June 29, 2023 • 22 mins
June is such an amazing time to celebrate our community- but it shouldn't be the only time. We want to celebrate our love stories year round!
This episode gives tips to both allies and vendors as well as directly to the LGBTQ+ community on how we can make Pride a year round experience, not confined to June alone.
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The Equally Wed Inclusivity Training Courses
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(00:00):
Clearly beloved, welcome back tothis week's episode.
I am so glad that we aregathered here today, all hanging
out together.
My name is Anna.
I use she her pronouns, and I amthe owner of Wildly Connected
Photography.
If this is your first timejoining us today, this podcast
is everything to do with queerweddings, from vendors to
(00:26):
couples and helping them plantheir day.
So as June is wrapping up, whichwe all know is Pride month,
happy pride, I think that we'vekind of been hit with yet
another wave of only seeing I.
People or companies celebrateand show pride during this
(00:47):
month.
It's definitely something thatI've seen even in the wedding
industry, you know, for me, assomeone who specializes in queer
weddings, somehow I have gottena huge spike of people tagging
me in my photos, you know, otherbusinesses and things where they
(01:09):
might not normally.
And so, I wanted to kind of comeat it of the angle and say the
opposite.
That pride is all year long.
And don't get me wrong, like Ilove Pride Month.
It is, it's so amazing and sospecial to be able to have this
(01:29):
time to, to celebrate, to feelproud, to just be able to love
out loud.
Totally.
And I actually got to be a partof the Twin Cities pride this
year.
And yeah, that is something I'llnever forget.
It's truly just such an amazingfeeling to be in community with
(01:53):
such a large nber of people whoyou know are safe and have the
same shared experiences like.
It is.
It's truly amazing and I reallyam grateful that we have this
month.
So it's not at all about that,but more just to say that I
think it's something that we canbe doing all year long.
(02:15):
And since this podcast isdedicated to both allies and
vendors and also directly to thelgbtq plus community, I wanted
to talk about both sides alittle bit.
So, Starting out with our alliesand our wedding vendors here who
want to be better and want theirbusinesses to be better.
(02:39):
This is a very common theme onthis podcast, and I will never
not talk about this, but L LGBTQlove is something that you have
to share about all year long.
It is not something that you canshare about just in the month of
June.
You have to make it normalizedand not tokenized.
(03:01):
It's, it's just gotta be like,for many of you, I know you
have, you know, social mediaplanning calendars, or some of
you might even have someonededicated just to running your
social media.
And so make sure that thosekinds of love stories.
Are being posted year round andin regular cadence with all of
(03:23):
your other couples.
Like don't just share thehandful of queer couples you had
and just dp them all out inJune.
Like yeah, it is amazing andgreat to share those couples and
you know, if you are like avenue or space that I.
(03:44):
That allows those kinds ofcouples see.
Married there.
Thank you.
However, you know, it's just nota great feeling to feel that I.
You only wanna show our faces inthis month, you know, I get it.
Share the extra love.
It is pride month.
(04:04):
It is about celebrating us.
Totally makes sense.
And at the same time, we want tosee that you are putting in the
work and the thought and thelove all year round.
So just find ways to make surethat even beyond social media,
you have.
Evergreen content on yourwebsite or other platforms that
(04:28):
are up year round, you know,like, go crazy.
Make one of your banner imageson your website, a queer couple.
Like, just make sure that it'snot just tokenizing nber two, as
allies and wedding vendors whowant to make the industry a
better place, keep havingconversations with people.
(04:54):
honestly, I think that sometimeswe have to acknowledge that when
folks like us from the communitytry to have conversations with
folks outside of the community,it's not always well received or
well taken because they think wehave an agenda and.
(05:15):
All of the things, and so foryou, if you have friends or
family members who are askingquestions or maybe saying some
things that are a little bitquestionable, like please be
having those conversations withthem.
I know firsthand that they arenot fun.
They're not fun conversations.
