LBGTQ+ rights that some may otherwise find hard to grasp. Sometimes, all it takes is a funny joke or a powerful quote to get someone to turn their head and begin to reevaluate their biases.

Oh, and let’s not forget to mention that these quotes make for A-plus captions on Instagram, Facebook, and any other social media platform you may use to commemorate Pride this June and beyond. You’ll probably notice a bunch of your friends and family posting supportive quotes and maybe even using one as a means of coming out , so you’ll want to have a rolodex of potential sayings to mark the occasion—as well as recommend to others.

Ahead, find 50 of the most powerful, inspirational, and funny Pride Month quotes—from popular musicians, actors, and thought leaders—perfect for whether you’re looking to make a statement online or show compassion for yourself, as a queer individual , or others in the LGBTQ+ community.

Celebratory Pride Month Quotes

• “If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?” — RuPaul
• “I’ve been embraced by a new community. That’s what happens when you’re finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.” — Chaz Bono
• “We’re here, we’re queer—get used to it.” — Anonymous
• “So raise your glass if you are wrong, in all the right ways.” — Pink
• “Proud to be me this month—and every other month.” — Anonymous
• “Come out, come out, wherever you are!” — Anonymous
• “Love him. Love him, and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?” — James Baldwin

Short Pride Month Quotes

• “Love is never wrong.” — Melissa Etheridge
• “Baby, I was born this way.” — Lady Gaga
• “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” — Oscar Wilde
• “There’s no better time than now to be who you are.” — B oy George
• “Our love is here to stay.” — Whitney Houston
• “…And I can’t change, even if I tried.” — Macklemore
• “Being gay is like glitter, it never goes away.” — Lady Gaga
• “Girls like girls like boys do, nothing new.” — Hayley Kiyoko, “Girls Like Girls”
• “Trans rights are human rights.” — Anonymous
• “Showing my true colors.” — Anonymous

Pride Month Quotes for Allies

• “I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet.” — Dolly Parton
• “You don’t have to be gay to be a supporter—you just have to be a human.” — Daniel Radcliffe
• “Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love.” — Lin-Manuel Miranda
• “Don’t be afraid. Don’t be ashamed. Don’t ever apologize for your sexuality. Just be you.” — Sonya Deville
• “I think the world has a place for gay superheroes, certainly.” — Stan Lee
• “It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love, or how you love. It matters only that you love.” — John Lennon
• “Gay rights are human rights.” — Hillary Clinton
• “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind, don’t matter and those who matter, don’t mind.” — Dr. Seuss
• “Kiss lots of boys or kiss lots of girls, if that’s something you’re into.” — Kacey Musgraves

Inspirational Pride Month Quotes

• “The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you’ve just told them.” — Rachel Maddow
• “Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” — Harvey Fierstein
• “There’s no right or wrong way to be gay. No right or wrong way to come out. It’s your journey, do it the way you wanna do it.” — Tan France
• “We deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame, and without compromise.” — Elliot Page
• “I was not ladylike, nor was I manly. I was something else altogether. There were so many different ways to be beautiful.” — Michael Cunningham
• “Whoever tries to bring us down is already below us.” — Anonymous
• “If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.” — Zanele Muholi
• “So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” — Tim Cook
• “People will stare. Make it worth their while.” — Harry Winston
• “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.” — Brené Brown
• “No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.” — Marsha P. Johnson

Funny Pride Month Quotes

• “I fell out of the womb and landed in my mother’s high heels.” — Leslie Jordan
• “You are straight fire. Well, minus the ‘straight’ part.” — Joey Benevento
• “Make America gay again.” — Anonymous
• “Froot Loop in a world full of Cheerios and proud of it.” — Anonymous
• “I didn’t choose to be gay, I just got lucky.” — Anonymous
• “My hair is the only straight thing about me.” — Anonymous
• “‘Cause shade never made anybody less gay.” — Taylor Swift
• “Let’s get one thing straight: I’m not.” — Anonymous
• “If Harry Potter taught us anything, it’s that no one should live in a closet.” — Anonymous
• “I hate the word ‘homophobia.’ It’s not a phobia. You’re not scared. You’re an asshole.” — Morgan Freeman
• “If homosexuality is a disease, let’s all call in queer to work: ‘Hello. Can’t work today, still queer.’” — Robin Tyler
• “Hi gay. Happy Pride Month.” — Megan Stalter

Casey Clark is a freelance journalist who specializes in beauty, health, and style-related commerce content. She graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in journalism. Her work has been published in Women's Health , Forbes , Better Homes & Gardens , and more.

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35 Inspirational Pride Month Quotes Perfect for Your Next Post

These sayings celebrate and honor the LGBTQ+ community.

You're dressed to impress, the #Squad is assembled and now all you have to do is document it for posterity (or at least your Instagram followers). And luckily, with these best Pride month quotes and sayings about the LGBTQ+ community, coming up with a caption will be a breeze.

Whether you want to shout out your Pride month excitement on Instagram, put out the perfect tweet to share your feelings about the importance of equality or mail cards to mark the occasion with your partner, chosen family or ride-or-die crew, we've got a quote that will fit the bill. These are our favorite Pride Month quotes from celebrities, LGBTQ+ movies , LGBTQ+ books and pop culture moments.

From thoughtful reflections on how far we've come as a society and the distance we still have to go, to empowering messages that will pump you up for however you plan to celebrate, to silly sayings that will spread the joy that comes with belonging to the LGBTQ+ family, there's a saying out there for every type of Pride. No matter how you're celebrating, we're excited to help.

