What Pride Means To Me

To celebrate the last day of pride month, I thought I should do a short piece on "pride" and what exactly it means to me. To me, pride is about so much more than being gay or bi or trans or anything else on the LGBT+ spectrum. Whether you are straight, gay, trans or anything in between, pride is about humanity coming together to not only embrace but to also celebrate our differences. It is about going out and telling, not just the haters, but everyone that you love every part of yourself and nothing that anyone says will change who you are or who you love. Pride is about letting people know that it's okay to be different, no matter who you are or who you love, we will love and accept you no matter what. I celebrate pride, not only for myself, but for the people who can't. So here's to everyone, whether you can celebrate or not: Happy Pride! And I hope that, if you can't today, one day you will be able to join us in celebrating being ourselves.