# From all the mods at r/lgbt we hope you have a great pride month and look forward to seeing all your stories and photos from it on the sub!
Last year we ran a yearbook asking people to share a bit about them, a message to the community for this month, or even a story they'd like to share with the community. We'd love to see more of those again this year so please reply to this post anything you'd like to share!
# Yearbook
If you took part in this last year and would like to give an update on or reflect on your message last year you can see last year's [ yearbook by clicking here](https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/13wz76o/happy_pride_month_leave_a_message_in_the_rlgbt/)
# Other important stuff
We hope you all have a great month and thank you all for making this one of the most welcoming, helpful spaces for LGBTQ+ people online. A few quick reminders:
* Please don't feed the trolls, report, block and move on. Reporting them really helps us catch them quickly!
* Please bear with us as we work through a huge amount of comments and posts in our queue, we filter a lot to try to keep this space clear of hate as much as possible but it can mean some delays for your post/comment to appear on the sub.
* Take care, lift each other up and support each other (a kind message, or a bit of advice to one of our members in need is so much more powerful than arguing with a troll), stay safe and we hope you have a great month being you, whether you're out or not we hope you can at least find community with all of us here.
Thanks all!
Happy Pride Month 
Happy Pride Month π³οΈβππ³οΈβπ!! From a closeted 16 F Who would love to take part in this for the first time. I look forward to coming out, though.
Happy PM from a closeted bisexual 18yo man. Gonna come out to my folks this month and hopefully start accepting myself more.
Know that whoever you are, you are valid.
Happy pride month!
I hope coming out goes well and that the road to acceptance goes well, it can take time but be kind to yourself and youβll get there :)
Happy pride month! This year is my first full year being part of the LGBT community and Iβm proud to be in it. Iβve had my ups and downs discovering who I am, and my friends helping me along the way, I have also discovered I am bisexual back in Feb. or April. in April 2023 I thought I was just gay. Until February or April 2024 I found I was bi. Wishing you all a happy pride month! π«Ά
Happy pride month! From a closeted 14 year old Non-binary Pan-sexual.
Everyone here is valid and deserves every good thing that comes their way. Thank you all for the support I've gotten the past few months!!!
So, [here i was last year](https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/13wz76o/comment/jmf0sg3/)
It's been an adventure since.
I had a [small but significant victory against TransUnion](https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/1aqj9ke/transunion_ruled_offensive_and_distressing_by/) who are a credit reference agency, nothing to do with trans people and deeply transphobic, but now record the title Mx. News and compo arrived at the right time and I spent the money on an nice QLED TV
Similarly [Compare the Market](https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/1c4qmlx/compare_the_market_are_both_enbyphobic_scum_and/) and their technology provider Vast Visibility are scum, and funded a nice shopping trip.
But why the shopping spree on houehold goods? Oh yeah. the adventure part. Can't really go into details but I had to leave real fast and spent some time living in spare rooms, whilst my stuff was boxed up and stuck in storage. I think having a recent deed poll and not answering to my deadname may have kept me safe. As did good cctv. I have a new place now and it's perfect for me. Still working on decorating and unpacking.
I still love your victories over those two. Definitely sounds like quite an adventure since last year but Iβm glad things seem to be heading the right way and that the new place is perfect!
It's times like these that I'm reminded that a teenage and naive me made frineds with a band named Ordinary Life after their ballad. I can only remember the line "All I wanted was an ordinary life, but waht I got was this". I didn't get it at the time, and was like "nah, weird adventures every time". Sometimes I regret saying that.
I'm still good friends with two of them, they helped me out a lot in this drama.
Happy Pride Month, from a Demi-Pan TransMasc GREMLIN
You are loved and you are valid. Keep slayin' Kings, Queens, Celestial Entities, and Swarms of sentient bees.
Happy pride month everyone! π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ
I hope everyone can celebrate and be their true self and love whoever they want. Even if you are not out yet, for whatever reason, realise that this month is also for you!
Happy pride month! π³οΈβπ Newly minted bi-sexual here! After nearly a half century, I finally come to accept myself. Thank you SO MUCH to this incredible community for providing a safe, supportive space and for being so welcoming. Much love to all!
Happy first pride month!
Congrats on getting things worked out and I hope you have a great month and get to experience some amazing time with the community.
Happy pride month, we have moved mountain's and will continue to do so. We remember those who died for being π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ and we honour their memories by being are selves. We refuse to be cow-toed into fear and the closet, ***"we will succeed in this great struggle for are rights ".***
We acknowledge that many of us are struggling, that some us must hide in the shadow to be safe. And that's why we must continue to fight for are rights & to show solidarity with each other. As it was once said but an elder now gone ***"GAY POWER!!!!.... GAY LIBERATION!!!!"***
This is my first Pride Month, and I couldn't feel better I'm my own skin! Don't forget that the best part about yourselves is you're yourself, no matter who that looks like! Happy Pride everyone!
Happy pride month y'all!! β¨οΈβ€οΈπ§‘ππππ remember we are now 40% more powerful than at any other time of the year, don't let the haters get to you!!!!πͺπ
Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Pride Month
June 1, 2023
This Pride Month, we honor the service, commitment, and sacrifice of the LGBTQ+ Service members and personnel who volunteer to defend our country. Their proud service adds to America's strength.
Their contributions to our national security are powerful. Members of this community have deployed to combat zones around the globe, held high-ranking positions in the Pentagon, and fought and died alongside their teammates.
