Celebrate Pride Month with inspiring quotes that honor the LGBTQ+ community

Pride began after the Stonewall riots with a series of gay liberation protests in 1969 and it’s now become a worldwide movement.

Events and marches take place across the globe which celebrate the LGBTQ+ rights movement and drive more changes.

Many also celebrate on social media sites like Instagram. If you want to show your support, here are some Pride Month 2023 quotes to share…

43 Pride Month 2023 quotes

• “When all Americans are treated as equal, no matter who they are or whom they love, we are all more free.” – Barack Obama
• “So let me be clear: I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me.” – Tim Cook
• “This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another.” – Elliot Page
• “Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges.” – Bob Paris
• “Just be you, and that’s going to be so much better than wishing to be anything else.” – Angel Haze
• “What I preach is: People fall in love with people, not gender, not looks, not whatever. What I’m in love with exists on almost a spiritual level.” – Miley Cyrus
• “You can live in this light of the truth. It’s totally liberating. You don’t have to live a lie.” – Gilbert Baker
• “A woman and a woman together are beautiful, just as a man and a woman together are beautiful.” – Drew Barrymore
• “Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start.” – Jason Collins
• “This community has fought and continues to fight a war of acceptance, a war of tolerance, and the most relentless bravery. You are the definition of courage, do you know that?” – Lady Gaga

• “I think being gay is a blessing, and it’s something I am thankful for every single day.” – Anderson Cooper
• “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.” – Halsey
• “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.” – Rachel Maddow
• “There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.” – Chris Colfer
• “The more I accept myself as a genderless human being, in a way, the more I’m loving my body.” – Sam Smith
• “Baby, I was born this way.” – Lady Gaga
• “You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life — you won’t live any life at all.” – James Baldwin
• “It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.” – E.E. Cummings
• “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.” – Amandla Stenberg
• “No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow.” – Alice Walker
• “Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?” – Ernest J. Gaines

Keep reading for some more Pride Month 2023 quotes. Here are some great Pride captions for your Instagram photos too.

• “I am a strong, Black, lesbian woman. Every single time I say it, I feel so much better.” – Brittney Griner
• “Gay rights are human rights.” – Hillary Clinton
• “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.” – Audre Lorde
• “There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in.” – Chris Colfer
• “From the playboys to the gay boys, go and slay, boys.” – Lizzo
• “The whole issue of sexuality is so grey. I’m just trying to acknowledge that fluidity, that greyness, which has always existed. But maybe only now are we allowed to start talking about it.” – Kristen Stewart
• “It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.” – Andre Gide
• “Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those that matter don’t mind.” – Dr. Seuss
• “I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act.” – Janet Mock
• “I’m very fluid, and I think love is love. You can find it in any gender.” – Demi Lovato
• “I hate the word homophobia. It’s not a phobia. You’re not scared. You’re an asshole.” – Morgan Freeman

• “Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them, humanity cannot survive.” – Dalai Lama
• “I am not gay, but if I were, I would be the first one running out of the closet.” – Dolly Parton
• “I want people to fall in love with themselves and to be really proud and full of joy for the space they take up. If someone else appreciates the space you take up, then that’s icing on the cake.” – Jonathan Van Ness
• “Our society needs to recognize the unstoppable momentum toward unequivocal civil equality for every gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender citizen of this country.” – Zachary Quinto
• “The things that make us different, those are our superpowers.” – Lena Waithe
• “After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are.” – Shrek
• “All young people, regardless of sexual orientation or identity, deserve a safe and supportive environment in which to achieve their full potential.” – Harvey Milk
• “There’s no right or wrong way to be gay. No right or wrong way to come out. It’s your journey. Do it the way you wanna do it.” – Tan France
• “The only queer people are those who don’t love anybody.” – Rita Mae Brown
• “I believe that no one should ever have to choose between a career we love and living our lives with authenticity and integrity.” – Selisse Berry
• “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

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