If you didn’t ‘gram it, did it even happen? We know that those of us who can’t help documenting our every moment on social media already took a great picture (or 10). Now all you need is a quote to elevate your post with a caption that will have everyone hitting “like” faster than RuPaul can say, “You better work.” This year, the LGBTQ+ community is celebrating Pride Month even louder and prouder than ever, after a year of living our truths in isolation.
Whether you want to post about it on Instagram, send out the perfect tweet to express your feelings about equality or mail cards to mark the occasion with your partner or your ride-or-die crew, you need a sentiment that captures the moment. We’ve got you covered, with our favorite Pride Month quotes from celebrities, LGBTQ+ movies, LGBTQ+ books and pop culture moments. From poignant reflections on how far we’ve come and the path we still have to travel, to empowering messages that will pump you up, to silly or funny sayings that help you share the joy that comes with being part of the rainbow family, there’s a saying out there for every kind of Pride.
2 President Barack Obama
When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.
3 Tim Cook
So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.
4 Chaz Bono
I’ve been embraced by a new community. That’s what happens when you’re finally honest about who you are; you find others like you.
5 Anderson Cooper
I think being gay is a blessing, and it’s something I am thankful for every single day.
6 Rachel Maddow
The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you’ve just told them.
7 Brittney Griner
I am a strong, black, lesbian woman. Every single time I say it, I feel so much better.
8 Elliot Page
This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another.
9 Jason Collins
I want to do the right thing and not hide anymore. I want to march for tolerance, acceptance and understanding. I want to take a stand and say, “Me, too.”
10 George Takei
We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity.
11 Chris Colfer
There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.
12 Gertrude Stein
You look ridiculous if you dance. You look ridiculous if you don’t dance. So you might as well dance.
13 Michael Cunningham
I was not ladylike, nor was I manly. I was something else altogether. There were so many different ways to be beautiful.
14 Alice Walker
No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.
15 Audre Lorde
We are powerful because we have survived.
16 Zanele Muholi
If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.
17 Hillary Clinton
Gay rights are human rights.
18 Megan Rapinoe
The more I’ve been able to learn about gay rights and equal pay and gender equity and racial inequality, the more that it all intersects. You can’t really pick it apart. It’s all intertwined.
19 Laverne Cox
We are not what other people say we are. We are who we know ourselves to be, and we are what we love. That’s okay.
20 Dalai Lama
Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.
21 Taylor Swift
Why are you mad? When you could be GLAAD?
22 Brené Brown
Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we’ll ever do.
23 Lena Waithe
To be yourself is truly a revolutionary act, and I think more and more people should try it, because it’s gotten me a pretty cool life.
24 Harry Winston
People will stare. Make it worth their while.
25 Zachary Quinto
Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizen of this country.
26 Dolly Parton
I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet.
27 River Phoenix
It still strikes me as strange that anyone could have any moral objection to someone else’s sexuality. It’s like telling someone else how to clean their house.
28 Lady Gaga
Baby, I was born this way.
29 Shrek
After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are.
30 Dr. Seuss
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those matter don’t mind.
31 Lizzo
From the playboys to the gay boys, go and slay, boys.
32 What a Girl Wants
Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?
33 Jason Collins
Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start.
34 Halsey
I’m a young, bisexual woman, and I’ve spent a large part of my life trying to validate myself — to my friends, to my family, to myself — trying to prove that who I love and how I feel is not a phase.
35 Amanda Stenberg
Gender and sexuality are so fluid. It’s OK to change your mind a million times and figure out what works for you. It’s OK to take your time.
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