CONTEST 🏳️‍🌈PIMD Pride Parade 2023🏳️‍🌈

Dear Self,

I know it is hard to always express yourself but I just want to remind you that-- it's okay. No matter what happen, I will always be here for you.

Don't mind what other people says or what might people think of you. As long as you're happy, go for it.

It might be hard but I assure you that it's all okay.

Do what makes you happy. Life is too short to not enjoy it. I just want to remind you that you are loved and you are worth it.

This month, our month.. I just want to say that Happy Pride Month to us. Another year to celebrate who and what we really are 🩷💛💙
 
Who is society to dictate who we should be?
Someone who we aren't, someone who isn't free?
It is our hearts and not them that we should follow
For love is deep and not like them who are shallow

Our true selves are a part of us; it is our pride
It is not something that is meant for us to hide
Though in the past we are not given much of a choice
We can change it now by letting them hear our voice

Happy Pride Month!
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
 
And just like a storm, it came knocking this year.
Another year of seeing my mom shed a tear.
Another tear that evokes the depressed soul in me.
"I only have 1 daughter" she said, ”I can't bear to see you this way."
Prid and a half years old relationship ended just before Pride month began.
My will to keep moving forward has slowed down it's pace.
I don't know what hurts most, my mom or my lost love of my life.
I write this as my tears roll down my cheeks.
I am no poet neither am I creative.
All I hope is, I hope the person viewing this is having a happier Pride month than me.
 
And just like a storm, it came knocking this year.
Another year of seeing my mom shed a tear.
Another tear that evokes the depressed soul in me.
"I only have 1 daughter" she said, ”I can't bear to see you this way."
My 2 and a half years old relationship ended just before Pride month began.
My will to keep moving forward has slowed down it's pace.
I don't know what hurts most, my mom or my lost love of my life.
I write this as my tears roll down my cheeks.
I am no poet neither am I creative.
All I hope is, I hope the person viewing this is having a happier Pride month than me.
 
-_NAMI_SWAAAN_- said:
And just like a storm, it came knocking this year.
Another year of seeing my mom shed a tear.
Another tear that evokes the depressed soul in me.
"I only have 1 daughter" she said, ”I can't bear to see you this way."
Prid and a half years old relationship ended just before Pride month began.
My will to keep moving forward has slowed down it's pace.
I don't know what hurts most, my mom or my lost love of my life.
I write this as my tears roll down my cheeks.
I am no poet neither am I creative.
All I hope is, I hope the person viewing this is having a happier Pride month than me.
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illibearz said:
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Um you are absolutely stunning 💙😍👑
 
For those that are out and proud:Thank you for your courage, you may not realize it but you're heros to me, you are who i want to be someday.

For those that are still in the closet: It's okay, you don't have to be out to belong, you are one of us and we love you for who you are.

For those whose true selves are at odds with their beliefs and upbringing : It'll get better, i promise.

For those who still don't know who they are: It's okay not to know, it's okay to be confused, it's okay to try things out, it's okay if those things don't fit and you have to let them go and it's okay if you don't want a label. Just be you.

🌈Happy pride month 🌈
 
A poem by ConeeBerdera
I'm Bisexual
'Pick one' they say. They wonder if I like men or women. I am a confusion, something they can't put in a box. I am either not gay enough for the gay community or I'm not straight enough for anyone else. I think they've forgotten they live can't for in a box, nor does it discriminate.

This means the world to me as it is something that I stand by with being bisexual. No one really understands and want us to choose a side but we can't, we like both men and women. I know I confuse my family with it even if I am in a relationship, they judge and tell me to just choose, well I can't and won't. I will always stay true to who I am. I am proud to be bisexual ✨️
 
🏳️‍🌈 It is better to be hated for what you are

Than to be loved for what you are not

- Andre Gide


Living in the world that we live in now, it is hard to be our true selves. We must hide something within ourselves and fear, for if it ever shows, we might be mistreated. I’ve grown up in a community that loves me for who I am but lived with the norms. Despite not being a part of the LGBQ community, there is no reason for me to feel anything against them. Growing up I did not know anyone part of this community but as I went to college and studied abroad I met so many people standing out for who they truly are. Some of my best friends nowadays are part of this community and I am so happy they accepted me into their lives and feel safe with confiding in me if they are stressed. Recently I had a relative come out to me whom they’ve known for 4 years. Yes, I was shocked when I received the news (was a phone call conversation) but my feelings towards this relative did not change. I did shed a few tears as I was extremely happy they felt comfortable coming out to me and sad because I was using the wrong terminology (saw them maybe 2-3 months before the phone call and was using the incorrect pronouns). They did not mind and were extremely happy with knowing that nothing had changed between us and I love that we now have a closer bond. The time will never be right or you will be having doubts but you need to stay true to yourself and be honest with the people around you. You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging. – Brene Brown


Please Take These 2 Quotes to Heart and Stay True to Yourself.