(05:38):
And yet, like we really rely onyour help to have those
conversations where we can't ordon't want to honestly.
and so please year round, liketake, take pride in our
community by having those hardconversations and to kind of
(05:59):
follow up with that.
especially for.
People in, in businesses who arewanting to be a safe space, who
are wanting to be inclusive anddo the work, like keep learning
and keep investing in education.
there is a lot of educators outthere.
(06:21):
There's also a lot of platformsthere, and especially wedding
specific platforms who haveguides and courses on how to be
more inclusive.
And I can link those in the shownotes.
But it's out there, like theknowledge and the resources are
out there.
And so please keep taking thetime year round to be learning,
(06:41):
to ask questions, to invest ineducation, especially if you are
a sort of business that has ateam or a staff like.
That's so important to be havingconversations and making sure
that your staff is all on thesame page.
You know?
And that is part of why I havethis podcast, is to make sure
(07:06):
that we are keeping thislearning and growth journey all
year long because it's soimportant.
And you know, I'm learningthings all the time too, about
my community, about othercommunities like.
It is just really important tokeep that mindset and to keep
prioritizing a growth mindsetand investing in education.
(07:32):
And fourthly also kind ofrelated, is look at your circles
and look at your preferredvendors list.
Who is on them, who's on yourstaff, who are in your circles
like, Truly.
I know it might be tough, butlike objectively look at them
(07:53):
and be like, do these peoplehave inclusive values?
Are they going to be kind?
Does my staff all look the exactsame?
Could I invite someone else on?
And especially for thosepreferred vendors, Liz.
Do you have a queer vendor onthere?
(08:13):
Do you have a vendor on therethat's from a different cultural
background, like, or does thatlist kind of all look the same?
You know, have the same atheaesthetics, have the same
backgrounds, and I know thatmight be kind of difficult and
challenging to.
(08:36):
Maybe take a few people off orhave hard conversations with
your staff.
But I do think that pridedoesn't always look like
happiness and a big festival,but that part of pride sometimes
is hard conversations and it'slooking at what you're currently
doing and seeing how you canchange that for the better.
(09:00):
Like that is part of keeping.
The attitude of pride up allyear long.
just making sure that on yourvendor's list, in your circles,
in your staff, you have peoplethat reflect other kinds of love
stories.
(09:20):
And that's also a really awesomething for you as an ally or
vendor as well, just to bearound those people, to be in
those spaces, to be even justgetting to be in their room with
them and, and listening to themand learning from them, like
it's a great opportunity for youas well.
So just to recap one, pleasekeep sharing things year round,
(09:45):
make it normalized.
Not tokenize.
Two, please keep having hardconversations with your friends,
your family, with staff, withvendors, all of the things.
Nber three, please keeplearning, investing in
education, and doing that yearround, not just in June.
(10:07):
There's lots of great resresources out there.
And nber four, look at who's inyour circles.
Look at who's on your staff.
Please, take a good look atwho's on your preferred vendors
list and really think aboutexpanding that to include more
people who reflect more kinds oflove stories back to the kinds
(10:32):
of couples that you're trying toinvite into your spaces.
Now onto our LGBTQ pluscommunity.
I don't know.
I, I, I can't believe that I'mthe only one in feeling that
this is sort of a new concept tobe celebrating pride year round
as someone who grew up in anextremely conservative
(10:57):
evangelical Christian backgroundwho was essentially told to be
the one to go to pride and prayfor people and.
Hate on them instead of love onthem.
It's a very new concept to meand I think that everybody in
the community, regardless ofwhat your journey has looked
(11:18):
like, has probably some thingsto work through.
And so I think it's really,really important for us to find
ways to celebrate pride yearround and to also, Not get used
to the idea that the month ofJune is our only month.
Like we deserve to exist andfeel loved and feel proud year
(11:41):
round, just like any othercommunity does.
And so the first thing I wannasay is, yeah, please keep
sharing your love year round.
don't be ashamed to share thatyou got ice cream with your
partner on a Tuesday.
