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More To Love Is Back In the Immersive Event Game

By Mikkel Hyldebrandt After a year of forced hiatus because of the pandemic, More To Love (MTL) is back with a signature immersive event, a collaboration with Queen Butch events. Moreover, MTL has taken the time to regroup the organization, which means new team members and an ambitious series of experiences and events. Peach spoke to MTL founder Chad Wick about how MTL is going to spread the love this year Tell us again what More To Love is for those who don’t yet already know.

More To Love (MTL) is non-profit charity organization that is made up of amazing volunteers. Our mission is to simply help fulfill needs whether it be for an individual, a community, or an organization. It has four main foundational pillars that showcase who we are and how we want to guide our future endeavors: Love Yourself, Love your Neighbor, Love your Community, and Love Beyond. This is made visibly apparent with the four corners in our logo.

through various aspects so moving forward we need specific skill sets and structure. More To Love has added a few official members to help MTL grow and reach our potential in all of our various endeavors.

We are still completely made up of volunteers and cannot do what we do without each and every one of you. Check our social media (Facebook @ATLMTL) to see who is on the team.

More To Love will be back on June 26 with a collaboration with Queen Butch. Tell us about this fabulous tea dance!

Yesssss! We are back! And what a perfect way to come back. Queen Butch’s events are next level with great music and creative entertainment. Like More To Love, Queen Butch wants you to feel immersed in a completely new experience so by us teaming up together you can expect something pretty spectacular.

Music by the incredible Tedd Patterson and opening is our very own David Knapp. Proceeds this year benefit Atlanta Pride.

More To Love was forced to forego a whole year of events because of Covid. What did it feel like to have to make that decision last year?

As with many in-person charity organizations and events, we had to take a step back during the crazy times of Covid. This time allowed for us to reflect and re-evaluate who we are, what we stand for, and how we wanted to implement change moving forward. It was hard, because we missed our community and our regular events. We had to pivot from our normal More To Love and Queen Butch seems like a match ways of giving and think outside the box. I believe this made in heaven – how did it come about? restructuring has made us stronger moving forward. We love what both groups are doing in our community, and we support one another. We’ve How did MTL get by during the lockdown months of been tossing the idea around for a joint event for a the pandemic? little while now, and we thought what a perfect way We first regrouped, then opened a new branch of to come back post covid. An event that represents More To Love - The Love Seat Project- which will allow community, teamwork, charity, and resilience. us to give back in a unique way via an online platform (coming soon). This is huge because we will be able to extend and receive love from anywhere and not just Both Queen Butch and More To Love are known for via in person events. We started back our community over-the-top, immersive party experiences – what outreach projects as soon as we could and kicked can we expect for SHE MONSTA? that off by repainting the Lost-N-Found Youth Center. Oh! Let’s just say you’ve never seen a T-dance like this before ;) If you have been to either a MTL or QB event Changes were made to More To Love and added a you know the creativity is not lacking. We have some few people – tell us about that. fun things up our sleeve.

More To Love is starting to expand in a powerful way Now that More To Love is back, can you tell us what else is in store for us?

Moving forward you can expect everything you’ve come to know about More To Love but now with full foot on the gas pedal. We have local outreach projects, the Love Seat Project, sweet merchandise and our next global outreach project all in the works.

Anything you’d like to add?

Get those tickets, when you see us give us a hug, and let’s dance the day away!

Queen Butch X More To Love Presents SHE MONSTA w/ TEDD PATTERSON on Saturday, June 26, 2-8 pm at the Heretic. Tickets at Eventbrite.

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Normalizing Queerness, One Gay Kiss at a Time

‘Love, Victor’ stars Michael Cimino and George Sear on bringing gay sex to their YA series and impacting LGBTQ+ youth

By Chris Azzopardi “Love, Victor,” now in its second season, refuses to navigate coming out as simply a one-note experience.

The gay teen-romance, a series spinoff of the groundbreaking “Love, Simon” feature film, launched its debut season last year on Hulu. The first season was created for Disney+, but the company declined to air it after filming was complete. The show, Disney execs decided, was too grown-up for its young audience.

Season 2, then, was created with Hulu audiences in mind, which means more mature emotional themes and a good amount of gay nooky — in fact, an entire episode is devoted to the show’s romantic leads, Victor (Michael Cimino) and Benji (George Sear), having sex.

This season, the series follows Victor as a newly out high schooler, from all sorts of Benji-Victor (“Venji,” as they’ve been collectively coined) romantic side plots –– meeting the parents, learning about gay sex — to how homophobia, when complicated by deep-rooted cultural and religious beliefs, has to be unlearned.

Before you read any further, know that this interview with Cimino and Sear, who talk about all that making out (and why they opted out of an intimacy coach for those sex scenes), includes some spoilers.