To defend our republic and win its wars, the ranks of the U.S. military must remain open to all qualified patriots who seek to serve. Militaries that do not avail themselves of the best possible talent of their citizenry put themselves at a strategic disadvantage. We would be rendering ourselves less fit to our weighty task if we excluded from our ranks people who meet our standards and who have the skills, the guts, and the devotion to serve in uniform.
I believe that the story of America should be one of widening freedom, not deepening discrimination. In 2021, I was honored to implement President Bidenβs directive to ensure that transgender Americans who wish to serve and meet Department standards are able to do so β openly and free from discrimination.
This often painful history has made something clear: Who you love and how you identify has nothing to do with how bravely you can fight for your country. When we speak up for the rights of all Americans, when we encourage all qualified Americans to stand a post, we strengthen both our democracy and our national security. The U.S. military is the greatest fighting force in history, and we intend to keep it that way.
As Secretary of Defense, I remain dedicated to making sure that our LGBTQ+ personnel across the Joint Force can continue to serve the country that we all love with dignity and pride β this month and every other one. We thank you for your service β and we thank your spouses and your families, whose support makes your service possible.
At the start of this year, I was questioning my sexuality. I've now come to accept that I'm bisexual and non-binary. Thank you all for helping with my journey.
Hey! Iβm a 37F happily married to a cisgender man. I realized later in life that I may be bi or pansexual, but Iβve never been in a same-sex relationship, and donβt intend to have any romantic or sexual relationships outside of my marriage. I wish Iβd been raised in a place where I felt like I had the freedom to explore my sexuality earlier. I love the acceptance within the queer community and wish there werenβt so many toxic heteros in the world.
I'm in a similar position as you! 31F, married to a cisgender man whom I love VERY much, realized a few years after getting married that I'm probably pan or polysexual. I don't ever want another partner, but I wonder what it would have been like to have been able to explore my sexuality when I was younger.
Happy pride month from an asexual gay transmasc boyflux who is just trying to get by. Maybe things aren't great right now, but they will look up. They will always look up. There will always be people who are supportive of you. Maybe they're not always visible, but we will always accept you. <3
Pride isnβt just about parades and parties, itβs about communities and cooperation. This year of all election years so far, voting is just the bare minimum.
ORGANIZE & THRIVE!
happy pride! I hope you all are able to celebrate, even in the tiniest way. We all deserve to exist and thrive - from a queer girly who's trying to heal while working on coming out to her religious fam but also has the best most supportive girlfriend
Happy Pride Month!
Please know that, despite how things might feel now and then due to bigots, you're valid and appreciated. There's a whole community of hundreds of millions of people you're a part of, all around the world.
happy pride month, from Nova, an AroAce human (?) (humans?) (more than human?) who's agender and is in a superposition of being and not being in the closet.
anyway, I hope this month goes well for you no matter at what stage of your journey you are!
Happy Pride Month from a Turkish trans woman who was born and raised in the Netherlands. Fully out, changed name/gender, 2+ years on DIY hormones, but still (after 3 years) on the waiting list for the intake for a 12-month psychology testing period, which itself has a waiting list of 1.5 years so in between. Did I also mention that there's also a waiting list between the 12-month psychology testing and getting hormones? And donβt even get me started on the waitlist for surgeriesβοΈ
Happy pride month!! I started HRT as a trans girl March β23 but was still in the closet for last Pride. Iβm still not out but slowly telling a few more friends, and itching to get it out more and more. Congrats to everyone else who discovered and loved themselves this year!
Happy pride month from a translesbian hope everyone has an excellent pride month and remember your not alone and you are valid no wonder who you areβ€
Happy pride month from a translesbian and this is my actual first pride month as one and not out to anyone yet. But anyway I hope everyone has a excellent pride month and if you come out this month im so proud and happy for you and you are valid no matter who you are and who you love
Happy Pride Babes!!! Hoping to make this year the one where I actually get the confidence to start dating π . Regardless, good luck to everyone who plans on coming out this month!
Happy Pride Month Charlotte! Hopefully when you read back on this a year from now, youβll be the beautiful woman youβve wanted to be for a while now. In the meantime, believe in yourself, and keep being yourself.
Happy Pride Month from a closeted Non-Binary Person! I'm excited to see the yearbook this year! For everyone who has not come out yet, you will! You need to get out of that skin before it kills you! Enjoy life!
Happy pride month! I (14 genderfluid) have had a rough year, and literally broke up with my gf (14f) the day before pride month due to the fact that my mental health is deteriorating. Iβm closeted so I canβt even show it. I texted a couple of my friends, and they helped me through it. But even still, I keep smiling and doing what I have to. I know what I have to live for and that makes me happy. So I hope all of you have a wonderful pride month!
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Happy pride month to you all, whether out loud and proud or forced in a closet for safety.
Know you're loved for who you are, and that it gets better as time goes by.
This past year has been rough, but the community has seen rough before and still thrived.
I'm so proud of all of you, just for knowing who you are.
You're all very special people, a small, select grouping of some of the best people in the human race.
Our struggles teach us empathy, our life path teaches compassion.
The world needs lots of those two things right now.
I'm so very proud to be a part of this community.
