“Being naked is an act of SINCERITY, and act of PRIDE, and …”

“Pride is the privilege of not knowing how a straight wedding works, and …”

"‘Pride’ should be felt every day. Not everyone has a reason to celebrate in their daily lives, but pride can come from connection, strength, empathy and … “

“Pride is to be unashamed of your own identity.  Pride is to be comfortable in your own skin. Pride is to be able to look at yourself unadorned in a mirror and to feel …”

“It means be you, even if it makes others angry.
It means transitioning when nobody believed in you.
It means freedom.
It means making …”

“Whenever I think of Pride, it's the leather accessories mostly present in every Pride event around the world. The concept of Pride is fairly recent here in the Philippines, yet the local community is unaware of certain symbols worn by …”

“Growing up in a rural Southern USA area, surrounded by Christians, "it's Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve" was something I heard a lot as a child, and they were serious, despite their stupid little catchphrase.  This piece, to me, is … “

“We pretend Life is neat and clean, but its messy, wet and sticky. The trials that made us who we are, gave us strength to keep moving forward. We've been taught to …”

"Telling our story is important, and I found my voice through visual art. My path into male figure art began as a way to find …”

“Pride, to me, is the moment shame stops being the loudest voice. Growing up gay taught me to scan rooms, to shrink, to translate myself into something ‘acceptable.’ Pride is the …”

Blood Born by Bryon Hobbs

“Pride means equality.  It means being able to do something as simple as donate blood without extra criteria.  It means being unapologetically myself every day despite others’ pressure to conform.”

“usually, queerness is sometimes represented as something that only happens to humans which leads to bigots saying that it is "unnatural", with this piece …”

“Pride to me is about the freedom to live our lives authentically.”