Harvey Milk

It takes no compromise to give people their rights ... it takes no money to respect the individual. It takes no political deal to give people freedom. It takes no survey to remove repression.

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President Barack Obama

When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.

So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.

I've been embraced by a new community. That's what happens when you’re finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.

Anderson Cooper

I think being gay is a blessing, and it's something I am thankful for every single day.

Rachel Maddow

The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them.

Brittney Griner

I am a strong, Black, lesbian woman. Every single time I say it, I feel so much better.

Elliot Page

This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another.

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Jason Collins

I want to do the right thing and not hide anymore. I want to march for tolerance, acceptance and understanding. I want to take a stand and say, “Me, too."

George Takei

We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.

Chris Colfer

There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.

Gertrude Stein

You look ridiculous if you dance. You look ridiculous if you don’t dance. So you might as well dance.

Michael Cunningham

I was not ladylike, nor was I manly. I was something else altogether. There were so many different ways to be beautiful.

Alice Walker

No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.

Audre Lorde

We are powerful because we have survived.

Zanele Muholi

If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.

Hillary Clinton

Gay rights are human rights.

Megan Rapinoe

The more I’ve been able to learn about gay rights and equal pay and gender equity and racial inequality, the more that it all intersects. You can’t really pick it apart. It’s all intertwined.

Laverne Cox

We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. That’s okay.

Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.

Lizz (she/her) is a senior editor at Good Housekeeping , where she runs the GH Book Club, edits essays and long-form features and writes about pets, books and lifestyle topics. A journalist for almost two decades, she is the author of Biography of a Body and Buffalo Steel. She also teaches journalism as an adjunct professor at New York University's School of Professional Studies and creative nonfiction at the Muse Writing Center, and coaches with the New York Writing Room. 

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40+ of the best uplifting and inspiring quotes for pride month.

Every year during Pride, Chia and I are reminded of how lucky we are to have and love one another and to be able to live our lives openly and proudly. We don't take these freedoms for granted and we're grateful for all those who have fought for them. These quotes remind and inspire us to continue to be true to who we are and not ashamed of who we love. 

1. It is better to be hated for what you are  than to be loved for what you are not. – Andre Gide

2. Hope will never be silent. – Harvey Milk

3. Love is love.

4.  You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. – Brene Brown

5.  The things that make us different, those are our superpowers. – Lena Waithe

6. J ust be you, and that's going to be so much better than wishing to be anything else.  – Angel Haze

7. I was born this way. – Lady Gaga

8.  It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are. – E.E. Cummings

9.  Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those that matter don't mind. – Dr. Seuss

10.  After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are. – Shrek

11.  Life is more fun when you stand out.

12.  To be yourself is truly a revolutionary act, and I think more and more people should try it, because it’s gotten me a pretty cool life. – Lena Waithe

13.  Why are you mad? When you could be GLAAD? – Taylor Swift

14.  To be nobody but yourself--in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else--means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight and never stop fighting. – E.E. Cummings

15.  We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. – Laverne Cox

16.  If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself. – Zanele Muholi

17.  The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them. – Rachel Maddow

18.  I think being gay is a blessing, and it's something I am thankful for every single day. – Anderson Cooper

19.  I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me. – Tim Cook

20.  Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life. Define yourself. –  Harvey Fierstein

21.  To thrive in life,  you need three bones,  a wishbone,  a backbone, and  a funny bone. – Reba Mcintire

22.  Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I’ve ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn’t even realized I was carrying. –  Sir Ian McKellen

23.  Being gay isn’t something you choose, but you do face choices about whether and how to discuss it. – Pete Buttigieg

24.  Bloom where you are planted. –  Mary Engelbreit

25.  Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. – James Baldwin

26.  What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it’s curved like a road through mountains. –  Tennessee Williams

27.  Some people say you are going the wrong way, when it’s simply a way of your own. – Angelina Jolie

28.  Celebrate love today & everyday.

29. Love wins.

30.  The only way to survive is by taking care of one another. – Grace Lee Boggs

31. Can't cancel my pride.

32. When you reduce life to black and white, you never see rainbows. –  Rachel Houston

33. I take a lot of pride in being myself. I'm comfortable with who I am. – James McAvoy

34. If you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. – Dolly Parton

35. I’m not ashamed of being gay, never have been and never will be. For that, I have no apologies. – Tommy Kirk

36. Being gay is like being left-handed. Some people are, most people aren’t and nobody really knows why. It’s not right or wrong, it’s just the way things are!

37. It is not beauty that endears, it’s love that makes us see beauty. – Leo Tolstoy

38. We’re born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we’re not alone. – Orson Welles

39. We can’t choose where we come from, but we can choose where we go from there. – The Perks of Being a Wallflower

40. Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning takes care of itself. – Bear Bryant

41. Being gay is like glitter, it never goes away. – Lady Gaga

42. To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment. – Ralph Waldo Emerson

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50 Inspirational Pride Month Quotes — Because Love Is Love

Be loud and proud in your instagram captions (and everywhere else) when you share these pride month quotes..

By Shelby Henderson — Last updated on Jun 01, 2023

June is LGBT Pride Month, so celebrate and commemorate the tremendous strides that LGBTQIA+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning), intersex, asexual, and everyone else ) people have made history with our collection of the very best Pride quotes.

Pride Month is held every June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots of 1969, and while it celebrates the progress the LGBTQIA+ community has made, it also serves to commemorate the community's tragic losses and far too many hate crimes.

Pride Month serves as a reminder that everyone should be equal no matter their sexuality or gender. We think of the strong and proud men, women, trans men, trans women, and non-binary people of the LGBTQIA community and how they inspire us in the continuing fight for greater equality and freedoms.

