On #TransDayOfRemembrance, we honor the lives of trans ancestors and center the voices of trans people calling for a world where they can live, thrive, and create.
For #StoriesOfPride, DeLisha reads a submission from Uganda that challenges repression and shares a vision of liberation.
Graphic reads: Liberation & Freedom Liberation looks like a child, with eyes looking at the sky in wonder, who, without hesitation, reaches up and tries to grab hold of a cloud passing by. The freedom to be as curious as a child about your existence is, I think, the purest form of it that a person can experience. There is something magnetic about the notion that having no inhibitions in exploring my preferences and choosing my way of life entails that I am and remain to be as free as I can be. Anonymous Philippines
Freedom and liberation begin with healing, love, and the curiosity of the inner child.
At the heart is a free-spirited will—an affirming force LGBTQIA+ people use to claim their truth. Pride Month honors the courage to be yourself, despite resistance. #StoriesOfPride
Quote from Ana Flavia in both English and Spanish read: Ser joven es soñar y soñar con esperanza. Tienes todo el derecho de soñar con miedo. Miedo, sobre todo si vives en un lugar donde la carencia de leyes te protejan al decir tu nombre o caminar de la mano de la persona que amas. Todos y todas hemos tenido ese mismo miedo y muchas personas mayores hemos entregado dolor, sufrimiento y hasta la vida para que este mes de junio puedas, si así lo decides, ser tú mismo o misma. To be young is to dream and to dream with hope. You have every right to dream with fear. Fear, especially if you live in a place where the lack of laws protect you from saying your name or walking hand in hand with the person you love. We have all had that same fear and many older people have given up pain, suffering and even life so that this June you can, if you so choose, be yourself.
Grief and resilience through violence are everyday experiences for LGBTQIA+ communities. But that's not all there is.
Pride month is a celebration of identity, a choice to recognize joy within struggle, and a knowledge that the fight continues beyond this moment.
#StoriesOfPride
Transparent image of a woman walking with the crowd at the NYC Pride March holding Transgender and Bisexual Pride flags. Graphic features a light green overlay with text that reads: "MADRE Stories of Pride."
It's Pride Month!
However, we honor the resilience, survival, protection, joy, and vibrance of LGBTQIA+ communities every day.
In our #StoriesOfPride series, we're amplifying the voices of LGBTQIA+ people in regions where they face violent repression.