Or, I don't know, maybe youmoved apartments or something
(12:04):
like that.
Like keep celebrating thoselittle wins and sharing those
moments of your love story yearround.
Just reminding yourself,reminding the world that you are
worthy of having an amazing lovestory just like the rest of the
world.
And please with all of thesethings, take them with a grain
(12:26):
of salt.
You know, as someone who was inthe closet for a very long time,
I, I do understand that thethings that I'm saying can't
always be done safely.
And so if that's you, if you'renot out yet, or are only out to
a select few, and these thingsdon't feel safe to you, I.
(12:46):
Please just listen and take themwith a grain of salt.
I want your safety to bepriority, and my wish is that
one day, like all of thesethings will be safe for you to
do and to love out loud.
And secondly, I do think thatunfortunately in some ways that
(13:09):
advocacy does fall on us aswell.
But it's a really cool aspect tothink that year round we can be
fighting to make the lives ofour, of our neighbors and fellow
community members better.
And that's pride, if I ever didsee it, is feeling so sure and
(13:30):
confident and proud of who weare, that we are gonna keep
having hard conversations, goingto rallies, signing petitions,
all of the things.
And I think that looks totallydifferent for every person.
And so just figuring out whatthat looks like for you, whether
it is, you know, going to arally or whether it's advocating
(13:51):
online, whatever it might be, Ithink it's a great way for us to
continue to show that pride andstrength in our community.
Nber three having pride yearround looks like finding ways to
celebrate and be proud of you byyourself.
(14:13):
Just you without your partner ifyou have one.
Like I think being a part ofthis community, as I mentioned
earlier, we've all had to gothrough things.
Whether it was I.
You know, fighting for safety,just to be able to come out
fighting for your identity,whether it's, you know, the
(14:35):
weird looks that we probably allget on a daily basis.
The judgmental stares, thecomments, the, here have the
Bible, all of the things like.
It's tough.
It is not easy.
Existing in this world,sometimes loving who we love and
(14:56):
being who we are.
And so you can be like the mostproud person in the world and
sometimes those things just chipat you just a little bit every
day.
And so please like find ways tocelebrate you like.
Take yourself on a date, dosomething that you love.
Acknowledge how far you havecome and how far you'll continue
(15:20):
to go.
Being yourself, I think that'ssuper important to, yeah, maybe
it's like keeping a journal oflike a little, when you had, or
a moment you felt really proudof yourself, or a moment you had
gender euphoria or, you know, I.
(15:41):
Flirted with a new person, likewhatever it might be.
Just acknowledging that you havecome so far and you're doing
amazing.
I think that's really, reallyimportant to do that year round
and to not let that be definedby just, excuse me, one month of
celebrating.
(16:02):
So, yeah, take yourself on adate, keep a journal.
Just make sure that youcelebrate yourself and also in
that time to be finding rest aswell.
You know, as I just said, thatit can be super exhausting, a
little bit mentally taxing,sometimes existing in this world
(16:23):
as folks in this community, andso please, Find that balance of
finding rest and taking care ofyourself.
Stepping back from doing thework of educating and advocating
like we do have to sometimes ona daily basis, and that might
look like taking a break fromsocial media or the news and
(16:47):
just like finding some peace.
You know, it's been a reallytough year with such a huge
spike in anti LGBTQ plus andanti-trans laws popping up
everywhere, and that that can beexhausting and also really have
an impact on you.
And so I highly encourage you tofind rest, to take a break, to
(17:09):
step away from the news so thatyou can find that confidence in
yourself, find that peace, andbe ready to.
Come back and, and join andfighting against that when
you're ready.
And lastly, I think that for theLGBTQ plus community,
(17:31):
celebrating pride around alsolooks like being in community.
I know I just got done saying,find time by yourself.
But honestly, finding people toconnect with and to be in
community with.
With the LGBTQ plus community,it's so powerful and so healing.
