LGBTQ+ Pride Month started as a way to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969. It also celebrates LGBTQ+ activism through the years, and many pride events are held during this period to recognize the impact that LGBTQ+ people have on the world.
To start off the occasion on the right foot, Bored Panda has already posted a batch of funny Pride Month memes, but Twitter has been going at it so hard, we decided to compile a new one, dedicated entirely to tweets. Don't worry, you don't have to be well-versed in LGBTQ+ culture to get them. All you need is empathy. Now continue scrolling and treat your sense of humor.
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Last year, most in-person Pride events were canceled because of the pandemic. But parades and other celebrations are returning this month to New York, Paris, and many other cities across the world. Pride events are usually geared toward people who feel like their sexual identity falls outside the mainstream — but of course, straight people can join in, too.
Arguably the biggest symbol of the LGBTQ+ community is the rainbow flag. Its story begins in 1978 when artist and designer Gilbert Baker was commissioned by San Francisco city supervisor Harvey Milk (one of the first openly gay elected officials in the US) to make a flag for the city's upcoming Pride celebrations.
Baker, a prominent gay rights activist himself, gave a nod to the stripes of the American flag but drew inspiration from nature too. The flag originally comprised eight stripes; Baker assigned specific meaning to each of the colors: hot pink — sex, red — life, orange — healing, yellow — sunlight, green — nature, turquoise magic/art, indigo — serenity, and violet — spirit.
It's time people understand that "bisexual" is not the same as "gay but does not admit it" Also, let them come out if they want to, don't force it, it's traumatic.
According to Baker's website, the demand for the rainbow flag greatly increased after the assassination of Milk on November 27, 1978. To meet demand, the Paramount Flag Company began selling a version of the flag using stock rainbow fabric with seven stripes: red, orange, yellow, green, turquoise, blue, and violet.
As Baker ramped up production of his version of the flag, he dropped the hot pink stripe because of the unavailability of hot-pink fabric as well.
Fun fact: San Francisco-based Paramount Flag Co. began selling a surplus stock of Rainbow Girls flags from its retail store on the southwest corner of Polk and Post, at which Gilbert Baker was an employee.
This is the second biggest problem with Pride month. The first being that it's necessary at all - the centuries of being treated as lesser, broken, or evil being "undone" by a month in which you can be open and proud of who you are, instead of ALWAYS having been open and proud of who you are.
In 1979 the flag was modified one more time. When hung vertically from the lamp posts of San Francisco’s Market Street, the center stripe was obscured by the post itself. It turned out that changing the flag design to one with an even number of stripes was the easiest way to rectify this, so the turquoise stripe was dropped, and the six-stripe version of the flag was born — red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and violet.
But it wasn't until 1994 that the rainbow flag was truly established as the symbol for LGBTQ+ pride. That year Baker made a mile-long version for the 25th anniversary of the Stonewall riots.
Decades later, the rainbow flag is an international symbol for LGBTQ+ pride and can be seen waving in the air during the promising times and the difficult ones.
Wow. That's a way to come out, alright. I went with "stuff my face with baked goods after announcement to avoid questions"
I want to make a "why is there a picture of a white box"-joke, but at the same time I don't want to appear ignorant or hateful, so I'll simply write down my thought process
Right? Best looking cast of all time right there. Brendan Fraser? Gorgeous. Rachel Weisz? Beautiful. Arnold Vosloo? Drool. Oded Fehr? OMG. Patricia Velasquez? Stunning.
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I LOVE the princess bride!! :D And now prepare yourself for an exceedingly cheesy pun... people with weak hearts be warned... "princess bride??? More like princess PRIDE!!!!"
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HAHAHA! OMG, this is absolutely true! In the good ol' 90's and 00's, I knew people could be gay or straight. But I was so confused when I had a crush on a girl classmate AND on Johnny Depp as Jack Sparrow at the same time!! Without knowing it was a thing, I had to logic out bisexuality on my own. Thank you, Pirates of the Caribbean, for helping me understand my sexuality before there was as much understanding and information as there is today. We've still got a ways to go, but we've really come so far!!