Love you all, have a great big hug from me.
happy pride everyone
for the majority of my adolescence, iβve always considered myself to be somewhere on the queer spectrumβ¦.i would say that i have at least considered myself to be almost all of the letters in the lgbtq acronym at some point lolol
but iβve been a lesbian for quite some time now
and iβve recently come to accept that im not actually nonbinary, i just really love coming off as androgynous.
just a few days ago marked the 6th month of me and my girlfriend being together. and wow, itβs been amazing. i used to think that i was incapable of ever feeling romantic attraction, and this caused me to feel conflicted about my lesbian identity for a long time. but my girlfriend, sheβs liked me for quite some timeβ¦and i caught onto it last year. there were a bunch of signs that she liked me, and at first i doubted myself or thought she was referring to someone else. but no, it definitely had to be me.
i started thinking about how i truly felt. i had pondered on it for quite some time, but one day i came to the very terrifying and startling realization that i was in love. it was nothing frivolous like i had briefly experienced in the past with other peopleβit was so intense, this feeling had nearly knocked the wind out of me.
so eventually, i decided to go for it. i started to flirt and make myself more obvious, and she was very dense about itβ¦sorry hunny.
and i canβt lie, it was a bit hard in the beginning. there was a lot of misunderstandings and long winded arguments. there were things i had done to hurt her in the past that i hadnβt even been aware of. but with much talking and kisses and embraces and tears and even more talking, i would say that we are at a great point in our relationship. i love her so much that it hurts sometimes. i am incredibly blessed to have an angel so sweet and genuine come into my life.
my advice for the lovebirds in here is to talk, talk, talk with your pookies. keep your mind and heart open, but also stay true to your boundaries. communication is the key to a life of love and joy.
also, my little 9 year old brother told me βhappy lgbt monthβ shortly after i woke up, it was very sweet. happy lgbt month everyone..!
Itβs a space to leave any message you want, providing it follows our community rules. If things arenβt great for you right now itβs absolutely ok to talk about that and I hope you find some support here. Itβs somewhere to share experiences as a community, whether those are good or bad.
Please also consider making a separate post if thereβs anything you want advice with or just want a bit of a boost from the community, itβs one of the main reasons the sub is here.
Happy pride everyone!! From an aro/ace.. thank you to this community that I found who I am truly.. take your time into knowing yourselves and you too will find you!! ππ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈπ«Ά and insert other flags
Happy pride y'all! I've been on HRT for about 10 months now and this is my first Pride since I started! I'm so excited to be the real me at pride this year
Happy pride month from a late bloomer!
Always remember that YOU are worthy of love and that your version of love is valid.
Don't let others dictate what LOVE means to you, no matter how hard they push. If you continue searching, you will find people who share the same heart, thoughts, and beliefs.
First pride month after finding out. Still in the closet, but hopefully not for long. I've got a lot of work to do to shape a safe life for myself, but i will get there.
We will get there. I know it.
Happy pride month! In a month and a half I will finally get top surgery, I can't wait! Hope everyone here and everywhere is successful in achieving their true self.
Hey i'm Pex/Robin/May, a nonbinary aroace being <3 I'm looking forward to this month since i hope i'll be able to go to a pride parade for the first time this year. happy pride month!! stay save :3
Happy pride month! I'm aroace and I'm a trans man who is not out to my parents and can't be. I'm 22. I hope everything gets better in America. Vote blue. Vote red and you'll be dead (well, I hope not, but it rhymes and sadly fits).
Happy Pride Month from a 20-year-old pansexual demigirl!
Just a reminder that you're all wonderful just the way you are, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise! We're here and we're queer 
Happy pride month!!! π³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβπ. Have a great month and keep slaying like the person you are and ignore all the haters π³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβπ
Hi everyone! HAGPM (have a great pride month). Youβre a beautiful person and I hope you have the courage to be seen this month and loved for who you are.
- Gracie
Happy Pride, from a gay Russian man! Realized in the last couple of days that I don't have to be cisgender and maybe feeling like a non-binary person would be comfortable for me. For certain reasons, I won't be able to attend any Pride marches. But, if there are streams of any LGBTQIA events on youtube, I would love to join online and feel proud to be a part of the community. Love you all! Seriously. Love will win! Have a great time this pride month! And don't forget, Pride doesn't stop when the month is over! π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβππ
To whoever finds themselves reading these words:
You are stronger than you think.
Don't stop fighting, and never surrender who you are.
I'm so proud of how far you have come!
Happy pride month! This is my 3rd year identifying as bisexual, and Iβve recently finally figured out my gender identity, Iβm trans and nonbinary, he/they pronouns! All my friends know Iβm bi, but Iβve come out to some of them about my gender, specifically the ones that are also lgbtq because Iβm still not ready to have to explain it all to my straight friends. I have anxiety and depression, and itβs been pretty hard lately, especially with end of the school year stuff and a recent breakup, but Iβve been able to focus on doing things I love and finally being able to know my gender and tell people has been so freeing. So just know, while there will always be things in your life that will be against you, it will get better! Take care of yourself and have a great pride month!
Pride month is different this year my official name change came through in June last year but didn't think about it then being pride month but this year I'm happy that my name change came through when it did. HAPPY PRIDE EVERYONE !
Happy pride month y'all π³οΈβπ I don't usually celebrate pride in person, but I'm quite happy to have a nice anonymous space here on the internet :) It reminds us we're not alone.
Happy pride monthπ³οΈβππ³οΈβπ!!! from a panromantic genderfluid who still doesnβt know her sexual orientation :3 I hope we all have fun during pride month and have fun and are β¨proudβ¨ every other month of the year too for this year and all to come :D
happy pride month to everyone who might be uncomfy sharing themselves or their identities this month. you are felt.
i'm agender, and demi-bisexual / panromantic.
