“Pride: all the colours of the rainbow representing and celebrating the differences that we all have; being able to celebrate who you are without …”

“Pride means being able to be my own true authentic self. To be part of a community of like minded individuals. ‘Leather Social’ is about how …”

“To me, Pride means being able to exist openly and honestly. My work often explores queer identity through the body, intimacy, and symbolic objects. By combining… “

“Pride here in the states, especially the rural south, feels like we are losing a war with every passing year under the current regime. Despite this, we have to …”

“Inspired by a Leyendecker piece, this work presents pride in both an unashamed, and whimsical way. It doesn't … “

“I was a quiet, anxious, little gay guy who came out late and then went to law school and thought I wanted the heteronormative respectability politics style of being queer. That was until …”

“Pride, for me, is reclamation. I came to this painting through a single line. Words Wilde wrote that his publisher cut from ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray ‘ in 1890, only restored 121 years later: ‘I quite admit that I adore you madly, extravagantly, absurdly.’” The idea that those words were considered dangerous …”

“Pride is self-expression without fear, bodily freedom without prejudice, and …”

To me, "Pride" is a bittersweet topic. As an erotic gay artist, Pride is an annual holiday, in which I get invited to participate in Pride themed art shows, but always on the condition that I submit family friendly art. I am grateful to be invited and included, but resentful that I must censor myself to participate. Especially in this modern era, I find that I have less and less places to share my art with the world, both digital and physical. But it's important to me to make art that depicts gay sex as something that can be fun, silly, and joyful.

“Pride was a riot and will always be. Pride is showing the ugly, the beautiful, and the …”

“We have won. We have claimed the right to inhabit our bodies, to enjoy them alone and together.

We have claimed intimacy, vulnerability, and explicit desire. We can love, fuck, …”

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“Over the past six years, since choosing to embark on a career as a professional queer artist, I’ve come to understand the true meaning of “pride.” For much of my life, it was a word I avoided while living in the closet because of everything it seemed to imply. Through my brand, DICKSCOVERIES, and by immersing myself in queer erotic spaces, that word has transformed for me. What once felt uncomfortable and easier to avoid has become something I now carry with genuine pride.”

“‘Stallion’ is used to describe a wild and passionate lover. For me personally, pride is about … “

“Pride resonates throughout the queer joy and defiance of Reed Peggram’s life. A Black man from Dorchester, Mass., he constantly pushed himself to rise above the intersecting discrimination he faced in pre-WWII America as both Black and gay. …”

“To be a man and to love a man, to be human and to have empathy for every kind of love, to be naked as we … “

“Unapologetic presence.”

“Pride means being yourself unapologetically despite… “

“Pride means freedom to me: the freedom to exist openly, to show affection without fear, and to feel comfortable being visible in public spaces. This piece represents …”

“[Pride} captures the beauty of the male form.”

“Proud of who you are, support our LGBTQ+ community, and be fabulous. I think Billy has… “