Cimino: I was still, um, not even a thought! I wasn’t even a thought in either of my parents’ heads. But no, I think we’re moving in the right direction. I don’t think we’re in a very different time, but I think that we’re moving in the right direction (with) shows like this, where young LGBT youth can watch it and be like, “Oh, this is normal. This is OK.” I feel like a lot of straight teens are like, “Oh yeah, I can make out with this person or this person, and it’s completely fine.” But it should be exactly the same for the LGBT community. They should feel no pressure and (it) should be completely normal to just kiss people in public.

Or have sex with your boyfriend and have your mom or dad catch you, because that also happens with gay people.

Cimino: Yes — yes, it does. It totally does. And I think that, obviously, right now, we’re definitely talking about… this show is definitely (about) queer Latinos and I love that about it. I think that it’s kind of exactly like every other straight teen show but except through a queer lens. I love that part about “Love, Victor.”

Sear: It does show the difficult realities of coming out in today’s age, which is a difficult thing for most You guys owe me a few boxes of tissues for all the people, but also just the joy in celebrating who you are crying I did last night binging this season. and embracing who you are on the other side of that.

George Sear: Yeah, it’s an emotional one.

And living your truth.

Michael Cimino: It’s a roller coaster, for sure.

Sear: I, myself, was tearing up yesterday because I I think gay sex has been really neglected on television watched the first three episodes, and particularly the and I was pleased to see the second season of “Love, scenes with the parents.

Victor” really go there with the sex. What did you appreciate about the way that this season tackled sex, I also just have to start by saying that if I saw two George? boys making out as much as you two do in this Sear: I think just having LGBTQ writers bring their season of “Love, Victor” when I was 16 years old, stories and their experiences into the script brings this I would have made out with a lot more guys. Like, authenticity and realness to the stories. So the writing where were you in 1995? is all there. You know, as an actor to be able to play this

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Michael, are you Team Venji or Team Vahim?

Cimino: Oh, man. I feel like… I don’t know. I haven’t been able to watch the show in its entirety, so I can’t really say. I’m so torn.

Sear: Yeah. He doesn’t want to let you down on this interview, that’s what he’s saying.

Cimino: I feel so torn.

Sear: No, I think ultimately you probably just want Victor to be happy.

Cimino: Yes, exactly. We just want Victor to be happy.

That’s a pretty good non-answer.

Sear: That’s a very good deflective answer, isn’t it?

Cimino: I’m just… I’m confused, OK! part and then have such great quality writing is really kind of everything. What about you, Mike?

Cimino: Honestly, the whole representation of Victor’s sexual awakening and his sex life with Benji definitely relies a lot on George and I’s chemistry. I think that George is — sorry to give you your flowers on here — so easy to work with and so incredibly understanding and so willing to just do things and try different things (to) see what works and what doesn’t.

Sear: Yeah, it felt very explorative on set, didn’t it?

Cimino: Yeah, for sure.

Sear: They did say, “Do you want an intimacy coach?” and we felt, to be honest, both really dedicated to these characters and wanted to honor this writing and we just sort of felt like we had a closeness and were able to do that on set.

Cimino: We actually completely opted out of having an intimacy coach. George and I both felt like we were very comfortable with each other already. We really just went for it, and I think that that kind of reads on screen, where it felt very explorative. It felt very new and exciting, and I think that’s something that’s really, really cool.

I don’t know how you guys identify, but there’s this conversation about straight people playing queer roles and if you are straight, you know what, you did your job. You were so believable in these parts.

I really felt this relationship was a real relationship.

Cimino: Thank you.

Sear: Thank you for saying that.

Cimino: That means a lot to hear because that is obviously a topic for discussion, and I’m glad it’s a conversation we’re having. I think conversations such as those should be had, but I think, realistically, it relies purely on an actor-to-actor basis. I feel like there are actors that are taking LGBT roles and not representing the community in an accurate way. They’re taking it as a cash grab and then they don’t represent the community afterwards, where it’s like you’re not advocating for the community. They’re not donating money to LGBT charities, they’re not trying to do things that will help the LGBT community, but they’re just taking the role because it’s a cash grab or, “Oh, it seems like it will make a difference in my career.”

What has it been like for both of you to bring this Venji romance to life on screen?

Sear: It’s an ever-ongoing journey, particularly the difference between Season 1 and Season 2. Being on Hulu this time around, being able to tell more realistic stories, it’s been great to be able to continue playing these characters and exploring their journeys collectively and individually and just exploring it in other areas, really, that we maybe weren’t able to do in Season 1 (on Disney+). So, it’s been great, and I hope we get the chance to get back to it.

Cimino: Definitely.

You have to do it again. You cannot leave me like you left me at the end of this season.

Sear: No, no. We’ll manifest it.

Cimino: Yes. For sure, for sure. We’ve got to manifest it.

My opinion on the third season is that you three just form a throuple.

Sear: Hey, we’ll pitch it.

Cimino: (Laughs.) Yeah, yeah, yeah, we’ll pitch it. We’ll put you in the “special thanks.”