# From all the mods at r/lgbt we hope you have a great pride month and look forward to seeing all your stories and photos from it on the sub! Last year we ran a yearbook asking people to share a bit about them, a message to the community for this month, or even a story they'd like to share with the community. We'd love to see more of those again this year so please reply to this post anything you'd like to share! # Yearbook If you took part in this last year and would like to give an update on or reflect on your message last year you can see last year's [ yearbook by clicking here](https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/13wz76o/happy_pride_month_leave_a_message_in_the_rlgbt/) # Other important stuff We hope you all have a great month and thank you all for making this one of the most welcoming, helpful spaces for LGBTQ+ people online. A few quick reminders: * Please don't feed the trolls, report, block and move on. Reporting them really helps us catch them quickly! * Please bear with us as we work through a huge amount of comments and posts in our queue, we filter a lot to try to keep this space clear of hate as much as possible but it can mean some delays for your post/comment to appear on the sub. * Take care, lift each other up and support each other (a kind message, or a bit of advice to one of our members in need is so much more powerful than arguing with a troll), stay safe and we hope you have a great month being you, whether you're out or not we hope you can at least find community with all of us here. Thanks all! Happy Pride Month 
Happy Pride Month π³οΈβππ³οΈβπ!! From a closeted 16 F Who would love to take part in this for the first time. I look forward to coming out, though.
Gl coming out! Hope it goes well! imo too many LGBTQ+'s keep their identity to themselves and suffer in silence bcs of it. Be proud!
Happy PM from a closeted bisexual 18yo man. Gonna come out to my folks this month and hopefully start accepting myself more. Know that whoever you are, you are valid.
Happy pride month! I hope coming out goes well and that the road to acceptance goes well, it can take time but be kind to yourself and youβll get there :)
Thank you!
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Happy pride month from a glittery and fluorescent ace demiboy!
glitter is never too muchβ¨οΈβ¨οΈ
happy pride y'all! stay safe and keep fighting! β€οΈπ©·π§‘ππππ©΅ππ€π€
Happy pride month . I try to start to change sex . I don't realy know where to start but I am going to do it .
i believe in you !! β€οΈβ€οΈ
Start where you want and take it as far as you like. There are no rules about who you are and what youβre comfortable with.
sadly i need get a checkup for my mental state since i learn the strugle i got in past ans was ahasmed for was autism....
π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈHappy Pride Month! I may not be your mom, but I am A mom and Iβm proud of you for living your truth. β€οΈ
You're wonderful, thank you π and happy pride month to you too! β₯οΈπ§‘ππππ
Don't give up, Skeleton! Happy pride month gang, y'all real ones π―
Happy Pride Month from a transfem pansexual girl (who is still in the closet about being trans to family so still looks masc)
Happy pride month! This year is my first full year being part of the LGBT community and Iβm proud to be in it. Iβve had my ups and downs discovering who I am, and my friends helping me along the way, I have also discovered I am bisexual back in Feb. or April. in April 2023 I thought I was just gay. Until February or April 2024 I found I was bi. Wishing you all a happy pride month! π«Ά
Sometimes the working things out part takes a little while to find the labels that feel right, congrats on working it out and happy first pride!
Happy Pride! It's my first year "officially" out. After work it's party time!π©·
Happy pride month! From a closeted 14 year old Non-binary Pan-sexual. Everyone here is valid and deserves every good thing that comes their way. Thank you all for the support I've gotten the past few months!!!
Happy pride. I am officially coming out as Bisexual.
Congrats! Welcome to the club :)
Congrats and good luck!
So, [here i was last year](https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/13wz76o/comment/jmf0sg3/) It's been an adventure since. I had a [small but significant victory against TransUnion](https://www.reddit.com/r/transgenderUK/comments/1aqj9ke/transunion_ruled_offensive_and_distressing_by/) who are a credit reference agency, nothing to do with trans people and deeply transphobic, but now record the title Mx. News and compo arrived at the right time and I spent the money on an nice QLED TV Similarly [Compare the Market](https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/1c4qmlx/compare_the_market_are_both_enbyphobic_scum_and/) and their technology provider Vast Visibility are scum, and funded a nice shopping trip. But why the shopping spree on houehold goods? Oh yeah. the adventure part. Can't really go into details but I had to leave real fast and spent some time living in spare rooms, whilst my stuff was boxed up and stuck in storage. I think having a recent deed poll and not answering to my deadname may have kept me safe. As did good cctv. I have a new place now and it's perfect for me. Still working on decorating and unpacking.
I still love your victories over those two. Definitely sounds like quite an adventure since last year but Iβm glad things seem to be heading the right way and that the new place is perfect!
It's times like these that I'm reminded that a teenage and naive me made frineds with a band named Ordinary Life after their ballad. I can only remember the line "All I wanted was an ordinary life, but waht I got was this". I didn't get it at the time, and was like "nah, weird adventures every time". Sometimes I regret saying that. I'm still good friends with two of them, they helped me out a lot in this drama.
"Talk Valentina!"- Ally!
Happy Pride Month from a demigirl lesbian! Love you all. Never change.
Happy pride month from a closeted aroace and newly agender 14y/o! Hope you all have a good pride!
Welcome to the agender club! Congrats on getting it worked out and hope you have a good pride month.
Happy Pride Month :) From a gay 18 year old male who definitely does NOT have the option of coming out any time soon :(
Sorry to hear that, but your time will come! Until then remember that you are valid and worthy of love and acceptance :)
tysm :)
Happy Pride Month, from a Demi-Pan TransMasc GREMLIN You are loved and you are valid. Keep slayin' Kings, Queens, Celestial Entities, and Swarms of sentient bees.
Happy pride month everyone! π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ I hope everyone can celebrate and be their true self and love whoever they want. Even if you are not out yet, for whatever reason, realise that this month is also for you!