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However you plan to celebrate this month, you can begin the festivities with the best pride month quotes.

50 Inspirational Pride Month Quotes, Sayings and Instagram Captions

1. "if harry potter taught us anything, it's that no one should live in a closet.".

2. "Surround yourself with tacos. Not negativity."

3. "The beauty of standing up for your rights is others see you standing and stand up as well." — Cassandra Duffy

4. “Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.” — Barbara Gittings

5. "Never ever apologize for who you love"

6. "She is the gold at the end of the rainbow."

7. "I've been embraced by a new community. That's what happens when you're finally honest about who you are; you find others like you." — Chaz Bono

8. "Love is too beautiful to be hidden in the closet."

9. "One day we won't have to 'come out of the closet.' We'll just say we are in love and that will be all that matters."

10. "Human rights are not optional."

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11. "We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity." — George Takei

12. “Marriage is a language of love, equality, and inclusion.” — Evan Wolfson

13. "You say 'be straight.' I say 'taste the rainbow'."

14. “Hope will never be silent.” — Harvey Milk

15. "What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it's curved like a road through mountains.” — Tennessee Williams

16. “We are powerful because we have survived.” — Audre Lorde

17. "When you reduce life to black and white, you never see rainbows."

18. “I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act.” — Janet Mock

19. "I am a strong, black, lesbian woman. Every single time I say it, I feel so much better." — Brittney Griner

20. “There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it’s now okay to express ourselves publicly. We make that day by doing things publicly until it’s simply the way things are.” — Tammy Baldwin

21. "Straight? Nah."

22. “Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I’ve ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn’t even realized I was carrying.” — Sir Ian McKellen

23. “I want to do the right thing and not hide anymore. I want to march for tolerance, acceptance, and understanding. I want to take a stand and say, 'Me, too.'" — Jason Collins

24. “Being gay isn’t something you choose, but you do face choices about whether and how to discuss it.” — Pete Buttigieg

25. "I hate the word homophobia. It's not a phobia. You're not scared. You're an a------" — Morgan Freeman

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26. “The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you’ve just told them.” — Rachel Maddow

27. “Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law.” — Boethius

28. “Love doesn’t care how much money you have. It doesn’t care who your parents are. It doesn’t care if you’re gay, straight, or transgender.” — Rumer Willis

29. "Whoever tries to bring us down is already below us."

30. “We are not actually equal – humanity – if we are not allowed to freely love one another.” — Lady Gaga

31. “When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.” — Former U.S. President, Barack Obama

32. “I believe that marriage isn’t between a man and a woman; but between love and love.” — Frank Ocean

33. "Being straight was my phase."

34. “There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.” — Chris Colfer

35. "We are both the girl in the relationship. That's kind of the point."

36. “Everybody’s journey is individual. You fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality.” — James Baldwin

37. "Love is love."

38. "I'd choose hell over a homophobic heaven" — Desmond Tutu

39. “You look ridiculous if you dance. You look ridiculous if you don’t dance. So you might as well dance.” — Gertrude Stein

40. "Keep calm and love who you want."

41. "Love is a human experience, not a political statement."

42. “I was not ladylike, nor was I manly. I was something else altogether. There were so many different ways to be beautiful.” — Michael Cunningham

43. "Homophobia has a cure: Education."

44. "I am the rainbow sheep of my family."

45. "This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another." — Elliot Page

46. "don't ever be afraid to show off your true colors.".

47. "If I could have chosen to be gay or straight, I think I would have simply chosen to be happy." — Kevin Kidwell

48. "I think being gay is a blessing, and it's something I am thankful for every single day." — Anderson Cooper

49. "The only choice I made was to be myself."

50. "Do you like boys or girls? Yes."

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60+ inspiring LGBTQ quotes for Pride Month

Pride Month is a celebration of history—our moment to honor the resistance and persistence that gave rise to pivotal change. It’s also an acknowledgment of the present and an opportunity to uplift and encourage LGBTQ loved ones in your community. Most of all, Pride Month is an occasion to look and dream ahead—to envision the world we want to shape, one where LGBTQ people thrive in every way.  

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One way to kick off Pride Month is by sharing a good word. So we asked writers from Hallmark’s LGBTQ community to curate a unique collection of meaningful quotes. From statements on intersectionality to words that go beyond the binary, these pieces are rooted in support and celebration of LGBTQ identity, helping you say what’s on your heart.   

We hope these messages reflect your authentic bonds and help you connect with your loved ones. If any of these quotes ring true to you, share them this month and beyond!

LGBTQ Quotes That Support and Uplift  

You are exactly who you should be.

There’s nothing more beautiful and powerful than someone who chooses to be themself.

You are straight fire. Well, minus the “straight” part.

— Joey Benevento

The bravest thing you can be is yourself.

Today, I hope you know that you’re more than just seen…

…you are loved.

— Meghan Craig

More inspiring LGBTQ quotes that support and uplift:

You’re so flaming, even the sun be like “DAMN.”

— Radius Burik

In all the universe, there’s only one you.

— Anna Wenner

You never have to “fit in” to know that you belong.

— Mercedes Lucero

You are like a rainbow of awesome!

— Valerie Stark

I love all that you are and all that you’re becoming.

— Hallmark Editorial Staff

Let your flag fly. It’s a wonderful thing  seeing you be you.

— Mariya Zilberman

People who don’t get you aren’t worthy of your fabulousness.

Here’s to all the years of being who you are. Flawlessly and unapologetically!

