> Update: Happy Pride Month 2024! :D <3 Happy Pride Month, everyone! :D <3 <3 - Disclaimer: contains music (with a loud volume jump in the beginning), stripes in various directions (including wavy ones and ones that aren't the same width or length; the 45th and 53rd pride flags contain more than 8 stripes; many stripes are in various bright, contrasting colors; and some flags include black and white stripes; the stripes may also have other drawings over them, including drawings with other lines/stripes/segments - which may be in different colors, curved/fragmented/zig-zaggy, and/or heading in other directions - or dots). The project also contains intersecting lines/segments, dots, concentric circles, brick patterns, complex patterns, and multiple bright and potentially contrasting colors (including the color red). Clicking/tapping on the items (including if you hold the mouse down) or uploading a pinboard causes the items to change, and this may cause sudden changes in color and/or patterns. If this disturbs you and/or you are worried this may cause a photosensitive seizure, please do not view this project. > Click / tap on each item to customize your own pride pin board! :D <3 > Organizations you can donate to for Pride Month < (Note: the websites of the organizations below include potentially disturbing topics, content warning for the brief descriptions below: persecution, su***de, conversion therapy, homelessness, hostile living environments.) 1. Rainbow Railroad Rainbow Railroad is an organization that works to help LGBTQ+ people escape from countries where they are severely persecuted. It has saved about 900 people so far. 2. The Trevor Project (US) The Trevor Project works to promote mental health among LGBTQ+ youth and runs a su***de prevention hotline. 3. Born Perfect (US) Born Perfect is an organization that aims to end the use of conversion therapy. It operates in the legislation field, spreads awareness about the issue, and supports conversion therapy survivors. 4. akt (UK) akt is an organization that helps LGBTQ+ youth that are homeless or living in a hostile environment find safe housing, as well as get a job / training / education. <3
All art and coding by me (@mam27). <3 > Credits < • Google for flag references and references of LGBTQ+ icon photos, as well as for some (though not many) flowers. • Dress-up / "create your icon" games for the idea to have the possibility to save and upload your creation, as well as the idea to be able to choose the song (all of the coding is by me, though). • Songs: "Everyone is Gay" by A Great Big World; "I Want to Break Free" by Queen; "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross; "Girls" by Girl in Red (suggested by @purple_cat_girl_). • Sources for LGBTQ+ icons (trigger warning: topics include s3x and s3xual 4ss4ult, dru*s, sui**de, please note that there may be other potentially triggering topics that I am forgetting): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWMHfSsD5Q8, https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/100-amazing-facts/who-designed-the-march-on-washington/ . • The text font is from Scratch. • Thanks to @Mellohii for suggesting to add the Aromantic and Aro-Ace pride flags. • Thanks to @Trippanater for suggesting to add the MLM Pride Flag. • Thanks to @rainyfrogdayz for suggesting to add the ally flag. • Thanks to @CatWarrior157 for suggesting to add the Lithsexual pride flag. • Thanks to @TwilightPaintbrush for suggesting to add the Drag pride flag. • Thanks to @AshTheOddOne for suggesting to add the Genderfloret pride flag. • Thanks to @JejuCatPet for suggesting to add the Girlflux and Boyflux pride flags. • Thanks to @Calma2 for suggesting to add the genderfae and catgender pride flags. Thanks to @-SlothCatAnimations- and @-Strange_Cat- for letting me know to update the catgender pride flag to the current version. • Thanks to @Emberblaze311 for suggesting to add the demiboy and demigirl pride flags, which also reminded me to add the deminonbinary and nonbinary flux pride flags. • Thanks to @wolfiethesheperd for noting that the lesbian flag was inaccurate. • Thanks to @SomehthingCreative for suggesting to add the polyamorous pride flag and the dtoobwgender pride flag. • Thanks to @Eclipse0808 for suggesting to add the xenogender and fictoromantic prideflags. • Thanks to @UnnecessarilyLong for suggesting to add the oriented aroace pride flag. • Thanks to @TheOatMilkyWay for suggesting to add the lesbian flag as a background option. • Thanks to @CircusClown92 for suggesting to add the finsexual, achillean, sapphic, and cadensexual pride flags. •> Suggested reading <• 1. Issues affecting LGBTQ+ People of Color (trigger warning: discusses s3xual and d0mestic 4buse, racism, and more): https://www.stonewallscotland.org.uk/about-us/news/15-things-lgbtq-people-colour-want-you-know . 2. How to be a good ally (note: discusses anti-LGBTQ+ prejudice and inappropriate comments made to LGBTQ+ people, mentions anti-LGBTQ+ violence): https://www.theactivetimes.com/travel/how-to-be-a-better-lgbtq-ally-pride-month . <3