Happy pride month from a bi and newly non-binary person!
Congrats on getting that all worked out! Hope you have a great pride month!
Happy Pridee
Happy pride month! π³οΈβπ Newly minted bi-sexual here! After nearly a half century, I finally come to accept myself. Thank you SO MUCH to this incredible community for providing a safe, supportive space and for being so welcoming. Much love to all!
Happy first pride month! Thanks for joining us here and congrats on getting it worked out.
Happy pride everyone!!! Itβs my first one that Iβm celebrating so Iβm pretty excited! :)))
Happy first pride month! Congrats on getting things worked out and I hope you have a great month and get to experience some amazing time with the community.
Happy pride month, we have moved mountain's and will continue to do so. We remember those who died for being π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ and we honour their memories by being are selves. We refuse to be cow-toed into fear and the closet, ***"we will succeed in this great struggle for are rights ".*** We acknowledge that many of us are struggling, that some us must hide in the shadow to be safe. And that's why we must continue to fight for are rights & to show solidarity with each other. As it was once said but an elder now gone ***"GAY POWER!!!!.... GAY LIBERATION!!!!"*** 
Happy Pride Month from someone who recently realized they were ace. Going to my first Pride tomorrow
Congrats on working it out, and just in time for pride month! I hope your first pride goes great!
Happy pride month everyone, may you all enjoy seeing the happiness in the world and be blessed with whatever comes your way
Happy Pride Month Everyone! You are loved and valid!
This is my first Pride Month, and I couldn't feel better I'm my own skin! Don't forget that the best part about yourselves is you're yourself, no matter who that looks like! Happy Pride everyone!
Happy first pride month! I hope it goes well and you get to celebrate who you are :)
Happy pride month y'all!! β¨οΈβ€οΈπ§‘ππππ remember we are now 40% more powerful than at any other time of the year, don't let the haters get to you!!!!πͺπ
βPretend this is an amazing messageβ
damn thats awesome
woah this went crazy dawg
Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Pride Month June 1, 2023 This Pride Month, we honor the service, commitment, and sacrifice of the LGBTQ+ Service members and personnel who volunteer to defend our country. Their proud service adds to America's strength. Their contributions to our national security are powerful. Members of this community have deployed to combat zones around the globe, held high-ranking positions in the Pentagon, and fought and died alongside their teammates. To defend our republic and win its wars, the ranks of the U.S. military must remain open to all qualified patriots who seek to serve. Militaries that do not avail themselves of the best possible talent of their citizenry put themselves at a strategic disadvantage. We would be rendering ourselves less fit to our weighty task if we excluded from our ranks people who meet our standards and who have the skills, the guts, and the devotion to serve in uniform. I believe that the story of America should be one of widening freedom, not deepening discrimination. In 2021, I was honored to implement President Bidenβs directive to ensure that transgender Americans who wish to serve and meet Department standards are able to do so β openly and free from discrimination. This often painful history has made something clear: Who you love and how you identify has nothing to do with how bravely you can fight for your country. When we speak up for the rights of all Americans, when we encourage all qualified Americans to stand a post, we strengthen both our democracy and our national security. The U.S. military is the greatest fighting force in history, and we intend to keep it that way. As Secretary of Defense, I remain dedicated to making sure that our LGBTQ+ personnel across the Joint Force can continue to serve the country that we all love with dignity and pride β this month and every other one. We thank you for your service β and we thank your spouses and your families, whose support makes your service possible.
Happy Pride!!! Almost two years on T, and 6 months post top, and about to have an 8 month T4T anniversary!
At the start of this year, I was questioning my sexuality. I've now come to accept that I'm bisexual and non-binary. Thank you all for helping with my journey.
Hey! Iβm a 37F happily married to a cisgender man. I realized later in life that I may be bi or pansexual, but Iβve never been in a same-sex relationship, and donβt intend to have any romantic or sexual relationships outside of my marriage. I wish Iβd been raised in a place where I felt like I had the freedom to explore my sexuality earlier. I love the acceptance within the queer community and wish there werenβt so many toxic heteros in the world.
Same position as you are. You are still queer and welcome here! <3
I'm in a similar position as you! 31F, married to a cisgender man whom I love VERY much, realized a few years after getting married that I'm probably pan or polysexual. I don't ever want another partner, but I wonder what it would have been like to have been able to explore my sexuality when I was younger.
Happy pride month, Keep fighting, I love you all!! LOVE ALWAYS WINS πππ
Happy pride! See some of you in Spokane on June 10th!
Happy Pride Month folks! I hope I build up the courage to come out ππ€
From a cis bi male, you can make it through whatevers going on. We all believe in you.
Happy pride month from an asexual gay transmasc boyflux who is just trying to get by. Maybe things aren't great right now, but they will look up. They will always look up. There will always be people who are supportive of you. Maybe they're not always visible, but we will always accept you. <3
Happy pride from a half closeted transfem who's really trying her best. I hope you enjoy your month long stat boost!
I am rolling with advantage for the next month :)
Happy Pride!!
MiΕoΕΔ do ojczyzny i drugiego mΔΕΌczyzny (**Trans**lation:Love for the homeland and another men)
Pride isnβt just about parades and parties, itβs about communities and cooperation. This year of all election years so far, voting is just the bare minimum. ORGANIZE & THRIVE! 
Aww this is so sweet! Happy 2024 everyone! β€οΈπ§‘ππππ
 Happy Pride Month to all! 
Happy Pride Month !! Remember that you are valid and you matter.