— Courtney Taylor

Make your own story. It’s bound to be a good one.

— Andrew Blackburn

Just a reminder that you’re exactly where you should be.

— Melissa Woo

Take up space. Today and every day.

Who wants to FIT IN when you can FINESSE. Stay true to you, my friend.

Every part of you matters. The world is better when you are your authentic self— bold, beautiful, radiant—on full display.  I see every shade of you, and I couldn’t love you more.

— Teju Abiola

LGBTQ Quotes About Pride and Celebration  

Transcendent, transformative, transtastic, transtastical, transchanted, transmendous… That’s you to a T. Love you!

— Sara Quenzer

Be you Do you Celebrate you

PRIDE is a year-round look

Be the you you’ve always been, proudly.

You are so parade-worthy!

Being LGBTQ…is just being.

— Matt Gowen

More LGBTQ quotes about pride and celebration:

Live like you.

Here, queer, full of pride.

Checked my mood ring. Yep, still gay. (It’s my best mood. You understand.)

Queer AF. Just as it should be.

— Jordy Byrd

Sounds gay. I’m in.

Staying flawless like it’s NBD.

Let’s get one thing straight… Just kidding. Let’s be gay!  

Love getting hyped about all the ways you’re you.

Here’s to growing a little bit every single day but doing it in your own damn way.

LGBTQ Quotes That Go Beyond the Binary  

The future is nonbinary. You’re just ahead of the curve.

Beyond binary. Beautiful truth. Biggest love.

— Clare Gowney

More LGBTQ quotes that go beyond the binary:

Genderful and wonderful.

I love you beyond the binary.

Cinnamon rolls, not gender roles. Your amazingness needs no explanation.

Why break hearts when you can break binaries?

You’re wayyyyy too sweet for labels, honey. And I love to see it!  

Them: Pick a Side. Us: Por Que No Los Dos? Love the person you are so much, friend.

LGBTQ Quotes About Love  

Love stories are more epic with two heroines.

Stand for love.

Love you. Love celebrating every step toward the you that you were meant to be.

Love always.

More LGBTQ quotes about love:

Our love makes every day a celebration.

Different lives, different stories… Same hope, same love.

— Stacey Donovan

Love is infinite.

— Dan Taylor

We love our way and live our way… and for me, it’s the BEST way.  

— Amy Trowbridge-Yates

LGBTQ Quotes on Intersectionality  

We’re Black, Queer, and Beautiful!

— Jake Gahr

Black, queer, and a woman? Yaas, chile, that’s a beautifully complex blessing right there.

Black LGBTQ Pride is a celebration of life and love.

More LGBTQ quotes on intersectionality:

Keep rising in your Black queer pride, owning it and bringing enough shine to light up the entire world.

LGBTQ Quotes That Honor History and Look to the Future  

Because of the Queens who came before us our crowns shine brilliantly today.

We are owning our future… believe that.

Gentle reminder: Let what no longer serves you just shed tf away. Because you’re vibrant as hell.

More LGBTQ quotes that honor history and look to the future:

This is for the ones who never gave up. The ones who carried dreams of love bigger than anyone thought possible and who made it possible. The ones who showed up so we could show out, today and every day.

The future is filled with all things queer. Because that’s the kind of joy we’re manifesting.

Transformation can feel like a lot to handle, but through every part of the process, remember that you’re so loved, so believed-in, and so rooted-for.  

LGBTQ Quotes About Community and Chosen Family  

Together, we’ll change the world. Together, we’re unstoppable.

— Cat Hollyer

When the world doesn’t show up  the way we need it to,  we show up for each other. Always.

More LGBTQ quotes about community and chosen family:

Alike in some ways, different in others, but still family… deeply, sweetly family.

— Cheryl Hawkinson

We’re each other’s people.

— Melvina Young

Nothing warms my heart like community. So glad we have each other.

• Courtney Taylor contributed to the writing of this article.

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70+ Pride Month Quotes for 2023

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Pride Month Quotes on LGBTQ+ Pride & Equity

1. “It is revolutionary for any trans person to choose to be seen and visible in a world that tells us we should not exist.”

– Laverne Cox

2. “Do not allow people to dim your shine because they are blinded. Tell them to put on some sunglasses, because we were born this way.”

– Lady Gaga

3. “There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it’s now okay to express ourselves publicly. We make that day by doing things publicly until it’s simply the way things are.”

– Tammy Baldwin

4. “Darling, I want my gay rights now.”

– Marsha P. Johnson

5. “Of course, attitudes change, but only because brave people like Ellen [DeGeneres] jump into the fire to make them change. And if I hadn’t seen her on TV, I would have thought, ‘I could never be on TV. They don’t let LGBT people on TV.’ And more than that, I would have gone on thinking that I was an alien and that I maybe didn’t even have a right to be here.”

– Kate McKinnon

Pride Quotes on Courage & Overcoming Adversity

6. “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”

– E.E. Cummings

7. “People used to think I was a monster. And for a long time, I believed them. But after a while, you learn to ignore the names that people call you and you just trust who you are.”

– Shrek

8. “To be yourself is truly a revolutionary act. And I think more and more people should try it, because it’s gotten me a pretty cool life.”

– Lena Waithe

9. “Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.”

– Harvey Fierstein

Pride Month Quotes on Coming Out

10. “The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you’ve just told them.”

– Rachel Maddow

11. “How can people change their minds about us if they don’t know who we are?”

– Harvey Milk

12. “Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I’ve ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn’t even realized I was carrying.”

– Sir Ian McKellen

13. “Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.”