(17:51):
I mean, like I said, being atPride surrounded by so many
folks from the community, it wasinsanely powerful knowing that
there are that many of us andthat we are willing to show up
and have fun and show up foreach other, like it is the
greatest form of protest inloving and uniting with our
(18:13):
community.
So I highly, highly encourageyou to be with people that look
like you, that love, like you,that have the same experiences
as you.
Like it is just such an amazingfeeling and it is a great way to
celebrate our, the community asa whole is by finding community
(18:36):
in our own lives, and reallyshowing that.
Yeah, we're not going anywhere.
We're, we're buildingcommunities and they're loving
and healthy and vibrantcommunities and they're also
just fun.
I mean, come on, we're fun.
We're pretty fun people.
So if that's something thatyou're still struggling to find,
(18:59):
like please reach out.
I'd be happy to try to connectyou to Facebook groups or, you
know, things like that becauseI.
Community is so powerful.
Everyone deserves to have it.
Everyone deserves to have thatlove and support.
And so I really encourage you tomake a practice out of
intentionally spending time withpeople, specifically from your
(19:21):
community.
and as always, my dms are alwaysopen, so come say hi.
Have a little community with me.
Yeah, just to recap, for thelgbtq plus community celebrating
pride year round looks like keepsharing your love year round.
You are not confined to just themonth of June.
(19:43):
Share it year round.
Share.
Share your love.
Share the small wins.
Share all the little thingssafely, please.
And two, continue to advocatefor our community, for, the
other folks in the community inwhatever way that looks like for
you.
(20:03):
Three is, is finding rest andalso finding ways to celebrate
you uniquely you, and how faryou've come and how far you will
continue to go.
Being.
Being the person that you are.
And lastly, be in community withother people from the queer
community.
Super powerful and healing.
(20:25):
And it's a just such a beautifulway to show protests in uniting
with other people in ourcommunity.
So that is everything I have foryou today.
So, Yes, happy pride month.
But please, please, please takeall of these things.
Take this love.
Take this joy that has beenreceived this month and just
(20:49):
carry it with you the rest ofthe year.
And vendors.
Please keep learning.
Please keep supporting us.
Please join in celebration ofour love with us year round, so
clearly, beloved.
Thank you for gathering with mehere today, and I will see you
all very soon.
Clearly beloved, welcome back tothis week's episode.
I am so glad that we aregathered here today, all hanging
out together.
My name is Anna.
I use she her pronouns, and I amthe owner of Wildly Connected
Photography.
If this is your first timejoining us today, this podcast
is everything to do with queerweddings, from vendors to
(00:26):
couples and helping them plantheir day.
So as June is wrapping up, whichwe all know is Pride month,
happy pride, I think that we'vekind of been hit with yet
another wave of only seeing I.
People or companies celebrateand show pride during this
(00:47):
month.
It's definitely something thatI've seen even in the wedding
industry, you know, for me, assomeone who specializes in queer
weddings, somehow I have gottena huge spike of people tagging
me in my photos, you know, otherbusinesses and things where they
(01:09):
might not normally.
And so, I wanted to kind of comeat it of the angle and say the
opposite.
That pride is all year long.
And don't get me wrong, like Ilove Pride Month.
It is, it's so amazing and sospecial to be able to have this
(01:29):
time to, to celebrate, to feelproud, to just be able to love
out loud.
Totally.
And I actually got to be a partof the Twin Cities pride this
year.
And yeah, that is something I'llnever forget.
It's truly just such an amazingfeeling to be in community with
(01:53):
such a large nber of people whoyou know are safe and have the
same shared experiences like.
It is.
It's truly amazing and I reallyam grateful that we have this
month.
So it's not at all about that,but more just to say that I
think it's something that we canbe doing all year long.
(02:15):
And since this podcast isdedicated to both allies and
vendors and also directly to thelgbtq plus community, I wanted
to talk about both sides alittle bit.
So, Starting out with our alliesand our wedding vendors here who
want to be better and want theirbusinesses to be better.