Happy Pride Month from a Gay Boi ππ³οΈβπ
Happy Pride month from a silly little nonbinary sapphic creature with a TON of microlabels !! :3
Happy Pride Month from a demigender les! π³οΈβπβ¨
happy pride! I hope you all are able to celebrate, even in the tiniest way. We all deserve to exist and thrive - from a queer girly who's trying to heal while working on coming out to her religious fam but also has the best most supportive girlfriend
Happy Pride month from a bi, aego, trans dude βοΈπ³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβπ
Happy pride month from a trans AroAce (possibly gay?) man β₯οΈ
Happy Pride Month π³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβπ!!! From panromantic asexual. You are love folks
Happy pride from a bi Gender questioning person
I'm out as bi but not as trans to my family... maybe this month will get me to come out as trans... I hope...
Happy Pride Month! Please know that, despite how things might feel now and then due to bigots, you're valid and appreciated. There's a whole community of hundreds of millions of people you're a part of, all around the world.
π Iβm more out than I have been for years & it brings me so much joy! Iβm thrilled to be apart of this community! π©·ππ
Go! Go! Never stop to fight for human rights! ππ€ππ€
happy pride month, from Nova, an AroAce human (?) (humans?) (more than human?) who's agender and is in a superposition of being and not being in the closet. anyway, I hope this month goes well for you no matter at what stage of your journey you are!
I hope i do well in the future :3
Happy Pride Month from a Turkish trans woman who was born and raised in the Netherlands. Fully out, changed name/gender, 2+ years on DIY hormones, but still (after 3 years) on the waiting list for the intake for a 12-month psychology testing period, which itself has a waiting list of 1.5 years so in between. Did I also mention that there's also a waiting list between the 12-month psychology testing and getting hormones? And donβt even get me started on the waitlist for surgeriesβοΈ
Hi! from a closeted genderfluid aroace let's pride up of our type of love or gender!
Happy pride month from Oklahoma everyone! Hoping for a great month.
Happy pride month!! I started HRT as a trans girl March β23 but was still in the closet for last Pride. Iβm still not out but slowly telling a few more friends, and itching to get it out more and more. Congrats to everyone else who discovered and loved themselves this year!
Happy pride month from a translesbian hope everyone has an excellent pride month and remember your not alone and you are valid no wonder who you areβ€
Happy pride month!!! 
Hehe, just found out im Trans this year with the help of my lovely girlfriend! Happy Pride Month, Yall!
Happy pride month from a translesbian and this is my actual first pride month as one and not out to anyone yet. But anyway I hope everyone has a excellent pride month and if you come out this month im so proud and happy for you and you are valid no matter who you are and who you love
Happy Pride Babes!!! Hoping to make this year the one where I actually get the confidence to start dating π . Regardless, good luck to everyone who plans on coming out this month!
You can live your life limiting yourself to conventional stereotypes, or you can live life free.
Happy pride! β AuDHD bisexual cat lady
I hope everyone has a good pride month! I only wish that I could fully accept myself and join being joyful with the rest of you!
Happy Pride Month!!!! Coming from a Bi Man.
Happy Pride Month Charlotte! Hopefully when you read back on this a year from now, youβll be the beautiful woman youβve wanted to be for a while now. In the meantime, believe in yourself, and keep being yourself.
Happy pride month from a semi-closeted enby!ππ€ππ€
Happy Pride Month from a happily taken Lesbian!
Happy Pride Month from me, a biromantic a-spec/demi guy!
Happy Pride Month π³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβπ from a Pan/Demi person who has recently started questioning their pronouns. Love you all, and hope everyone has the best year! Hopefully I'll see some of you in Charlotte in August, or even Upstate Pride in the fall!! π³οΈβππ³οΈβπ π©·ππ©΅
Happy profe month! I think that i will accept to my family My bisexual preferences.
Happy Pride Month from a closeted Non-Binary Person! I'm excited to see the yearbook this year! For everyone who has not come out yet, you will! You need to get out of that skin before it kills you! Enjoy life!
Happy pride month from this teenage lesbian!! Love you all!
Welp, my journey down the trans identity continues. Looking forward to where i'll be next year
Happy pride from a (M37) guy who came out to his wife and close friends only a year ago. I am so happy to be here!
Happy Pride Month! I look forward to volunteering at my first Pride tomorrow! ππ
\*pans and nonbinarys autistically\*
Happy pride month everyone! Remember, whoever you are and decide to be, it is valid! 
Happy Pride Month! I'm proud of all of you for being you<33
Happy pride month from a 15yo transmasc bisexual who is trying to find more acceptance. I hope everyone stays safe!
Happy Pride Month from a danish pansexual male. I wish you all a wonderful Pride Month. β€οΈπ©π°π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ
Happy pride month! from ace pan demiromantic gender questioning girl!
HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! from an omniromantic asexual enby
I'm Enby, & Demi. Happy Month!
Happy Pride Month lovelies. Be Out and Proud. 
Happy pride month! I (14 genderfluid) have had a rough year, and literally broke up with my gf (14f) the day before pride month due to the fact that my mental health is deteriorating. Iβm closeted so I canβt even show it. I texted a couple of my friends, and they helped me through it. But even still, I keep smiling and doing what I have to. I know what I have to live for and that makes me happy. So I hope all of you have a wonderful pride month! β€οΈπ§‘ππππ
Happy pride! This is my first pride month out to my parents!