Because the show has had an immense impact on LGBTQ+ youth — I mean, it would have changed my life, like I told you, when I was 16 — what’s one letter you’ve received from a queer fan that really made you feel like what you were doing here was really affecting lives?

Sear: Off the bat, one that sticks out to me — because there have been many — (was a) message from someone who’s in the military. I don’t think they had a very good experience with their sexuality, obviously, with the way things are in the military. And they said watching the show really just made them feel some sort of acceptance, and heard.

Cimino: I’ve gotten so many messages, but some of the ones that stick out to me the most are (from) people that are literally Latino and they’re like, “This is my exact story and this is exactly what I’ve been going through with my mom, or my dad, or my uncle.” It’s crazy to know that we’re still not in that place where people can just accept their children or their family for just being true to who they are as people. I think that it’s really inspiring for me as an artist to continue to push myself harder and to continue to represent the community in an accurate way because I get to see the impact it’s making on people’s lives.

This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.

Chris Azzopardi is the Editorial Director of Pride Source Media Group and Q Syndicate, the national LGBTQ wire service. He has interviewed a multitude of superstars, including Cher, Meryl Streep, Mariah Carey and Beyoncé. His work has also appeared in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, GQ and Billboard.

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Everything You Need to Know About WorldPride 2021 Party in Scandinavia with the happiest people on Earth

by Mikey Rox It’s been two years since Stonewall 50 – WorldPride NYC 2019 became the largest international Pride celebration in history, but the “bye” year of 2020 (spoiler alert!) wasn’t due to the pandemic.

and non-government organizations spanning the globe will set up shop in the square to greet pedestrians, provide information, and invite folx to get involved.

Art exhibits also will be a centerpiece of the village, alongside a street-food market and bars with plenty of space to relax.

The global celebration has been held every oddnumbered year since 2017 given its massive logistical EuroGames will be held simultaneously undertaking (with sporadic celebrations in 2006, 2012 and 2014 before then), and WorldPride Copenhagen – If you enjoy watching hims, hers, and thems Malmö 2021 couldn’t have come at a better time. compete in variety of sports that range from boxing and badminton to dancing and dodgeball, add the spectator-friendly EuroGames to your list of to-dos Hundreds of thousands of cooped-up queer revelers while you’re in Copenhagen. If you want to get handsand allies will flock to the twin host cities in Denmark on (but not handsy; mind ya business, see), consider and Sweden, respectively, from August 12 to 22, signing up to become a volunteer at the games, to be to party with the happiest people on the planet, a held Aug. 18 to 20; EuroGames’ website is currently delightful distinction provided to the Scandinavian accepting those applications. countries by the United Nations’ famous World Happiness Report. (The United States ranked number Spread out and explore other WorldPride villages 19 in the most recent report, FYI.) While WorldPride Square will serve as the jump-off for the 10 days of festivities, other available villages will So what’s in store for this year’s all-out progressive- allow crowds to spread out and explore their individual flag-flying festival? Read on for more. interests. In addition to Sports Village for EuroGames athletes and fans, other villages will focus on kids and families, youth, women, and the queer community, WorldPride 2021 will coincide with two LGBTQ+ among others. Programs and content of these villages anniversaries in Denmark will be target-audience specific but open to everyone.

If you can believe it, it’s been 70 years since Danish doctors in 1951 performed the world’s first successful genital reconstruction surgery (put that in your trivia hat), a medical marvel that provided hope to transgender people the world over. This year is also the 50thanniversary of the founding of the Gay Liberation Front’s Danish chapter, which has been instrumental in blazing trails toward equality for the country. Look how far it’s come!

You might have a brush with royalty Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Countess of Monpezat, is patron of Copenhagen 2021, making her the first-ever royal to serve in the role for a major LGBTQ+ event. Say hi if you spot her; she knows a queen when she sees one.

Despite pandemic protocol, the show will go on

Opening ceremonies kick off in Copenhagen… with Organizers have said in an official statement that (dun, dun, dun!) COVID restrictions despite some COVID-19 restrictions, they’re “continuing to plan for full delivery of all Copenhagen In conjunction with Copenhagen Pride, WorldPride 2021 events taking into account the guidance and will officially start late afternoon on Aug. 13, but in recommendations” of government agencies. Doubling adherence with COVID-19 protocol the opening down, organizers have promised they will not cancel ceremony won’t be held in WorldPride Square (at or postpone events. least not as of press time; things could – and probably will – change). That potential snafu notwithstanding, Denmark welcomes vaccinated U.S. travelers, and if Now there’s only one thing left to do: Let’s gooooooo! any testing is needed, both PCR and antigen tests will be available free to everyone, including tourists, 24/7. Mikey Rox is an award-winning journalist and LGBT Mmhmm, Copenhagen is OPENhagen again, y’all. lifestyle expert whose work has been published in more than 100 outlets across the world. Connect with Mikey WorldPride Square will be open for the rest of the fest on Instagram @mikeyroxtravels WorldPride Square – a makeshift village of sorts (similar to the Olympics) located within Copenhagen’s main square – will provide a gathering place for all attendees that have traveled far and wide. LGBTQ+

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LOVE IS LOVE, INC. Why “Corporate Pride” isn’t the devil in disguise

by Scott King

mainstream venue of the multibillion-dollar It’s Pride Month, y’all. Cue the queer community: advertising industry – and nothing more.

