Gay sayings 2024

You can inspire and enlighten your audiences while also starting an important dialogue.

I ain’t against it, it’s just that there’s nothing to liberate me from.” —Sylvia Rivera

• “It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else’s sexuality. It’s a powerful tribute to the strength, courage, and resilience of the LGBTQ+ community.

  Let us not become so cautious that we forget to live.”

  – Elizabeth Gilbert

  “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

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  Freedom

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

  – Harvey Milk

  “There will always be enemies.

  #PrideMonth”

• “Pride is for everyone.

  Teachers, parents, caregivers, neighbors, and friends who simply chose to love without conditions and speak up when it mattered most, and their impact is just as important:

  • “Never underestimate the power of a single act of kindness.” —Desmond Tutu
  • “The beauty of standing up for your rights is others see you standing and stand up too.” —Cassandra Duffy
  • “It is absolutely imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world.” —Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
  • “How many years has it taken people to realize that we are all brothers and sisters and human beings in the human race?” —Marsha P.

    Johnson

  • “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
  • “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
  • “There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it’s now okay to express ourselves publicly.

    Just be you.” —Sonya Deville

  Pride Quotes about Gender Identity and Expression

  Gender identity and expression are deeply personal and beautifully diverse. We must take our pleasures where we can find them. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.”

  – Audre Lorde

  “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.”

  – Janet Mock

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

  – Bayard Rustin

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  Acceptance

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

  – Jason Collins

  “Never has it felt more important for me to tell stories of joy and abandon passion and recklessness.

  I opted for kind.”

  – Jane Lynch

  “I once worried that there was no place for trans people like me to participate in any way in our politics. 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

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  Courage & Overcoming Adversity

  Strength in the Face of Challenges

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

  – E.E.

  Cummings

  “People used to think I was a monster. We may not all agree, but why can’t we just all live?”

  – Margaret Cho

  “We have to be visible. True humility is the antidote to shame." - Iroh, Avatar: The Last Airbender
  

Be Proud of Who You Are and Happy Pride Month 2024

Whether you're sharing a quote, posting a caption, or creating a poster, every action helps to spread love and acceptance.

You can use bright colors and bold fonts to make their Pride posts stand out.

The first pride marches took place on June 28th, 1970, one year after the uprising. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.”

– Chris Colfer

“This community has fought and continues to fight a war of acceptance, a war of tolerance and the most relentless bravery.

It’s empowering and confidence-building and inspiring. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜"

“Proud to support and celebrate Pride Month!”

"Every love story deserves to be celebrated. We make that day by doing things publicly until it’s simply the way things are.” —Tammy Baldwin

I want to make sure that any young person or anyone, really, who is looking up to me – who sees a glimpse of who 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

Quotes on The Power of Allyship & Creating a More Inclusive Society

Being an ally means listening, showing up, and using your voice to amplify others.

And for a long time, I believed them. #LoveIsLove"

"Everyone deserves to be proud of who they are. Spread love and kindness."

"Every rainbow starts with a single drop of rain.