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Powerful LGBT quotes

Pride for the LGBT community is observed in the month of June, is celebrated around the U.S. with parades and activism events with a rainbow-colored flag indicating the colors of the LGBT community. Many people do not know Pride Month’s origin, which is actually honoring the 1969 Stonewall riots, which is a demonstration that blazed the trail for activists across the country at that period.

In 1970, the first Gay Pride marches took place in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco which was the light for all the fellow LGBT community members. There has been a lot of progress since then, and have got a significant response from around the world. June is celebrated as the month of LGBTQIA+ Pride and is celebrated across the globe.

Here are some powerful quotes from followers who are have contributed to the movement for LGBT equality:

“Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?” – James Baldwin

“If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.” – Zanele Muholi

“I am proud, that I found the courage to deal the initial blow to the hydra of public contempt.” – Karl Heinrich Ulrichs

“It is absolutely imperative that every human being’s freedom and human rights are respected, all over the world.”– Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

“Every LGBTQ+ refugee has a unique situation—but the fear and pain they endured before coming to Canada is universal.” – Arsham Parsi

“Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.” – Barbara Gittings

“Nature made a mistake, which I have corrected.” – Christine Jorgensen

“If you help elect more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised a green light to move forward.” – Harvey Milk

“My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you.” – Audre Lorde

“ We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” – Bayard Rustin

“I’m not missing a minute of this. It’s the revolution!” – Sylvia Rivera

“The next time someone asks you why LGBT Pride marches exist or why Gay Pride Month is June tell them ‘A bisexual woman named Brenda Howard thought it should be.’” – Brenda Howard

“It is against this God who kills that we are fighting and resisting.” – Alexya Salvador

“The Lord is my Shepherd and he knows I’m gay.” – Troy Perry

“There will not be a magic day when we wake up and it’s now okay to express ourselves publicly. We make that day by doing things publicly until it’s simply the way things are.” – Tammy Baldwin

“Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start.” – Jason Collins

“The richness, beauty, and depths of love can only be fully experienced in a climate of complete openness, honesty, and vulnerability.” – Anthony Venn Brown