It’s not cultural appropriation. It’s not performative exploitation. It’s not any of those other buzzwords that social media and some queer publications are telling you that it is. It’s just the vulgarity of the American dollar moving slowly into the future. As the laissez-faire Zen master of nonperformative one wokeness Donald Draper once said, “If you one? don’t like advertising, stop buying things.”

“Oh my gah. I cannot believe Budweiser’s ad using the word ‘queen’ and with a rainbow flag over a beer can. That’s our word! That’s exploitation! That’s cultural appropriation! And it’s literally just so wrong.”

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“What is up with these corporations ostentatiously celebrating pride and begging us for our money?

What is it they think they can do, just swoop in here during pride month and be the hero?

What has Anheuser-Busch ever done for me?”

I agree with Don. I firmly support not buying things.

Remember that time in high school when you somehow got invited to a kegger and got so blitzed that you realized that life is just a beautiful river swimming through the trees? That was Budweiser. You’re welcome.

And when the Target Corporation was found to be supporting candidates for federal office who were actively opposed to gay rights, I stopped buying my gift cards there. That’s how we activate the politics of the purse.

Budweiser has never promised you anything more than a nice buzz. It’s a corporation. One that manufactures and delivers a product. A corporation that whispers to you through advertising: “Psssst.

Come over here. Drink this funny, delicious, somehow-very-popular cheap watered-down beer. Our subpar, readily available suds will make your life better if you just give us the bread, Fred.”

Thus, if you resent corporations for cashing in on pride and are suspicious that deep down they’re just opportunistic hypocrites trying to make a quick buck off of celebratory queers while floating down our parade routes without a care in the world, then prove it. Do your research.

That’s how it works. Corporations promise you happiness and freedom from fear if you just click that button and purchase their product or service.

In 2021, these corporations know exactly who you are and how to convince you that drinking their beer will make you happy and gay forever.

Take Chick-fil-A, for example. If I’m going to get diabetes, I don’t want it to be anti-queer diabetes.

Find out whether or not a pride-pursuing company has a robust non-discrimination policy on its books. Find out if they proactively pursue diversity in their staff and business partners. Find out to which politicians and political organizations they donate. Find out what percentage of the proceeds from their XYZ Pride T-shirts and coffee mugs actually go to organizations that help support the LGBTQ+ community. And while you’re at it, find out what the word “proceeds” means; that one has always puzzled me.

Corporations are rarely heroes and are even more rarely agents of social change. However, it is worth noting when visual culture progresses through advertising.

Above all else, do more than just parrot and repost popular ideas that will get you For example, when Campbell’s aired a likes and affirmation amidst virtual orgies of commercial in the 1970s showing a black family confirmation bias. Do some digging, then report sitting down to a dinner of piping-hot Campbell’s back to the think tank of social media with Soup, it changed the way Americans thought your findings. In the meantime, please don’t about family. And again, in the 2010s, Campbell’s clutter my newsfeed with your inane memes. produced a spot where a gay couple sat with their young son and fed him creamy soup while Y’all means all. Happy Pride! impersonating both Darth Vader and Chewbacca (enter the Star Wars tie-in, of course.)

It was all groovy and cool and oh-so fetch, and it even received angry Karen-style backlash from homophobic soccer-parent organizations like One Million Moms. All in a day’s work for corporate advertising.

So how about we take corporate pride for what it is: a sign of progress in the

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Chase the Rainbow: Pride Gifts and Goodies That Give Back Sparkle, shimmer and shine with these charitable-component Pride products that support near-and-dear LGBTQ+ causes

by Mikey Rox

Pride-inspired products are popping up everywhere these days, with businesses big and small competing for our mighty pink dollars. But how can you tell which are genuinely interested in equality for all or just trying to make a quick buck? We’ve taken the guesswork out of that equation with these curated queer-positive goodies that provide a portion of their proceeds to worthy and accepting LGBTQ+ orgs.