– Brené Brown

Quotes About Love for Pride Month

14. “I believe that marriage isn’t between a man and a woman, but between love and love.”

– Frank Ocean

15. “We deserve to experience love fully, equally, without shame, and without compromise.”

– Elliot Page

16. “Self-love means that I have a relationship with myself built on trust and loyalty. I trust myself to have my own back, so my allegiance is to the voice within.”

– Glennon Doyle

17. “To be fully seen by somebody, then, and be loved anyhow – this is a human offering that can border on miraculous.”

– Elizabeth Gilbert

Quotes on the Importance of Intersectionality

18. “The more I’ve been able to learn about gay rights and equal pay and gender equity and racial inequality, the more that it all intersects. You can’t really pick it apart. It’s all intertwined.”

– Megan Rapinoe

19. “We cannot be antiracist if we are homophobic or transphobic… All Black lives include those of poor transgender Black women, perhaps the most violated and oppressed of all the Black intersectional groups.”

– Ibram X. Kendi

20. “It is important and vital is to keep that education for critical consciousness around intersectionalities, so that people are able to not focus on one thing and blame one group, but be able to look holistically at the way intersectionality informs all of us: whiteness, gender, sexual preferences, etc. Only then can we have a realistic handle on the political and cultural world we live within.”

– bell hooks

Pride Month Quotes on Gender Identity

21. “Gender is between your ears and not between your legs.”

– Chaz Bono

22. “Being transgender is not just a medical transition. It’s discovering who you are, living your live authentically, loving yourself, and spreading that love towards other people and accepting one another, no matter the difference.”

– Jazz Jennings

23. “We’re all born naked, and the rest is drag.”

– RuPaul

24. “It is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals.”

– Emma Watson

25. “Gender is not what people look like to other people; it is what we know ourselves to be. No one else should be able to tell you who you are; that’s for you to decide…Man and woman are two of many – stars in a constellation that do not compete but amplify one another’s shine.”

– Alok Vaid-Menon

Pride Quotes on Allyship

26. “No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”

– Alice Walker

27. “Being an ally can’t just be about nodding when someone says something we agree with – important as that is. It must also be about action. It’s our job to stand up for those who are not at the table when life-altering decisions are made.”

– Kamala Harris

28. “When we’re free to love anyone we choose, when this world’s big enough for all different views, when we all can worship from our own kind of pew – then, we shall be free.”

– Garth Brooks

29. “…there is a subtle difference between tolerance and acceptance. It’s the distance between moving into the cul-de-sac and having your next door neighbor trust you to keep an eye on her preschool daughter for a few minutes while she runs out to the post office. It’s the chasm between being invited to a colleague’s wedding with your same-sex partner and being able to slow-dance without the other guests whispering.”

– Jodi Picoult

30. “We need to own that if you truly are taking stands against hate and oppression, you should not fund hate and oppression. Period.”

– Gabrielle Union

Pride Quotes on Queer Visibility 

31. “If public figures came out of the closet, then the LGBT kids who saw them on TV would feel safe before they even knew why they felt dangerous. Maybe if enough people came out of the closet, gay kids would never feel dangerous. Maybe we could have a world where we could all just live. We may not all agree, but why can’t we just all live?”

– Margaret Cho

32. “We have to be visible. We should not be ashamed of who we are.”

– Sylvia Rivera

33.”The whole issue of sexuality is so grey. I’m just trying to acknowledge that fluidity, that greyness, which has always existed. But maybe only now are we allowed to start talking about it.”

– Kristen Stewart

34. “Love demands expression. It will not stay still, stay silent, be good, be modest, be seen and not heard, no. It will break out in tongues of praise, the high note that smashes the glass and spills the liquid.”

– Jeanette Winterson

35. “Each step forwards to become the person we are makes it harder to go backwards, to return to the shadowy, private world of closed doors and shuttered windows. The experience, the awakening of one’s true self, after being so long suppressed, can never be adequately explained with language.”

 – Lili Elbe

Inspirational Quotations on Owning Your Power

36. “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.”

– Audre Lorde

37. “If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.”

– Zanele Muholi

38. “There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.”

– Chris Colfer

39. “This community has fought and continues to fight a war of acceptance, a war of tolerance and the most relentless bravery. You are the definition of courage, do you know that?”

40. “Never stop believing in yourself. You had it all along.”

– Karamo Brown

41. “For a lot of my life, I was judged for my gender representation or my sexual orientation, or what people assumed of me; and every single time my goal has been to combat that and show my greatness.”

– Taylor Small

42. “I love that I am trans. And I love that I am queer. And the more I hold myself close and fully embrace who I am, the more I dream, the more my heart grows and the more I thrive.”

43. “Putting yourself out there is hard, but it’s so worth it. I don’t think anyone who has ever spoken out, or stood up or had a brave moment, has regretted it. It’s empowering and confidence-building and inspiring. Not only to other people, but to yourself.”

Pride Month Quotes on Changing History

44. “History isn’t something you look back at and say it was inevitable. It happens because people make decisions that are sometimes very impulsive and of the moment, but those moments are cumulative realities.”

45. “Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizen of this country.”

– Zachary Quinto

46. “All of us who are openly gay are living and writing the history of our movement. We are no more — and no less — heroic than the suffragists and abolitionists of the 19th century; and the labor organizers, Freedom Riders, Stonewall demonstrators, and environmentalists of the 20th century.”

47. “I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act.”

– Janet Mock

48. “We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.”

– Bayard Rustin

Pride Month Quotes on Disarming Fear

49. “Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”

– James Baldwin

50. “Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start.”

