16 Inspiring Quotes From Some of Today's Incredible LGBTQ+ Trailblazers

Updated on June 26, 2018 at 3:10 PM

This year, we at POPSUGAR decided to commemorate LGBTQ+ Pride Month with a new project called "Take Pride". The series of profiles aims to shine a spotlight on 16 prolific individuals in the LGBTQ+ community who are changing the game in entertainment, activism, politics, wellness, beauty, the arts, and more. As we conducted our interviews with visionaries like Janet Mock, Adam Rippon, and Karamo Brown, we got so many nuggets of wisdom that we couldn't help but turn the powerful words into beautiful graphics.

Without further ado, here are a bunch of fantastic "Take Pride" quotes that will certainly make everything just a little bit brighter. And if you want to read the full stories, don't worry — we've dropped in a link to each one, just for you.

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16 Inspiring Quotes From Some of Today's Incredible LGBTQ+ Trailblazers

Adam Rippon

David Mullins and Charlie Craig

Nathalie Huerta

Janet Mock

Biff Chaplow and Trystan Reese

Cameron Esposito

Michael Staley

Hannah Hart

Ximena Ospina Vargas

Emma Mcilroy

Hayley Kiyoko

Nina LaCour

Alia Shawkat

Leah Juliett

Rizi Timane

Karamo Brown

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