*cough cough* Nick Nelson from the Netflix adaptation of Heartstopper, this means you.
Actually, mine was when there was this really cute, really talented girl in my church choir, while there was an equally cute guy that I had a crush on as well.
The OC. Rachel Bilson, Ben McKenzie, Adam Brody and Olivia Wilde? Yes please
Dammit. I only have 2 straight friend, and an army of lesbos. It's a great life tho.
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My family tiptoed around my very Catholic grandma for years about her baby brother, whom we all knew was homosexual. Then he died, and we're al sitting there awkwardly trying to avoid it, and my grandma basically rolled her eyes and said, "I know he was gay, so what?" and that was when we all realized we were way more clued out than my grandma! .... Moral: Don't assume.
My most conservative and Christian relative was basically best friends with her gay nephew for as long as I knew her and till she died. People are individual in spite of proud-worn labels and I really love that about us
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I identify as confused. I don’t know who I like or if I like no one at all. Well, I’m confused when it comes to real people anyway. *walks off to simp over Lady Dimitrescu and Thranduil*
I’m mostly straight but that Lady Dimitrescu..gotta love a tall lady with style!
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[Question answered and removed] Happy pride month everyone! ❤
The corporations are not wrong of supporting it this month, they are wrong not supporting it the rest of the time. But you are never wrong supporting/honoring your friend. Even if there would be LGBTQ+ members who would disagree.
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Companies are gonna market to whatever demographic they can, especially when that demographic is put forward, whether it's a holiday ( like St. Patrick's day or Memorial day) or a time when a group is recognized like Black History month or Pride month. Sad but true, so don't feel like y'all the Lone Ranger in that respect. Anyway, just wanna say Happy Pride month from and old straight dude. If that's ok and all. If it ain't cool for an old straight dude to say it, ignore it I guess. But really, y'all have fun and I hope it's a good one for y'all.
I know I’m bi because I see both men and women as hot and/or cute, but idk about if I’m ace that really confuses me. I fit the a sexual description because I’m not interested in sex or having it at all, except I still get those feelings and I read romance novels… an I ace or not🤔
You could be asexual, just not aromantic. You don't feel sexually attracted to anyone, but you do feel romantic attraction.
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My family tiptoed around my very Catholic grandma for years about her baby brother, whom we all knew was homosexual. Then he died, and we're al sitting there awkwardly trying to avoid it, and my grandma basically rolled her eyes and said, "I know he was gay, so what?" and that was when we all realized we were way more clued out than my grandma! .... Moral: Don't assume.
My most conservative and Christian relative was basically best friends with her gay nephew for as long as I knew her and till she died. People are individual in spite of proud-worn labels and I really love that about us
Load More Replies... I identify as confused. I don’t know who I like or if I like no one at all. Well, I’m confused when it comes to real people anyway. *walks off to simp over Lady Dimitrescu and Thranduil*
I’m mostly straight but that Lady Dimitrescu..gotta love a tall lady with style!
Load More Replies... [Question answered and removed] Happy pride month everyone! ❤
The corporations are not wrong of supporting it this month, they are wrong not supporting it the rest of the time. But you are never wrong supporting/honoring your friend. Even if there would be LGBTQ+ members who would disagree.
Load More Replies... Companies are gonna market to whatever demographic they can, especially when that demographic is put forward, whether it's a holiday ( like St. Patrick's day or Memorial day) or a time when a group is recognized like Black History month or Pride month. Sad but true, so don't feel like y'all the Lone Ranger in that respect. Anyway, just wanna say Happy Pride month from and old straight dude. If that's ok and all. If it ain't cool for an old straight dude to say it, ignore it I guess. But really, y'all have fun and I hope it's a good one for y'all.
I know I’m bi because I see both men and women as hot and/or cute, but idk about if I’m ace that really confuses me. I fit the a sexual description because I’m not interested in sex or having it at all, except I still get those feelings and I read romance novels… an I ace or not🤔
You could be asexual, just not aromantic. You don't feel sexually attracted to anyone, but you do feel romantic attraction.
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