Pride month may be coming to an end, but the love and celebration doesn't stop here.

We don't want to be like other businesses that participate in "rainbow washing" marketing by slapping a rainbow on their page and calling it allyship. We want to show our love and support to our LGBTQ+ members and make a difference in our community. The pride flag is a beautiful symbol with a meaningful history and we want to preserve it. 

In honor of pride month, we want to give to a cause that is on the frontlines making a difference. For the entirety of June, we will be donating 5% of our profits to The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention service to LGBTQ youth. 

Here are some resources that help educate and celebrate Pride.

STORIES FROM AROUND THE WEB ON PRIDE MONTH:

• Pride Flags 101: Their history is as fascinating as the history of Pride itself - Plus the newest redesign to include intersex folks.

• 6 French Athletes, including 3 current Olympians, come out for pride month.

• Polo Ralph Lauren and Artist David Puck are installing a beautiful mural on Pride - check it out.

• There are some new faces on Sesame Street and they're bringing a new layer of diversity to the decades-old children show. This new episode introduces a family with two gay dads.

• 30 LGBTQ Movies 

• Deeper reading on the "LGBTQ-free zones" in Poland and the danger ahead.

• The heartbreaking story of Semenya Caster and trying to run in another Olympics but standing up for what is right and not being forced to take hormones. 

PODCAST RECOMMENDATIONS:

• This conversation between Demi Lovato and Jane Fonda, that ranged from feminism to The New Green Deal and brought Jane Fonda to tears when the topic turned to Lovato's journey of self-discovery around their non-binary gender identity - 4D with Demi Lovato with guest Jane Fonda

• How Can We Raise The Bar On Trans Rights? with Lui Asquith on Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness, Jonathan and Lui break down what hormone blockers are, why this case is so significant, and how it fits into a broader discussion about trans rights in the UK and beyond. 

• Nikki Hiltz on Ali on the Run talks about prioritizing their mental health.

• Gender on the Trail and Ultra Scene on Running Realized (this episode was so enlightening to me as a cis white female having never considered the constraints of the typical male / female option in races).

• Leigh (@lshfoster) and Ellie (@elliebrigida) from Lez Hang Out sit down with Krü Maekdo (@krumaekdo), founder of the Black Lesbian Archives, to talk about why Bridgerton Should’ve Been Gay (you all know how much I loved the Bridgertons but really appreciate this take)