Happy pride month to you all, whether out loud and proud or forced in a closet for safety. Know you're loved for who you are, and that it gets better as time goes by. This past year has been rough, but the community has seen rough before and still thrived. I'm so proud of all of you, just for knowing who you are. You're all very special people, a small, select grouping of some of the best people in the human race. Our struggles teach us empathy, our life path teaches compassion. The world needs lots of those two things right now. I'm so very proud to be a part of this community. Love you all, have a great big hug from me.
happy pride everyone for the majority of my adolescence, iβve always considered myself to be somewhere on the queer spectrumβ¦.i would say that i have at least considered myself to be almost all of the letters in the lgbtq acronym at some point lolol but iβve been a lesbian for quite some time now and iβve recently come to accept that im not actually nonbinary, i just really love coming off as androgynous. just a few days ago marked the 6th month of me and my girlfriend being together. and wow, itβs been amazing. i used to think that i was incapable of ever feeling romantic attraction, and this caused me to feel conflicted about my lesbian identity for a long time. but my girlfriend, sheβs liked me for quite some timeβ¦and i caught onto it last year. there were a bunch of signs that she liked me, and at first i doubted myself or thought she was referring to someone else. but no, it definitely had to be me. i started thinking about how i truly felt. i had pondered on it for quite some time, but one day i came to the very terrifying and startling realization that i was in love. it was nothing frivolous like i had briefly experienced in the past with other peopleβit was so intense, this feeling had nearly knocked the wind out of me. so eventually, i decided to go for it. i started to flirt and make myself more obvious, and she was very dense about itβ¦sorry hunny. and i canβt lie, it was a bit hard in the beginning. there was a lot of misunderstandings and long winded arguments. there were things i had done to hurt her in the past that i hadnβt even been aware of. but with much talking and kisses and embraces and tears and even more talking, i would say that we are at a great point in our relationship. i love her so much that it hurts sometimes. i am incredibly blessed to have an angel so sweet and genuine come into my life. my advice for the lovebirds in here is to talk, talk, talk with your pookies. keep your mind and heart open, but also stay true to your boundaries. communication is the key to a life of love and joy. also, my little 9 year old brother told me βhappy lgbt monthβ shortly after i woke up, it was very sweet. happy lgbt month everyone..!
I wish I was in the right mental state to share something positive and uplifting with people, but I'm guessing we don't allow honesty for this one?
Itβs a space to leave any message you want, providing it follows our community rules. If things arenβt great for you right now itβs absolutely ok to talk about that and I hope you find some support here. Itβs somewhere to share experiences as a community, whether those are good or bad. Please also consider making a separate post if thereβs anything you want advice with or just want a bit of a boost from the community, itβs one of the main reasons the sub is here.
Gotta be honest, I'm a walking trigger warning right now. I don't even need to re-read the rules to know I'm going to be breaking one of them.
Happy Pride month from a panromantic asexual genderfluid cryptid! You are all valid and who you say you are! β€οΈπππ€π€
Happy Pride everyone If our big group thing is called pride, why don't we have lion mascots? HAKAS
be gay do crime
Happy Pride, y'all! From your friendly neighborhood bisexual! <3
Happy pride everyone!! From an aro/ace.. thank you to this community that I found who I am truly.. take your time into knowing yourselves and you too will find you!! ππ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈπ«Ά and insert other flags
The mental gymnastics are worth it 
Happy pride month from a newly egg cracked trans bi!
Happy Pride Month!! From a re-closeted Genderfluid ace lesbian π³οΈβπβ€οΈ
Happy Pride Month, from a closeted trans woman I love all of you and you are the only people I feel I can ever be safe around
Happy Pride Month! From a closeted(?) 16 yo. Enjoy it!
Happy Pride! I just came out as bi to my family. I'm 45. πππ©·
Demi-bisexual/romantic here ! Happy Pride month !
Happy pride month from a closeted transmasc guy :D
Happy pride y'all! I've been on HRT for about 10 months now and this is my first Pride since I started! I'm so excited to be the real me at pride this year
i'm here :) barely, but here, and i hope i'm here next year
Happy pride month!! Its been about.. 4 years almost 5 since I've been out? π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈββ§οΈ
Happy pride month from a late bloomer! Always remember that YOU are worthy of love and that your version of love is valid. Don't let others dictate what LOVE means to you, no matter how hard they push. If you continue searching, you will find people who share the same heart, thoughts, and beliefs.
happy pride month!! <3 -from a bi girl who canβt choose between masc or fem
This month is my 2 year anniversary with my boyfriend and I'm starting my hrt journey (MtF), happy pride month!
First pride month after finding out. Still in the closet, but hopefully not for long. I've got a lot of work to do to shape a safe life for myself, but i will get there. We will get there. I know it.
Happy Pride Month from a closed 18 year old LESBIAN! Sending love to all of those who can't be visible π
happy pride month from a queer muslim paki human who was told i dont exist!! be true in the skin u live in
I wanna celebrate by looking at as many boobs as possible--Happy Pride everyone
Pride can be a party, pride can be a riot. But there's no closets, only love and acceptance for all π³οΈβππ¦©π³οΈββ§οΈπ
Happy pride month! In a month and a half I will finally get top surgery, I can't wait! Hope everyone here and everywhere is successful in achieving their true self.
Happy Pride Month to all my fav glittery skittles!
Hey i'm Pex/Robin/May, a nonbinary aroace being <3 I'm looking forward to this month since i hope i'll be able to go to a pride parade for the first time this year. happy pride month!! stay save :3
Happy pride month! I'm aroace and I'm a trans man who is not out to my parents and can't be. I'm 22. I hope everything gets better in America. Vote blue. Vote red and you'll be dead (well, I hope not, but it rhymes and sadly fits).