Everyone Is Awesome LEGOs LEGO’s first LGBTQ+ set, “Everyone Is Awesome” – inspired by the all-inclusive Pride flag and featuring 11 interchangeable minifigures – lets you build a community as diverse as the one you call home. The brick brand partners with Workplace Pride, Stonewall and Open for Business to help shape strategies and programs to support LGBTQ+ employees and their allies across the company. LEGO. com, $35 Rainbow ENEBY Cover IKEA’s ENEBY Bluetooth speaker gets a ROYGBI (sorry, V) facelift with its backyard-BBQ-ready removable cover, 30 percent of proceeds from which will benefit GLSEN. (That sentence has more random letters than an episode of “Wheel of Fortune.”) IKEA. com, $8-$90 Bombas Socks Rep your identity in style with Bombas’ allencompassing spectrum socks collection that this year features a Progress Pride flag design in partnership with artist Daniel Quasar. For every Pride item purchased, one will be donated to someone in need within the LGBTQ+ community through three Bombas giving partners: Casa Ruby (Washington, D.C.), Mozaic (Columbus, Ohio) and the Transgender Resource Center of New Mexico. Bombas.com, $12-$57

Positive Camp Flags State your open-armed intentions with Oxford Pennantdesigned camp flags inscribed with “More Love” (which supports the Pride Center of New York when purchased) and “We are all in this together,” because, well, we are. They’re ideal for erecting at home, in your office, or atop that mighty hill of inequality. Homage. com, $48 ALL Black Lives Matter Hoodie Nearly twice as many (mostly minority) transgender Americans have died so far in 2021 than by this time in 2020 – and we’re not even at the halfway point yet. Devious Designz reminds us that _ALL_ Black Lives Matter on its unisex hoodie that refuses to let their memories die. Deviousdesignz.com, $28 Rainbow Fruit Bowl This mountains-and-rainbows ceramic fruit bowl, hand-made in small batches by Philadelphia-based artist Jarmel Reitz, brings happiness to the table no matter what you’re serving. _Lewks_, we presume.

A portion of its proceeds supports the Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village, NYC. Equally adorable matching planters also are available.

Parksproject.us, $80

Trevor Project Shadow Palette Paint your face a prism of color with the Give Back Trevor Project 12 Color Shadow Palette that sends $10 from each case back to the eponymous org.

BHcosmetics.com, $19 Marsha P. Johnson Goddess Necklace Queer revolutionary and transgender activist Marsha P. Johnson – widely credited with throwing the first brick at the 1969 Stonewall Riots – is immortalized on a 14-karat yellow gold vermeil medallion on an enamel chain. Full proceeds from this addition to Awe Inspired’s Goddess collection support the Marsha P. Johnson Institute in its mission to protect and defend the human rights of Black transgender folx.

Aweinspired.com, $200 Disney Lovepop Card Disney allies in your life will get all goofy when they open Lovepop’s Rainbow Magic card, the “Shark Tank”-backed brand’s first foray into Mickey and friends Pride designs. Lovepopcards.com, $15

Sanuk Slip-ons Your tootsies’ll feel like they’re walking on air in the “We Got You Back” Sidewalk Surfer slip-ons, an exclusive collab between Sanuk and Pacific Pride Foundation that guarantees a $40,000 donation to support the latter’s educational programs, counseling services, advocacy efforts and more. Sanuk.com, $55

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Progressive Pride Clothing Collection Rhone’s pastel-splotched unisex Pride capsule collection – featuring joggers, hoodies, shorts and shirts – are tie-dye for when accompanied by a $10,000 donation to assist Mental Health America’s LGBTQ+ initiatives. Rhone.com, $18-$118 LubeLife LubeLife will donate $5 to Campus Pride every time someone posts about anal sex positivity on the #LubeLife website and 15 percent of June anal-lube sales will support sexual health and stigma reduction programs for queer young adults who like to slide into Pride and someone’s boo-tay. Lubelife.com, $10

Lavender cotton candy, honeyed patchouli and strawberry glacé marry to make the sweet scent of Love Is Love, a limited-edition fragrance that promises 50 percent of its sales to New Alternatives NYC. Blackbaccaraoils.com, $23 Unicorn Oven Mitts Insta-worthy food photos take a back burner to Neon Lace Company’s best-selling unicorn oven mitts – hand-dyed in a neon rainbow palette and finished with a layer of diamond dust – that look just as good on the ’gram as they do your hands. Two dollars from each mitt supports The Okra Project, a collective that provides home-cooked meals and resources to the Black trans community. Neonlacecompany.com, $25

Color-block Raincoat Rain, rain goes away and comes back another day when you’re sporting Stutterheim’s Vladimir colorblocked raincoat (with a matching counterpart for your pooch), 10 percent of sales from which support The Rainbow Fund and the Moscow Community Center for LGBTQ+ Initiatives. Stutterheim, $340 Vera Bradley Cross-body Bag All your Pride-festival essentials stow comfortably in Vera Bradley’s function-focused Love Stripe crossbody bag, consciously crafted with recycled cotton, and supporting Free Mom Hugs. (We could all use one of those tbh.) Verabradley.com, $65

