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

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.