(02:39):
This is a very common theme onthis podcast, and I will never
not talk about this, but L LGBTQlove is something that you have
to share about all year long.
It is not something that you canshare about just in the month of
June.
You have to make it normalizedand not tokenized.
(03:01):
It's, it's just gotta be like,for many of you, I know you
have, you know, social mediaplanning calendars, or some of
you might even have someonededicated just to running your
social media.
And so make sure that thosekinds of love stories.
Are being posted year round andin regular cadence with all of
(03:23):
your other couples.
Like don't just share thehandful of queer couples you had
and just dp them all out inJune.
Like yeah, it is amazing andgreat to share those couples and
you know, if you are like avenue or space that I.
(03:44):
That allows those kinds ofcouples see.
Married there.
Thank you.
However, you know, it's just nota great feeling to feel that I.
You only wanna show our faces inthis month, you know, I get it.
Share the extra love.
It is pride month.
(04:04):
It is about celebrating us.
Totally makes sense.
And at the same time, we want tosee that you are putting in the
work and the thought and thelove all year round.
So just find ways to make surethat even beyond social media,
you have.
Evergreen content on yourwebsite or other platforms that
(04:28):
are up year round, you know,like, go crazy.
Make one of your banner imageson your website, a queer couple.
Like, just make sure that it'snot just tokenizing nber two, as
allies and wedding vendors whowant to make the industry a
better place, keep havingconversations with people.
(04:54):
honestly, I think that sometimeswe have to acknowledge that when
folks like us from the communitytry to have conversations with
folks outside of the community,it's not always well received or
well taken because they think wehave an agenda and.
(05:15):
All of the things, and so foryou, if you have friends or
family members who are askingquestions or maybe saying some
things that are a little bitquestionable, like please be
having those conversations withthem.
I know firsthand that they arenot fun.
They're not fun conversations.
(05:38):
And yet, like we really rely onyour help to have those
conversations where we can't ordon't want to honestly.
and so please year round, liketake, take pride in our
community by having those hardconversations and to kind of
(05:59):
follow up with that.
especially for.
People in, in businesses who arewanting to be a safe space, who
are wanting to be inclusive anddo the work, like keep learning
and keep investing in education.
there is a lot of educators outthere.
(06:21):
There's also a lot of platformsthere, and especially wedding
specific platforms who haveguides and courses on how to be
more inclusive.
And I can link those in the shownotes.
But it's out there, like theknowledge and the resources are
out there.
And so please keep taking thetime year round to be learning,
(06:41):
to ask questions, to invest ineducation, especially if you are
a sort of business that has ateam or a staff like.
That's so important to be havingconversations and making sure
that your staff is all on thesame page.
You know?
And that is part of why I havethis podcast, is to make sure
(07:06):
that we are keeping thislearning and growth journey all
year long because it's soimportant.
And you know, I'm learningthings all the time too, about
my community, about othercommunities like.
It is just really important tokeep that mindset and to keep
prioritizing a growth mindsetand investing in education.
(07:32):
And fourthly also kind ofrelated, is look at your circles
and look at your preferredvendors list.
Who is on them, who's on yourstaff, who are in your circles
like, Truly.
I know it might be tough, butlike objectively look at them
(07:53):
and be like, do these peoplehave inclusive values?
Are they going to be kind?
Does my staff all look the exactsame?
Could I invite someone else on?
And especially for thosepreferred vendors, Liz.
Do you have a queer vendor onthere?
(08:13):
Do you have a vendor on therethat's from a different cultural
background, like, or does thatlist kind of all look the same?
You know, have the same atheaesthetics, have the same
backgrounds, and I know thatmight be kind of difficult and
challenging to.
(08:36):
Maybe take a few people off orhave hard conversations with
your staff.
But I do think that pridedoesn't always look like
happiness and a big festival,but that part of pride sometimes
is hard conversations and it'slooking at what you're currently
doing and seeing how you canchange that for the better.
(09:00):
Like that is part of keeping.