Pride Wine Box You’ll have to play catch-up when you get Graham + Fisk’s 2021 Pride Box – which features 30 cans of Wunderkeks Cookies wine for the 30 days of Pride (and benefits the LGBT You’ll feel a little less guilty for scarfing down a Community Center of Great Cleveland) – but who the box of Wunderkeks cookies in the middle of hot boi hell’s counting? Grahamandfisk.com, $100 summer knowing that $1 dollar per dozen supports LOVELOUD, a foundation created by Imagine Dragons’ lead singer Dan Reynolds to support LGBTQ+ teens. Wunderkeks.com, $25-$30 SeaVees Sneakers SeaVees’ Legend Pride bleach sneaker is casual Friday up top, Sunday Funday underneath. (Just like you.) Each pair sold benefits the Southern California LGBTQ+ community. Bespokepost.com, $88

Crafted with Pride Collection Equali-tees, shorts, socks, totes, jackets and bucket hats (yes, they’re back) comprise boohooMAN’s Crafted with Pride gender-neutral collection that gives 10 percent back to It Gets Better. Boohooman.com, $12$65 Crystal Head Rainbow Bottle Pour yourself a shot of liquid courage from Crystal Head Vodka’s limited-edition rainbow Pride bottle that supports the DanAykroyd-founded brand’s _year-round_ diversity partners, including Stonewall Sports Program, the Test Positive Awareness Network, Kaleidoscope Trust and Lurie Children’s Hospital Transgender Youth Program, to name a few. Reservebar.com, $54 Mikey Rox is an award-winning journalist and LGBT lifestyle expert whose work has been published in more than 100 outlets across the world. Connect with Mikey on Instagram @mikeyroxtravels.

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A fashion show displaying the subtle "Pride Line" released by the Braves included members of the community and was a nice pre-cursor to the next massive announcement that came to benefit Lost-N-Found Youth. In coordination with the Braves' Pride Night, Georgia Power donated a whopping $15,000 to the organization The Atlanta Braves hosted their to aid their efforts of keeping annual Pride Night at Truist Park on LGBTQIA+ youth off the streets with June 15 where members of the shelter and food.

LGBTQIA+ community and the team's season long fans came together to celebrate Stonewall Pride Month. While the Braves did not win the game against the Boston Red Sox that evening, there was a lot to celebrate throughout the evening.

Starting off at the Coca Cola Roxy, the evening commenced with a dance party and libations in the massive space that held a live DJ as well as local sports teams and organizations that are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. Patrons from all walks of life flooded into the Roxy to celebrate Pride Month; and while I am not sure of the previous years turnout, the energy was certainly palpable in the wake of the COVID pandemic with people itching to leave their homes for some sense of normalcy. The evening consisted of gay anthems from Lady Gaga's "Born This Way" to Robyn's "Dancing on My Own", and hits ranging from the 70s, 80s, 90s, and 2000s.

All in all, the evening was a nice reminder that there is a massive community in Atlanta and the surrounding suburbs that is not just the bars. People descended on Truist Park for an evening of community, and that's what they got. And while my friend jokingly asked his husband, "What time is kick off?" there was an air of joy, laughter and camaraderie in a time post isolation where the only connection we had was virtual. The community needed this event now more than ever, and the laughter that filled the stadium and the Roxy was clear evidence of that.

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With 80s club vibes, whimsical visuals, and just enough camp, this music video tells the full story of Rigel Gemini's experimental queer dance club hit "Planet Yes". Right in time for Pride month, this non-binary, queer music artist is diving into avant garde art videos for the first time. In the end, the song and video are about freedom of expression and finding a boundless place of affirmation.

The last year has been full of no’s, limitations, and rules, but Rigel Gemini opens the door to “YES” in his music video for Planet Yes. With his previous, “I Can’t” “Gorgeois” and “Coffee In My Cup” delivering sassy queen vibes, this music video goes into an 80s-inspired futuristic universe, complete with an icewhite-mullet-astronaut look and astronomical eye candy. Halfway between David Bowie and 80s sci-fi, this music video pushes Rigel Gemini’s artistry in a whole new direction.

The song itself was produced in collaboration with Jersey club music artist DJ Telly Tellz (of Ciara’s “Level Up”) with a sickening 80s dance beat and club banger moments. Full of skipping vocals, unusual Gaga-esque voiceover, and ecstatic builds, this song is an explosion of joy.

“This was one of the fastest songs I put together with DJ Telly Tellz, and also one of my favorites. I was feeling a lot of different emotions at that moment – a sort rebirth into the world as an artist, and I was thinking about the concept of ‘yes’ and freedom versus ‘no’ and limitations. What would a world be where everything is ‘yes’ and we are free to be our authentic selves, no one holds us back, and we can experience freedom and boundlessness. As a nonbinary, queer person, we can only imagine this place in our fantasies.

That’s the feeling I wanted to get out in this video,” said Rigel Gemini.

“Sometimes some of the simplest concepts and simplest songs are the most fun.”