Not in any way a Pride song or anything like that but I loved this movie ever since I was little and this song should bring you to “Be HEARD, Be STRONG, Be PROUD”


Enjoy This Month & Every Month to Come

Love 🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎❤️‍🔥

Flame 🔥 🏳️‍🌈
 
What does pride mean to me?

- It means freedom
- It means equality
- It means normalization of whats been considered different for years
Gives me extreme happiness knowing times are changing and everyones more accepting of who we are as a community.

Makes me feel understood, Valid & Loved.
May everyone feel the love, the acceptance & the endless happiness to be who they are🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

ign: Muerto
 
“To me, Pride means showing my support as an LGBTQIA+ ally and celebrating the progress that’s been within the community. Pride is both a celebration of inclusivity and a remembrance of the hard work, dedication, and suffering that took place to get LGBTQIA+ members to where they are today.❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🩷
 
happy pride everyone!!!

i’m not as artistically talented as many of you so i really enjoyed seeing the little doodles everyone has posted. i just want to thank ATA for putting on another great pride event. i’ve always known since i was young that i was in some way a part of the lgbtq+ community, but it’s taken me a long time to find the best ways to express myself that make me feel the most comfortable. events like these are very important because they help serve as a reminder to people that humans come in all different kinds of sexualities and genders, and it’s a beautiful thing to express that and celebrate it. i’ve met a lot of wonderful and kind people on here that have been there for me through many a crisis about my love life and i’m grateful that this app can bring people together like that. it’s nice to see the community showing out and it’s a sweet and much-needed reminder that we’re not alone in all of this.

🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩵💙💜🖤🩶🤍🤎
 
“ We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. That’s Okay.” - Laverne Cox

This quote means a lot to me and definitely sticks out to me because it shows that people should be proud of who they are and shouldn’t feel the need to be who others think they should be. That people should love who they want and not love who they don’t just because they want to be accepted. Everyone should love who they want, to never force themselves to love someone they don’t. HAPPY PRIDE MONTH EVERYONE.
 
Pride for me is the belief that everyone and anyone can love consensually and freely (with exceptions to minors with adults ofc). I have been a member of the community since i was 10 years old and I still am now. I have many so many incredible friends, met so many incredible people due to being in the community. All of my friends are in the community! I came out to my parents about 5 months ago and, even though it was extremely difficult to go through, my pride and my relationship was worth it. being myself and loving freely is worth everything. being in the community isn’t political, it’s just a way of life and it’s a human right to be able to love without consequence. Pride to me is about basic human rights and a must for society to finally improve. happy Pride month to everyone!! we love the queers❤️🌈
 
"ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴏʀᴜꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ"
by ᴋᴇɪᴄʜɪɪ


ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴊᴏʏᴏᴜꜱ ᴘᴀʀᴀᴅᴇ, ʟᴇᴛ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛꜱ ʙᴇᴀᴛ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇʟɪɢʜᴛ,
ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴏʀɪᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴡᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ꜰʀᴇᴇᴅᴏᴍ, ᴀɴᴅ ʀɪɢʜᴛꜱ.
ᴡᴇ ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴜɴɪQᴜᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ, ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇꜱ ᴇxᴛᴏʟ,
ꜰᴏʀ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ᴄʜᴏʀᴜꜱ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴠᴏɪᴄᴇ ᴘʟᴀʏꜱ ᴀ ʀᴏʟᴇ.

ᴏʜ, ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡɪᴛɴᴇꜱꜱ, ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴋᴀʟᴇɪᴅᴏꜱᴄᴏᴘᴇ,
ᴀꜱ ʟᴏᴠᴇ'ꜱ ʀᴇꜱᴏᴜɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴛʜᴇᴍ ᴇᴄʜᴏᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴏᴘᴇ.
ɪɴ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ'ꜱ ʀᴀᴅɪᴀɴᴛ ɢʟᴏʀʏ, ᴡᴇ ꜰɪɴᴅ ꜱᴛʀᴇɴɢᴛʜ ᴀɴᴇᴡ,
ᴇᴍʙʀᴀᴄɪɴɢ ᴏᴜʀ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ, ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ.

ꜱᴏ, ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱʜᴏʀᴛ ᴘᴏᴇᴍ ʙᴇ ᴀ ᴛᴇꜱᴛᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴀ ᴛᴇꜱᴛᴀᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴀʟʟ,
ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴘʀɪᴅᴇ ꜱʜᴀʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜰᴀʟᴛᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ꜰᴀʟʟ.
ɪɴ ᴛʜɪꜱ ᴍᴏɴᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ, ʟᴇᴛ ᴏᴜʀ ꜱᴘɪʀɪᴛꜱ ꜱᴏᴀʀ,
ꜰᴏʀ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ɪꜱ ʟᴏᴠᴇ, ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀᴍᴏʀᴇ.

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
 
"Echoes of Pride"

In the realm of vibrant colors, a month takes its flight,
A celebration of love, a beacon shining bright.
With rainbow flags unfurled, we gather far and wide,
To honor Pride's spirit, filling hearts with pride.