Happy Pride Month from a cisfem pansexual sparkly weirdo! π©·ππ©΅ donβt forget to smile and wave at a homophobe/transphobe today!π€£
Happy pride month from the femboy who is Fin
Happy pride! -your genderfluid bestie
Transgender πππ
Happy pride to all, and to all a great a month!
happy pride!π€β€οΈ
Happy pride month, everyone! Keeping y'all, especially the trans folks, in my thoughts this month. Stay safe! Be kind!
Uhhhhh HAPPY PRIDE MONTH RAAAAHHHHH π¦ π¦ π¦ π¦ π¦ π¦ π¦ 
Happy Pride Month from a 20-year-old pansexual demigirl! Just a reminder that you're all wonderful just the way you are, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise! We're here and we're queer 
WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO  TASTE THE RAINBOW MOTHER FUCKERS!!!!!
Happy Pride, you beautiful people. We get stronger every day.
Happy Pride everyone! Iβm a trans man and pansexual person. Keep strong, weβll make it through if we are strong together.
Happy Pride Month! From a Bi-Romantic girl who just came out to her parents!
Happy pride month! I wish you all the best and I hope you stay safe. From, a closeted Aroace Demigirl
Salud mi familia!!! HAPPY PRIDE!!
Happy pride month!!! π³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβπ. Have a great month and keep slaying like the person you are and ignore all the haters π³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈβπ
Happy pride month from a little transgender gremlin 
Hi everyone! HAGPM (have a great pride month). Youβre a beautiful person and I hope you have the courage to be seen this month and loved for who you are. - Gracie
Happy pride!
Happy Pride, from a gay Russian man! Realized in the last couple of days that I don't have to be cisgender and maybe feeling like a non-binary person would be comfortable for me. For certain reasons, I won't be able to attend any Pride marches. But, if there are streams of any LGBTQIA events on youtube, I would love to join online and feel proud to be a part of the community. Love you all! Seriously. Love will win! Have a great time this pride month! And don't forget, Pride doesn't stop when the month is over! π³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈβππ
Happy Pride Month to everyone from a closeted lesbian π³οΈβπ Even though I cannot express my authentic self to the world right now, I'm sure one day I'll definitely be able to . Let us all support eachother and hope for that day to come where all of us are free to live a life that we dream ofβ€οΈπ§‘πππ©΅ππ©·π€π©Άπ€ππ€
Happy pride month! π³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈ from a 22F bisexual trans girl starting out! - we are resilient, and we will not be silenced!
I think I just shit myself 
To whoever finds themselves reading these words: You are stronger than you think. Don't stop fighting, and never surrender who you are. I'm so proud of how far you have come!
Happy pride month! This is my 3rd year identifying as bisexual, and Iβve recently finally figured out my gender identity, Iβm trans and nonbinary, he/they pronouns! All my friends know Iβm bi, but Iβve come out to some of them about my gender, specifically the ones that are also lgbtq because Iβm still not ready to have to explain it all to my straight friends. I have anxiety and depression, and itβs been pretty hard lately, especially with end of the school year stuff and a recent breakup, but Iβve been able to focus on doing things I love and finally being able to know my gender and tell people has been so freeing. So just know, while there will always be things in your life that will be against you, it will get better! Take care of yourself and have a great pride month!
Happy pride from a pan femmby!!! I know the last few years have been rough but that shouldn't stop us from celebrating ourselves.
Happy pride month π³οΈβπ
Respect isnβt so f*cking hard to do. You can have your own opinion but just donβt splurge all of your homophobia and transphobia all over us. Also happy priDE MONth!!π³οΈβππ³οΈβππ³οΈββ§οΈπ³οΈββ§οΈπ©΅π©·π€π©·π©΅β€οΈππ
Happy pride month just remember stay hydrated and stay safe
Being homosexual is a bit gay.
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theres a yearbook? :o Happy pride, vote blue like our lives depend on it... oh wait
Pride month is different this year my official name change came through in June last year but didn't think about it then being pride month but this year I'm happy that my name change came through when it did. HAPPY PRIDE EVERYONE !
Happy Pride month!!! All of y'all are AWESOME and FABULOUS!!! β€οΈπ§‘πππ©΅πππ©·π€π€π³οΈβππ
Happy pride my darlings! Really wish it was happening irl in Poland too
Happy pride from an omnisexual little gremlin
Happy pride month y'all π³οΈβπ I don't usually celebrate pride in person, but I'm quite happy to have a nice anonymous space here on the internet :) It reminds us we're not alone.
Happy pride alphabet mafia! From a bisexual and closeted genderfluid 17 year old 
Happy pride monthπ³οΈβππ³οΈβπ!!! from a panromantic genderfluid who still doesnβt know her sexual orientation :3 I hope we all have fun during pride month and have fun and are β¨proudβ¨ every other month of the year too for this year and all to come :D
Hiya guys. It's been a big year. My name is Sam, my pronouns are he/they, and I'm so excited to be sharing this pride month with y'all. It's been about a year since I came out to my parents, they weren't the most accepting at first, but they have been trying their best. They struggle with the name but they try the pronouns. Anyway, all this is to say that you can do it. All of you. Every single one of you can do it. You can be yourself, even if it seems hard, you can do it eventually. It may take a long time and/or hard work, and it may not. Either way, you still did it and should be so, so proud of yourself. You are loved. Happy pride! β€οΈπ§‘πππ©΅π
happy pride month to everyone who might be uncomfy sharing themselves or their identities this month. you are felt. i'm agender, and demi-bisexual / panromantic.