How are you celebrating Pride this year? 🌈

I never really planned to celebrate it before lockdown because i travel over summer and wouldn't be around for it and i don't know what to do know either. there is a lot of stuff going on right now, in the world and just life so it will probably take the back burner this year.
Can't believe its already June, I hope everyone who is celebrating pride month has a good time and has a good experience

I think I'll redesign my town on animal crossing for a week and have days for people to visit and celebrate and try and hide some prizes. This will be open to all.

For my close friends I think we will just get drunk and zoom call and do something like karaoke or watch a movie.

I LOVE that idea! I also play animal crossing would you post some photos in this thread of how you redesign your town? I need some inspiration!

Haha getting drunk on zoom sounds great! (for those 18+!)

When I have come up with some ideas I shall!!

I thinking about going to my first Pride event this year, but since lockdown happened I guess I'll just be celebrating here on TSR, and within other online communities instead.

I'm a bit gutted, it was going to be my first year going to Pride! My friends and I are going to do a socially distanced park meetup at some point, though, with biodegradable glitter I'm also planning on finally getting myself some natty pronoun badges!

I'd also like to donate to a queer charity for Pride, if anyone would like to suggest one that's close to their heart? At the moment I'm thinking Stonewall and/or Terrence Higgins, but I'm sure there are smaller ones that are doing excellent work too and I'd like to hear about them!

I'm so sad its cancelled would have been my 4th year going
Am celebrating by trying to make TSR as colourful as possible

Do you believe that the NHS/Gov stole 'your' flag? Genuine question.

I'm so sad its cancelled would have been my 4th year going
Am celebrating by trying to make TSR as colourful as possible

Sounds fab! It might be worth looking at any local charities, but I know there's a few in Brighton e.g. Switchboard - I don't live in Brighton but the TSR offices are there and they've done some work with local LGBTQ+ Brighton charities

Hey it's best that we don't get in a discussion or debate too much here in Chat (as discussion and debate about these things are best placed in the Debate and Current Affairs section) - but in some ways yes.

Obviously anyone can use the rainbow colours, but the pride flag is specifically the 6 colours (not 7 or other versions), and this has been used for other purposes which kind of takes away the meaning from the LGBTQ+ community. It's just interesting that people say 'don't rub it in our faces' and yet claim to not be homophobic but then suddenly rainbow flags are okay for other reasons. I have to admit, I drew and have up a rainbow sign for the NHS in my window, but I used 7 colours, not 6. It's sad that companies have 'repurposed' their merch/stock for the NHS and keyworkers and making profits from that now... a lot clearly never cared about the LGBTQ+ community and only pretended to for profit. Just my thoughts on the matter anyway

Interesting perspective. I disagree, but not gonna debate it after this post lol. I've always thought that the idea of colours put together (rainbow) was a sign of hope, first depicted in the Bible (some say even before) during the story of Noahs ark. For someone to 'claim' and defend the flag as theirs, or even colours put together is ignorant imo. Anyway, that's my perspective.