No "Puberty has been good to me." or "LOL I was random!" type titles. If you wore your “nerd glasses because you thought you were so hipster,” that’s not enough of a blunder. Our founding mother Marsha fought to give us our space to express ourselves freely and to celebrate our love, I'm honored to be a part of this loving community.Simply being nerdy just isn’t going to cut it. It's about giving each other a home in which we can share our truest expression of self without judgement. "Pride celebrations are a pillar of liberation and representation in our community, and a reminder of our ability to bring happiness to one and another through inclusion.
Not only did the singer-songwriter, the first signed to Mark Ronson's Zelig Recordings, just release her new single "Cheap Queen," but she's got a feature on Ronson's highly-anticipated new album Late Night Feelings (dropping smack dab in the middle of Pride Month) and will be headlining her first Pride Festival in July (not all festivals are relegated to June) alongside the legendary Melissa Etheridge at San Diego Pride, the nation's sixth-largest festival. "Playing San Diego Pride is a true honor," she said in a statement. Rising queer icon King Princess (real name Mikaela Straus) is having quite a moment this Pride season. Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella K: King Princess "Saturday's Pride Island lineup will be a celebration of everything that the community stands for and will go down in illustrious history." Sunday's headliner has yet to be announced, though rumors are bubbling that it might be another iconic performer on this list. The iconic singer-actress-model will command the stage on Saturday, June 29. "I couldn't be more excited to perform in front of my LGBTQIA+ friends and the community that's supported me for so many years during WorldPride 2019 | Stonewall 50," Jones said in a statement announcing her involvement. An occasion this momentous requires a headliner on par with the magnitude, and they don't get much larger-than-life than Grace Jones. Not only is the city home to the legendary Stonewall Inn, where the first brick was thrown in the fight for LGBTQIA rights 50 years ago (more on that in a bit), but this year, it's also the location of WorldPride, which began in Rome in 2000 and has hopped across the globe from city to city ever since. New York City is the place to be this Pride Month. Warren King/REX/Shutterstock G: Grace Jones With the release of these new bottles, we hope to create something that everyone can feel proud to hold during Pride month that also makes a positive impact for GLAAD's initiatives and the LGBTQ+ community overall." "The way we see it, our beer is for everyone to enjoy, so we are looking forward to seeing Pride bottles at bars throughout the month of June and beyond. And the kicker? For every case of rainbow bottles sold, Bud Light will donate $1 (up to $150,000) to GLAAD. "Bud Light has been a supporter of the LGBTQ+ community since the 80s and we are excited to continue our long-standing partnership with GLAAD by collaborating with them on this new commemorative bottle that celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and everything GLAAD does to support it," said Andy Goeler, Vice President of Marketing for Bud Light. The limited-edition bottled, available at bars nationwide through June, will be draped in the colors of the rainbow flag, with the iconic Bud Light creed printed on the crest swaped out for words of inclusivity and support. After a 20-year partnership between the beer company and GLAAD, Bud Light is honoring Pride Month this year by giving their iconic blue aluminum bottle a fierce makeover.