From the moment you walk into Pullman Yards, you feel as though you’re becoming part of an underground yet elite experience (similar to how I felt when I first saw Cirque under the big tent). The yard is scattered with various shipping containers that the owners and development team have transformed into coffee huts and “food truck” like stands, featuring various local eats such as King of Pops and Kamayan ATL. The experience begins here, with the front of the main building adorned in a full size window display featuring Van Gogh’s most famous work, “Starry Night”. Open the doors and you’re immediately transported to his universe, beginning with a wall of sunflowers to set the tone for the first room of the exhibit. After greeters check you in, you step into a room filled with various works that span from his more obscure portraits and scenery to his more famous works such as Starry Night and his famous bandaged ear self-portrait. You begin to learn more about Van Gogh that is not in the textbooks.

You read about his depression, his irrational behavior, his friendships, his enemies, and his hospital stays… all while still in awe of the success of this artist, after his death. He was troubled to say the least, and in this room you are surrounded by his gravitas. The story of seeing landscapes that were topics of his paintings while being in isolation ring too true for most as we get over the recent hump of Covid-19. Narration and musical accompaniment set the tone for the solemn but passionate energy that surround his work, preparing the audience to move into the projection mapping portion of the experience.

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Come around a dimly lit corner, you begin to notice movement on the walls and floor; the projection mapping experience is about to begin. As I came around the corner, water moved through the space against the flow of the room, tricking my mind as if I was moving against the tide.

Find a spot to stand or sit, and be transported on a journey where you are physically placed within the paintings themselves. Scan the mammoth room , and you are in awe of the scale of this installation. Saying you are dwarfed by the sheer size of the room is an understatement. Max Richter’s recomposition of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons begins to accompany minimal narration filling the space and making the perspective projections that much larger. Moving around the room, there is perspective from every angle and you are quite literally, in the paintings themselves. Stick around for the duration of the presentation and be transported through various paintings, weather patterns and elements before moving in to the next room with activities for all ages.

A wall of coloring book pages featuring famous works welcomes you into the next space where you notice crayons and paper scattered across various desks where adults find their inner child, and children find their inner artist. Walls of virtual reality headsets fill the room as people with their goggles on gaze around pointing and commentating on what they see. While the VR experience is not included in general admission, you can purchase the addition while in the space.

Finally, in a truly classic “theme park” move you discover the gift shop before stumbling back out the same doors you entered about an hour ago, bringing your awareness back to the yard in front of you with children running around, adults enjoying beverages, and families taking selfies in front of the exhibit. It truly is an experience for the whole family and everyone can take something from the exhibit.

If there is one thing that I took from Van Gogh’s story, it’s this: Despite all the turmoil and heartbreak of the human experience, if you stay true to your passion you will be leaving a legacy of truth and vulnerability once you are gone.

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BULLDOGS 893 Peachtree St NE FRIENDS NEIGHBORHOOD BAR friendsonponce-atl. com 736 Ponce De Leon Ave NE MY SISTER’S ROOM mysistersroom.com 66 12th St NE TEN ATLANTA tenatlanta.com 990 Piedmont Ave NE THE T modeltatlanta.com 465 Boulevard SE CHESHIRE HERETIC hereticatlanta.com 2069 Cheshire Bridge Road BJ ROOSTERS bjroosters.com 2043 Cheshire Bridge Road NE

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MIXX mixxatlanta.com 1492 Piedmont Ave NE OSCAR’S oscarsatlanta.com 1510 Piedmont Ave NE WOOFS woofsatlanta.com 494 Plasters Ave NE EAST ATLANTA, GRANT PARK & EDGEWOOD MARY’S marysatlanta.com 1287 Glenwood Ave SE SISTER LOUISA’S CHURCH sisterlouisaschurch. com 466 Edgewood Ave SE

DINING MIDTOWN 10TH & PIEDMONT 10thandpiedmont. com 991 Piedmont Ave NE EINSTEIN’S einsteinsatlanta. com 1077 Juniper St NE FROGS CANTINA frogsmidtown.com 931 Monroe Dr G’S gsmidtown.com 219 10th St NE HENRY’S henrysatl.com 132 10th St NE

RETAIL MIDTOWN BARKING LEATHER AFTER DARK barkingleather.com 1510 Piedmont Ave NE CHESHIRE SOUTHERN NIGHTS VIDEO 2205 Cheshire Bridge Rd NE ANSLEY BOY NEXT DOOR MENSWEAR boynextdoormenswear.com 1447 Piedmont Ave NE GCB & PLEASURES brushstrokesatlanta. com 1510-D Piedmont Ave. NE

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Chaka Khan Hacienda @ 8ARM| June 20th (5-10 PM) Dance the night away with ATL folx from all walks of life! Drink specials, and good music await you at this all inclusive party!

June Socializers-Celebrating Pride @ X Midtown | June 24th (6:30 PM) Join the Socializer Club led by Roger Rutkowski on the patio at X Midtown for drinks, laughs and community! Wear your pride colors, or all of them! See you there!