– Jason Collins

51. “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”

52. “Never has it felt more important for me to tell stories of joy and abandon passion and recklessness. Life is short and difficult, people. We must take our pleasures where we can find them. Let us not become so cautious that we forget to live.”

53. “When I was younger, I wish I would have been told more often that I was right and nothing was wrong with me, that I was deserving of everything this world has to offer, and that my visions for my future were worthy of pursuit.”

54. “To be afraid is to behave as if the truth were not true.”

Quotes for Pride Month About Freedom

55. “It takes no compromise to give people their rights… It takes no political deal to give people freedom.”

56. “Our community is not a monolith, thank goodness, any more than America itself is. I look forward to and will continue to work toward the day when America recognizes all of us as full and equal citizens.”

– Cynthia Nixon

57. “All human beings deserve equal treatment, no matter their gender identity or sexuality.”

– Andreja Pejic

58. “There will always be enemies. Time to stop being your own.”

– Larry Kramer

Quotes on Making the World A Better Place for All

59. “A long time ago I asked myself, ‘Do I want to be right, or do I want to be kind?’. I opted for kind.”

– Jane Lynch

60. “We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.”

– George Takei

61. “I once worried that there was no place for trans people like me to participate in any way in our politics. Since coming out, though, I’ve seen that change is possible and I’ve learned that the only things that are truly impossible are the things we don’t try. You can run, you can win and you can serve.”

– Sarah McBride

62. “Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.”

– Barbara Gittings

63. “Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges.”

– Bob Parris

64. “It is absolutely imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world.”

– Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

65. “I believe that no one should ever have to choose between a career we love and living our lives with authenticity and integrity.”

– Selisse Berry

Quotations About the Power of Being Yourself

66. “We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. That’s okay.”

67. “I am a strong, black, lesbian woman. Every single time I say it, I feel so much better.”

– Brittney Griner

68. “The more I accept myself as a genderless human being, in a way, the more I’m loving my body.”

– Sam Smith

69. “I want to make sure that any young person or anyone really who is looking up to me—who sees a glimpse of I am as a person—that they see no shame, that they see pride, and that I’m truly unabashed about the person that I am.”

– Samira Wiley

70. “There’s no right or wrong way to be gay. No right or wrong way to come out. It’s your journey, do it the way you wanna do it.”

– Tan France

71. “I want people to fall in love with themselves and to be really proud and full of joy for the space they take up. If someone else appreciates the space you take up, then that’s icing on the cake.”

– Jonathan Van Ness

72. “It takes a little bit of bravery to step out, to be like, okay, I don’t look like anybody else around here. I am making the conscious decision to present myself the way I want to today.”

– Hunter Schafer

Frequently Asked Questions About Pride Month

What is Pride Month?

Pride Month is a time for the LGBT community and allies to come together in celebration, solidarity, activism, reflection, and support of all LGBTQIA+ people (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual).

While a Pride Parade or Pride March are often part of Pride celebrations, there’s more to this holiday than parades! Pride can be a meaningful time to learn about the historical and present struggles and exclusion of LGBT people.

When is Pride Month?

Pride Month is celebrated during the month of June. In 2023, Pride Month will be June 1-30, 2023.

Where is Pride Month celebrated?

Pride Month is primarily celebrated in the United States. However, you can find Pride Month festivities around the globe – even in areas where it is not an officially recognized occasion.

How did Pride begin?

Pride originated as a celebration of the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising (sometimes called the Stonewall Riots). In the early hours of June 28, 1969, police conducted a raid on a gay bar called the Stonewall Inn in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of New York City.

Unfortunately, during this time, being gay was a criminal offense. In fact, it was illegal to serve alcohol to a gay person until 1966. Raids on gay bars were standard procedure, but this raid would go down in history as the birth of the Pride movement.

Led by courageous transwomen, people at the Stonewall Inn protested the raid, leading to a six-day-long resistance. By just the second evening, thousands of protestors had gathered. Confrontation, violence, and escalation ensued for nearly a week. In the aftermath of Stonewall, many people became more engaged in activism and advocating for the equal treatment for LGBT people.

The first Pride march was held one year later, on June 28, 1970.

Learn more about the Stonewall Uprising from the Library of Congress.

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50 LGBTQ Pride month social media caption ideas and Pride quotes

June is LGBTQ Pride month all around the globe. The first Pride parade happened in New York City as gay activists commemorated the events of the Stonewall Riots the year prior. Since the first Pride celebration over fifty years ago, the queer and trans rights movement has evolved into a political and cultural force that’s fought for equality for all people. Nowadays, the LGBTQ community and its allies celebrate queer and trans Pride by throwing all sorts of celebrations—from family-centered picnics to marches through city centers to rowdy nightclub parties that go all night.

While the LGBTQ community gears up for in-person events, Adobe Express can help you show your pride online. Almost any real-life community can find its analogue online, but the importance of the Internet to the queer community is profound. LGBTQ people have long found a home on the Internet, connecting with likeminded people all around the country and the world. Online queer communities help people feel less alone, especially if they’re not out to their families or can’t safely come out where they live. For as long as online communities have existed, queer folks have used them to meet friends, lovers, and build unflappable networks centered around shared pride.

The Internet serves another purpose for the queer community, which is known for its taste-making sensibilities, accepting attitudes, irreverent humor, and fun-loving vibes. Queer people do more than just connect with one another online out of necessity. Nowadays, the community shares online inclusion and culture via Pride quotes, Pride meme, and LGBTQ-centered social media captions.