The attitude of pride up allyear long.
just making sure that on yourvendor's list, in your circles,
in your staff, you have peoplethat reflect other kinds of love
stories.
(09:20):
And that's also a really awesomething for you as an ally or
vendor as well, just to bearound those people, to be in
those spaces, to be even justgetting to be in their room with
them and, and listening to themand learning from them, like
it's a great opportunity for youas well.
So just to recap one, pleasekeep sharing things year round,
(09:45):
make it normalized.
Not tokenize.
Two, please keep having hardconversations with your friends,
your family, with staff, withvendors, all of the things.
Nber three, please keeplearning, investing in
education, and doing that yearround, not just in June.
(10:07):
There's lots of great resresources out there.
And nber four, look at who's inyour circles.
Look at who's on your staff.
Please, take a good look atwho's on your preferred vendors
list and really think aboutexpanding that to include more
people who reflect more kinds oflove stories back to the kinds
(10:32):
of couples that you're trying toinvite into your spaces.
Now onto our LGBTQ pluscommunity.
I don't know.
I, I, I can't believe that I'mthe only one in feeling that
this is sort of a new concept tobe celebrating pride year round
as someone who grew up in anextremely conservative
(10:57):
evangelical Christian backgroundwho was essentially told to be
the one to go to pride and prayfor people and.
Hate on them instead of love onthem.
It's a very new concept to meand I think that everybody in
the community, regardless ofwhat your journey has looked
(11:18):
like, has probably some thingsto work through.
And so I think it's really,really important for us to find
ways to celebrate pride yearround and to also, Not get used
to the idea that the month ofJune is our only month.
Like we deserve to exist andfeel loved and feel proud year
(11:41):
round, just like any othercommunity does.
And so the first thing I wannasay is, yeah, please keep
sharing your love year round.
don't be ashamed to share thatyou got ice cream with your
partner on a Tuesday.
Or, I don't know, maybe youmoved apartments or something
(12:04):
like that.
Like keep celebrating thoselittle wins and sharing those
moments of your love story yearround.
Just reminding yourself,reminding the world that you are
worthy of having an amazing lovestory just like the rest of the
world.
And please with all of thesethings, take them with a grain
(12:26):
of salt.
You know, as someone who was inthe closet for a very long time,
I, I do understand that thethings that I'm saying can't
always be done safely.
And so if that's you, if you'renot out yet, or are only out to
a select few, and these thingsdon't feel safe to you, I.
(12:46):
Please just listen and take themwith a grain of salt.
I want your safety to bepriority, and my wish is that
one day, like all of thesethings will be safe for you to
do and to love out loud.
And secondly, I do think thatunfortunately in some ways that
(13:09):
advocacy does fall on us aswell.
But it's a really cool aspect tothink that year round we can be
fighting to make the lives ofour, of our neighbors and fellow
community members better.
And that's pride, if I ever didsee it, is feeling so sure and
(13:30):
confident and proud of who weare, that we are gonna keep
having hard conversations, goingto rallies, signing petitions,
all of the things.
And I think that looks totallydifferent for every person.
And so just figuring out whatthat looks like for you, whether
it is, you know, going to arally or whether it's advocating
(13:51):
online, whatever it might be, Ithink it's a great way for us to
continue to show that pride andstrength in our community.
Nber three having pride yearround looks like finding ways to
celebrate and be proud of you byyourself.
(14:13):
Just you without your partner ifyou have one.
Like I think being a part ofthis community, as I mentioned
earlier, we've all had to gothrough things.
Whether it was I.
You know, fighting for safety,just to be able to come out
fighting for your identity,whether it's, you know, the
(14:35):
weird looks that we probably allget on a daily basis.
The judgmental stares, thecomments, the, here have the
Bible, all of the things like.
It's tough.
It is not easy.
Existing in this world,sometimes loving who we love and
(14:56):
being who we are.
And so you can be like the mostproud person in the world and
sometimes those things just chipat you just a little bit every
day.