In June's embrace, a symphony of voices rise,
From every corner, love's truth, no longer disguised.
With courage as our shield, we march upon the streets,
Demanding equality, as unity defeats.

We commemorate the struggles that came before,
The pioneers who fought, their spirits we adore.
Stonewall's fierce uprising, a revolution's call,
Igniting flames of change, a liberation for all.

No longer will we hide, conceal our truest selves,
For authenticity shall reign, where acceptance delves.
A tapestry of diversity, colors intertwined,
Love's kaleidoscope beauty, our souls redefined.
 
-Navi said:
Happy Pride !!! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️
i identify as non-binary and my preferred pronouns are they/them 😗

Tools Used:
•mechanical pencil to draw
•Adobe Illustrator to turn my drawing digital
•Infinite Painter to color/paint my little Raccooni
•InCollage to add the rainbow text
•back to Infinite Painter to free style the chat bubble (i attempted it 6 times before i was satisfied🥲)

the stuff in the background is the binder my drawing sat on and the pattern above that is my pine tree 🌲 comforter 😗

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Made a more refined version and included whiskers because the first one was done in haste. i was VERY excited to get the liddle Pride Bunny 😅


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Be PROUD of who YOU are today and every day of your life 😌🌈


feel free to use this one instead of the original picture @[ATA]Will
 
[ATA]Will said:
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The PIMD Pride Parade Returns in 2023!
Pride is a time to be brave and celebrate the beauty of your identity and orientation! This incredibly important time of year, is not just a chance for us to celebrate with you, but for you to celebrate with us! And we want your help to see what Pride means to the PIMD Community!

This year take the time to make a donation to an LGTBQ+ Charity, or create a piece of art, a poem, or even share your best pride selfie. Watch the video and read below to find out how you can contribute!


How does this work?


There are two methods to contribute to this Pride Parade! You can either make a donation to an LGBTQ+ organization of your choice or submit something that demonstrates what Pride means to you!


Charitable Donation
  1. 🏳️‍🌈Choose an LGBTQ+ charity
  2. 🤝 Make a donation of any amount!
  3. 📝 Complete the survey and include a screenshot of your donation receipt.
    - Please redact any private details from your receipt.
  4. 🎁 We will send you a thank you gift on the following Friday!


To get the ball rolling, A Thinking Ape has donated $5,000 to Rainbow Railroad!



You're free to donate to the LGBTQ+ charity of your choice, but we'd also recommend:
The Trevor Project
2-Spirit Collective


Pride Submission
  1. 🏳️‍🌈 Choose something that shows what Pride means to you!
    - This can be a poem, story, picture, painting, drawing, quote, song
  2. 📢 Post it to the forums and spread some love!
    - Not comfortable with sharing something publicly? That's okay, you can skip this step!
  3. 📝 Complete the survey and include a screenshot of your submission!
  4. 📲 If you are okay with us sharing it, let us know in the survey and give us your IG handle.
  5. 🎁 We’ll send you a gift the following Friday as a thank you!

Please do not plagiarize. We want this to be authentic to YOU.

A Special Gift for You!


If you are able to donate or create a piece of art, please fill out the survey so we know!
In the survey tell us your PIMD username, show us your entry, and BOOM!
We'll know exactly where to send this beautiful stat item!

No matter how you participate, please fill out this survey to get your gift!
Tap here for the survey!

Please submit your username exactly as it is since this is case-sensitive.

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REMINDER: DO NOT CHANGE YOUR USERNAME UNTIL YOU GET YOUR GIFT!

Let's see those colours!


If you are having a bit of trouble getting started, you can use these images to really bring the colour this year!
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Check out our posts from 2021 and 2022 if you want to see the beautiful creations of players in the past!



Accepting submissions until June 30th, 12:00 p.m. PST.
Rewards are sent every Friday for new submissions!

As always, this is a celebration of Pride. There will be zero tolerance for any harassing, discriminatory, hateful, vulgar, or offensive messages. I will remove you from Party in my Dorm.

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Posting to the Forum


Finally, if you want to post your own picture/video but you're not sure how, here are some quick steps!

✩ Download Imgur.
✩ Pick your file to post.
✩ Hold down onto the file until a bar pops up.
✩ Press the Copy Post Link button.
✩ Press the landscape button within a new Forum Comment here.
✩ Paste your link and press “Insert”.​
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♥️🫶 Posted my entry in the discord! , Happy pride month everyone
 
It is always so interesting as a LGBTQ+ person to see how differently different nations, people, celebrate Pride. Where I'm from, people are really reserved and keep to themselves, so celebrating Pride publicly is really not a popular choice. Some years couple of LGBTQ+ activists will organize a Pride walk, but it's not really talked about.
But I do not feel unsafe as a LGBTQ+ person in my country, I feel quite comfortably and I'm not ashamed of my identity, it's just not something I want to bring out about me.
 
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