This blog post will give you some inspiration for celebrating Pride with your online followers by sharing quotes and memes. Also, look no further for ideas

Whether you’re a business or an individual, use the free Pride templates we’ve included to post Pride content to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms. Happy Pride, everyone.

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LGBTQ Pride Quotes

Here are a few of our favorite Pride quotes from LGBTQ thinkers, writers, and icons:

“When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ―   Audre Lorde

“History isn't something you look back at and say it was inevitable. It happens because people make decisions that are sometimes very impulsive and of the moment, but those moments are cumulative realities.” ―   Marsha P. Johnson

“LGBT people are some of the bravest and most potent change agents and leaders I have encountered, and the most forceful defenders of the vulnerable and voiceless, because they know what it's like to be there.” ―   Ronan Farrow

"For me, the transgender thing is the reality of my life. It's the reality of my existence and it's something that I've come to believe is beautiful about me." ―   Laverne Cox

“Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” ―   James Baldwin

“I fell out of the womb and landed in my mother's high heels.” ―   Leslie Jordan

“A long time ago I asked myself, ‘Do I want to be right, or do I want to be kind?’. I opted for kind.” ―   Jane Lynch

LGBTQ Pride quote templates for social media

Want to feature one of these LGBTQ Pride quotes on your social media feed? Or maybe you have your own words to share about why Pride is important to you, how you show it, and what your plans are this year. Customize one of our free LGBTQ Pride quote templates to post on Instagram or Facebook — or use them just as they are.

Social media captions ideas for Pride month

We’ve pulled together some examples of Pride month social media captions that you can use to wish your followers a “Happy Pride!” this June. Use these pithy, quippy Pride captions as inspiration for your own witty captions.

• “Pride is for everyone.”
• “We’re here. We’re queer.”
• “Born this way.”
• “There’s no such thing as being extra in June”
• “We’re coming out.”
• “Let’s have a kiki.”
• “Out and proud.”
• “Water off a duck’s back”
• “I’d U-Haul with you.”
• “We’re all born naked and the rest is drag.”
• “No shade.”
• “Love is love.”
• “I see your true colors shining through.”
• “Got Pride?”
• “Sounds gay, I’ll be there.”
• “Nothing straight about me.”
• “Let me be perfectly queer.”
• “Be who you are.”
• “Queer vibes only.”
• “The future is trans.”
• “Celebrate Trans Pride.”
• “Don’t let your inner saboteur get in your way.”
• “Don’t get bitter, just get better.”
• “Walk into the room purse first.”
• “Love yourself.”
• “Trans rights are human rights”
• “Let’s get loud, let’s get proud.”
• “This is for the dancing queens.”
• “Queer AF.”
• “Love is not a crime.”
• “Equality.”
• “She/Her, He/Him, They/Them. Us.”
• “They and them and everyone.”
• “Everyone is welcome.”
• “Is it gay in here or is it just me?”
• “Gay friendly.”
• “Proud ally.”
• “I love my gay mom/kid/dad”
• “Monday, but make it gay.”
• “Move, I’m gay.”
• “Love out loud”
• “Be proud.”
• “Not gonna hide my pride.”
• “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

Free LGBTQ Pride social media post templates

Now that you have some ideas for what to write as a caption for your Pride post, check out the free Pride social media templates that you can get for free in Adobe Express . Tap any of the template thumbnails to customize with your own words and captions.

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Best 101 LGBTQ+ Pride Quotes to celebrate Love

Pride i s an important event that celebrates the LGBTQ+ community a nd their achievements. It’s a time to come together, show support, and celebrate love in all its forms. One way to do this is by sharing and reflecting on powerful quotes that celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and its resilience. 

In this post, we’ve gathered 101 of the best LGBTQ+ Pride quotes that inspire, empower, and remind us of the importance of acceptance and inclusivity. Thus, These quotes come from activists, writers, and celebrities who have made a difference in the LGBTQ+ community and beyond. We hope these quotes bring you joy, inspiration, and remind you of the power of love and unity.

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“ Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss

“Love is not a choice, it’s a feeling.” – Lady Gaga

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“We are all a little weird and life’s a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love.” – Dr. Seuss

“I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.” – Charlotte Bronte

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“It is not about being gay, straight, or bi. It’s about being human.” – Unknown

“We are all human beings and I believe that we should all have equal rights.” – Ellen DeGeneres

“I am not a tragedy.” – Laverne Cox

“We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.” – George Takei

“I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world.” – Elijah Wood

“I am proud to be a member of the LGBT community and to stand up for the rights of all people.” – Edie Windsor

“In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” – Martin Luther King Jr.

“The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.” – Coco Chanel

“I don’t care what you are, as long as you don’t hurt anyone.” – Elton John

“When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.” – Barack Obama

“If you can’t love yourself, how in the hell are you gonna love somebody else?” – RuPaul

“I am not afraid of storms, for I am learning how to sail my ship.” – Louisa May Alcott

“I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act.” – Janet Mock

“We should celebrate our differences and not be afraid of them.” – Madeleine Albright

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” – Steve Jobs

“You have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesn’t work, don’t buy it.” – Morrie Schwartz

“Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love, cannot be killed or swept aside.” – Lin-Manuel Miranda

“I’m living proof that you can be gay and a Christian.” – Justin Lee

“The most important thing is to be true to yourself.” – Ellen DeGeneres

“I’m a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I’m no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won’t hit back.” – Muhammad Ali

“You can’t judge a book by its cover.” – Unknown

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde

“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”

Gender and sexuality are so fluid. It’s OK to change your mind a million times and figure out what works for you. It’s OK to take your time.