And so please like find ways tocelebrate you like.
Take yourself on a date, dosomething that you love.
Acknowledge how far you havecome and how far you'll continue
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to go.
Being yourself, I think that'ssuper important to, yeah, maybe
it's like keeping a journal oflike a little, when you had, or
a moment you felt really proudof yourself, or a moment you had
gender euphoria or, you know, I.
(15:41):
Flirted with a new person, likewhatever it might be.
Just acknowledging that you havecome so far and you're doing
amazing.
I think that's really, reallyimportant to do that year round
and to not let that be definedby just, excuse me, one month of
celebrating.
(16:02):
So, yeah, take yourself on adate, keep a journal.
Just make sure that youcelebrate yourself and also in
that time to be finding rest aswell.
You know, as I just said, thatit can be super exhausting, a
little bit mentally taxing,sometimes existing in this world
(16:23):
as folks in this community, andso please, Find that balance of
finding rest and taking care ofyourself.
Stepping back from doing thework of educating and advocating
like we do have to sometimes ona daily basis, and that might
look like taking a break fromsocial media or the news and
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just like finding some peace.
You know, it's been a reallytough year with such a huge
spike in anti LGBTQ plus andanti-trans laws popping up
everywhere, and that that can beexhausting and also really have
an impact on you.
And so I highly encourage you tofind rest, to take a break, to
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step away from the news so thatyou can find that confidence in
yourself, find that peace, andbe ready to.
Come back and, and join andfighting against that when
you're ready.
And lastly, I think that for theLGBTQ plus community,
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celebrating pride around alsolooks like being in community.
I know I just got done saying,find time by yourself.
But honestly, finding people toconnect with and to be in
community with.
With the LGBTQ plus community,it's so powerful and so healing.
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I mean, like I said, being atPride surrounded by so many
folks from the community, it wasinsanely powerful knowing that
there are that many of us andthat we are willing to show up
and have fun and show up foreach other, like it is the
greatest form of protest inloving and uniting with our
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community.
So I highly, highly encourageyou to be with people that look
like you, that love, like you,that have the same experiences
as you.
Like it is just such an amazingfeeling and it is a great way to
celebrate our, the community asa whole is by finding community
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in our own lives, and reallyshowing that.
Yeah, we're not going anywhere.
We're, we're buildingcommunities and they're loving
and healthy and vibrantcommunities and they're also
just fun.
I mean, come on, we're fun.
We're pretty fun people.
So if that's something thatyou're still struggling to find,
(18:59):
like please reach out.
I'd be happy to try to connectyou to Facebook groups or, you
know, things like that becauseI.
Community is so powerful.
Everyone deserves to have it.
Everyone deserves to have thatlove and support.
And so I really encourage you tomake a practice out of
intentionally spending time withpeople, specifically from your
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community.
and as always, my dms are alwaysopen, so come say hi.
Have a little community with me.
Yeah, just to recap, for thelgbtq plus community celebrating
pride year round looks like keepsharing your love year round.
You are not confined to just themonth of June.
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Share it year round.
Share.
Share your love.
Share the small wins.
Share all the little thingssafely, please.
And two, continue to advocatefor our community, for, the
other folks in the community inwhatever way that looks like for
you.
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Three is, is finding rest andalso finding ways to celebrate
you uniquely you, and how faryou've come and how far you will
continue to go.
Being.
Being the person that you are.
And lastly, be in community withother people from the queer
community.
Super powerful and healing.
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And it's a just such a beautifulway to show protests in uniting
with other people in ourcommunity.
So that is everything I have foryou today.
So, Yes, happy pride month.
But please, please, please takeall of these things.
Take this love.
Take this joy that has beenreceived this month and just
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carry it with you the rest ofthe year.
And vendors.
Please keep learning.
Please keep supporting us.
Please join in celebration ofour love with us year round, so
clearly, beloved.
Thank you for gathering with mehere today, and I will see you
all very soon.
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