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It’s time to celebrate, uplift, inspire, resist, stand up, and be proud

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This first week of June marked the beginning of a very important time for the LGBTQIA+ community and the world. It was the beginning of Pride Month. It is a time to celebrate the activism and culture through the years and a time to remind each other that we are worthy of love, celebration, and PRIDE.

Many people have asked me why we have a month to celebrate PRIDE and why it is in June. And the reason why we celebrate PRIDE in June is basically because of what happened in New York City in June of 1969. Today we can celebrate and uplift each other by going out to the streets covered in glitter and rainbow, but this wasn’t how it all started. The first PRIDE was a riot. It was a protest. When the police raided a popular gay bar in 1969, the Stonewall Inn, the patrons of the bar fought back, starting the Stonewall Riots, which went on for days.

Before and after 1969, our journey has not been easy. Though we have been able to witness so many changes, there are still many countries, cultures, religions, and people who simply condemn homosexuality. And sometimes the worst part of it is that this might not even be happening overseas only. Sometimes it can be your neighbor, classmate, or even a family member of yours who still thinks that being who we are meant to be is wrong.

One of the amazing things that the LGBTQIA+ community does during PRIDE month is to educate the world on LGBTQIA+ issues so that people start to understand where we come from and how they can be an ally. However, the most beautiful thing I get to see during PRIDE month is how the community can uplift, inspire and impact other members of the community by sharing life-changing stories so that other queer people can begin to feel safe to be who they are meant to be. Not everybody feels safe being who they are. And this is why I think that stories can indeed be used as tools to make a powerful impact on someone’s life.

This is why last year, for the first time in my life, I decided to write and share with everyone my story as a gay man. It was a very personal and vulnerable series of articles, and the result was very powerful. Many queer people wrote back to me thanking me for sharing my stories with them. And many straight people also wrote to me saying that they finally were able to learn how to respect and value the community. I shared my pain, growth, boldness, fear, and PRIDE with my readers, and I’m so glad they appreciated it. To the point where I even got awarded as a TOP WRITER in LGBT here on Medium.com.

So, if you would like to get to know me a little bit more and know what it has been like to be a gay man from Brazil- the most violent country in the world for queer people- don’t hesitate to click on these stories below.

1- What was it like to live in the closet for 22 years?

2- So, I came out of the closet…

3- Three challenges I often face as a gay man

4- I still don’t get it- A poem against homophobia

5- 6 Things I hate to hear from straight people

6- Why and how The Color Purple made me comfortable with being gay

7- The greatest factor that influenced me and helped me find the courage to come out of the closet