“Never EVER apologize for who you love”

It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. – Andre Gide

“The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pride marches exist or why Gay Pride Month is June tell them, ‘A bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought it should be.” – Brenda Howard

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“If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.” – Zanele Muholi

Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start. – Jason Collins

“I’ve been embraced by a new community. That’s what happens when you’re finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.” — Chaz Bono

Hope will never be silent. – Harvey Milk

“What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it’s curved like a road through mountains.” — Tennessee Williams

“Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one’s definition of your life. Define yourself.” – Harvey Fierstein

“You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t live any life at all.” – JAMES BALDWIN

From the playboys to the gay boys, go and slay, boys. – Lizzo

“Love is too beautiful to be hidden in the closet.” – Unknown

I think being gay is a blessing, and it’s something I am thankful for every single day. – Anderson Cooper

“Love is never wrong.” – Melissa Etheridge

“I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act.” – Janet Mock

“Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges.” – BOB PARIS

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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. – Dr. Seuss

“We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.” – George Takei

I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me. – Tim Cook

“There are worst things in life than kissing boys.” — Benjamin Alire Sáenz

“Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?” – Ernest J. Gaines

“I am a strong, black, lesbian. Every single time I say it, I feel so much better.” – BRITTNEY GRINER

After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are. – Shrek

“Marriage is a language of love, equality, and inclusion.” — Evan Wolfson

Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I’ve ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn’t even realized I was carrying. – Sir Ian McKellen

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“I’m living by example by continuing with my career and having a full, rich life, and I am incidentally gay.” — Portia de Rossi

“Gays are not interested in making other people gay…But homophobes are interested in making others homophobic.” – Stephen Fry

“There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.” – CHRIS COLFER

It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else’s sexuality. It’s like telling someone else how to clean their house. – River Phoenix

“You say ‘be straight.’ I say ‘taste the rainbow’.” – Pride Month Quotes

Being gay isn’t something you choose, but you do face choices about whether and how to discuss it. – Pete Buttigieg

“The Lord is my Shepherd and He knows I’m gay.” — Troy Perry

“Love doesn’t care how much money you have. It doesn’t care who your parents are. It doesn’t care if you’re gay, straight, or transgender.” – Rumer Willis

“The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any more happy, comfortable with myself, and proud.” – ANDERSON COOPER

I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet. – Dolly Parton

“When you reduce life to black and white, you never see rainbows.” 

Some people say you are going the wrong way when it’s simply a way of your own. – Angelina Jolie

“I hate the word homophobia. It’s not a phobia. You’re not scared. You’re an a**hole.” — Morgan Freeman

“Gay, straight, bi, whatever – it doesn’t matter. Love is love.” – Amber Liu

“A woman and a woman together are beautiful, just as a man and a woman together are beautiful.” – DREW BARRYMORE

People will stare. Make it worth their while. – Harry Winston

“Whoever tries to bring us down is already below us.”

Can’t cancel my pride.

“The only queer people are those who don’t love anybody.” — Rita Mae Brown

“It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love when you love, or how you love. It matters only that you love.” – John Lennon

“The more I accept myself as a genderless human being, in a way, the more I’m loving my body.” – SAM SMITH

“Love is love.” – Pride Quotes

“Being born gay, black, and female is not a revolutionary act. Being proud to be a gay, black female is.” — Lena Waithe

You are exactly who you should be.

There’s nothing more beautiful and powerful than someone who chooses to be themself.

You are straight fire. Well, minus the “straight” part. — Joey Benevento

The bravest thing you can be is yourself.

Today, I hope you know that you’re more than just seen……you are loved.

The future is filled with all the things Queer

You’re so flaming, even the sun be like “DAMN.” — Meg Burik

In all the universe, there’s only one you. — Anna Wenner

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You never have to “fit in” to know that you belong. — Mercedes Lucero

You are like a rainbow of awesome! — Valerie Stark

I love all that you are and all that you’re becoming. — Hallmark Editorial Staff

Let your flag fly. It’s a wonderful thing seeing you be you. — Mariya Zilberman

People who don’t get you aren’t worthy of your fabulousness. — Meg Burik

Here’s to all the years of being who you are. Flawlessly and unapologetically! — Courtney Taylor

Make your own story. It’s bound to be a good one. — Andrew Blackburn

Just a reminder that you’re exactly where you should be. — Melissa Woo

Take up space. Today and every day. — Mercedes Lucers Who wants to FIT IN when you can FINESSE. Stay true to you, my friend. — Mercedes Lucero

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Leader’s Tip: Set a positive example by treating everyone with respect and inclusion, regardless of their sexual orientation.

Set a positive example by treating everyone with respect and inclusion, regardless of their sexual orientation.

Every part of you matters. The world is better when you are your authentic self— bold, beautiful, radiant—on full display.  

I see every shade of you, and I couldn’t love you more.

Be you, Do you Celebrate you

Being LGBTQ…is just being. — Matt Gowen

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More sayings about Pride

God gave small men the gift of deception. Pride is the root cause of all significant errors. The consolation is that he keeps his as well, even if a proud man makes me keep my distance. Keep in mind that when a peacock performs, he exposes half of the world to his privates.

Pride mentality: what is it?

A feeling of self-consciousness that develops after achieving a goal and having people acknowledge and applaud your success. It varies from happiness and joy in that these feelings can be felt without anyone else’s approbation.

LGBTQ+ pride quotes promote harmony, tolerance, and a celebration of the diversity of love. Supportive workplaces foster creativity and productivity, benefiting all employees. Promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion and rights helps to create a society that is more fair and caring.

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