OUT NIGHT @ Georgia Aquarium| June 25th (7-10 PM) It’s time! It’s time to reconnect and reunite the LGBTQ+ Community. Join us for one of the first Atlanta Pride in person events in over a year! Guests will enjoy extended hours, exclusively for our 21+ guests! A quieter and safetyfocused version of our popular evening cocktail experience; enjoy a one-of-akind, socially distanced night at the Aquarium. Experience exploring our galleries in a more intimate adult setting. Capacity is limited, face coverings are required, and the night is yours!

Basik Spaces Art Show | June 24th (6-8 PM) Join Tomas Frenes in his newly opened space at The Works off Chattahoochee on June 24th for an evening of art and cocktails.

Modern Glass Artistry by Travis Adams

She Monsta @ Heretic | June 26th (2-8 PM) Queen Butch X More to Love Presents SHE MONSTA: A SINKING TEA DANCE benefiting Atlanta Pride Committee House Music by legendary TEDD PATTERSON (NYC) & DAVID KNAPP GA & VIP tickets on sale now! VIP includes private seating with a view and snacks Drag Brunch @ Elsewhere Brewing | June 26th (Noon) Hosted by A Lott To Love Events, Drag Entertainment tickets are $15. Cast includes Mona Lott, Shawnna Brooks, Kitty Love Antoinette, Prwincezz Malaysia Kay and hosted by Destiny Brooks.

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You have to understand that everyone’s coming out story is going to be different.

Your story is different than mine, and my best friend’s is different than both of ours.

Pride month is a time to celebrate all walks of life in the expansive community that we belong to; so that means celebrating those folx who also haven’t come out just yet or those who just did. Imagine how you felt when you went to your first pride and saw other people celebrating being their true selves. Didn’t that feel awesome?

Allow your friend to feel that same joy and just be supportive of him. Your story isn’t over by any means, but the hardest part is probably in the past now… so move forward and support all of those around you who need it!

From the early artists who pushed the envelope in gender expression like Prince, George Michael, Freddie Mercury and Boy George, these artists below are ushering in a new generation of queer artistry that is pure LGBTQIA+ magic.

There are some names you know, and some that you dont... but all in all, they're making strides in their respective genres.

Enjoy this week's curated playlist, and celebrate your true self!

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You're stepping a bit out of line this week, Cancer. You have an issue with saying thewrong thing at the wrong time, and while you think it is funny... not everyone around you does. This is a great time for you to isolate for the week and see what potential project you can start.

You're going through it at work, Leo. Everyone can see it. Take a step back and before anything major happens (decisions... decisions...) you need to make sure to think rationally. Do not let your pride get in the way this week and cause you to dive off the deep end with whether or not you want to stick things out. Breathe.

Summer is going to be your time, Virgo. You are going to feel at your best, you're going to suceed in work and personal life, and you're going to finally start or finish that project you have been putting off for some time now! Make everything color coded and get your life in order Virgo!

It's time for you to take a look at that fling you have, and see if it might be turning into more than that, Libra. Having a summer fling is okay, however you tend to develop feelings, and the ones you've been with recently have too. So, how do you take a moment and say what you really want with your significant other? You don't want to hurt them, so be honest.

There are going to be a lot of people pushing your boundaries, Scorpio.

People are going to try and see how far they can take it with you but, you will need to take a stance and protect yourself. Do not allow others to infringe on who YOU are. Stand tall. Stand strong. Some people might call you an a-hole for it, but they arent there to support you anyways.

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Communication is key this week, Sag. You've got a lot of people circulating in and out of your life right now and you are trying to figure out "WHY?" You have a mild chip on your shoulder and because of that people pull away. Let's take the next week to see if we can mend that wound and make peace with those demons. Let's move on.

You are going to feel limited and constricted, Cap. The universe does not want you to do anything more than just BE this week. You have your sights set on a goal, but this is not your week. Step back, relax and realize that everything will come in time. That includes this goal that might seem more important than it truly is.

Family drama is coming your way, Aquarius. How can you find some coping mechanisms to relax in this time of unrest. Your universe is shaky and your family dynamic is also bothering you a bit. So, try your hardest to plan ahead and make time to reset your energy as this week goes on.

You need to be truthful this week, Pisces. Everyone around you can tell that something is off. You've been hiding some things from the friends and family who have been asking and it's in your best interest to be honest with them. They are prying, and they're going to pry too hard. You will either blow a gasket and damage the relationship or you will be found out. Maybe being honest will help you too.

You're being a bit selfish this week, Aries. You have this attitude that you know more than everyone around you... and that needs to stop. Listen to others and the advice that they are giving to you! You might be surprised by the good natured love that people can actually give you!

Your career is bringing some frustration, right Taurus? You are in a workplace that is not helping you progress and certainly not helping with your stress. Maybe you are losing who you are because work is being far too strict. Is it time to approach your boss and be honest about how you feel? Or is it time to find something new?

You might be a bit disappointed this week, Gemini. However, do not let your week go to waste dwelling on the negative. You have your life in control. Even though you feel as though you are being led astray by the universe this week, you may need to take a look and see if you're selfsabotaging.