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Becoming Myself- Domo Wilson (Official Music Video)

Very deep video. Take a look. 

This is the month we rock our rainbows with PRIDE. June is LGBTQ Pride Month, which means Americans around the country should expect some colorful marches throughout the month as people make a stand for equality.

If you didn't know, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month) is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan. 

The Stonewall riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. In the United States the last Sunday in June was initially celebrated as “Gay Pride Day,” but the actual day was flexible. In major cities across the nation the “day” soon grew to encompass a month-long series of events. 

Today, celebrations include pride parades, picnics, parties, workshops, symposium and concerts, and LGBT Pride Month events attract millions of participants around the world. Memorials are held during this month for those members of the community who have been lost to hate crimes or HIV/AIDS. 

The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally.

In 1994, a coalition of education-based organizations in the United States designated October as LGBT History Month. In 1995, a resolution passed by the General Assembly of the National Education Association included LGBT History Month within a list of commemorative months.

LGBT History Month is also celebrated with annual month-long observances of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history, along with the history of the gay rights and related civil rights movements. National Coming Out Day (October 11), as well as the first “March on Washington” in 1979, are commemorated in the LGBT community during LGBT History Month, as told by https://www.loc.gov/lgbt/about.html

On May 18, 2018, MrDerock Blu formed a group on facebook called, {{ SINGLE STUDS MEETS SINGLE FEMS/ NO LABEL SL ONLY }. This group was formed to meet new people, have fun chatting and making new friends. It was strictly made for women only and females behind the male avi.  When I got added into this group by MrDerock Blu, I thought it was a great idea because there are not many places in SL to meet the LGBT community like it was back in the days. 

It was amazing how many women had became apart of this group and it was all love. Everyone was interacting with everyone and having fun and that is when MrDerock Blu decided we needed to have a place to meet in world.... Pandora's Boxx was born! Pandora's Boxx is a place you can go to be YOU, have fun with a great bunch of women, flirt, joke, play games, have events or just a place you can go to when you need to get away from the world. Everyone needs a place to just relax, without drama or judgement. If this is something you need then you need to be at Pandora's Boxx! Find out what is going on from the facebook page listed right here --->Pandora's Boxx 

What are you waiting for? Go ahead and like that page 😊.

I had the opportunity to talk to a couple of Pandora's Boxx members and get their prospective on what this month means to them.... Have a look. 

𝕄ℝ𝔻𝔼ℝ𝕆ℂ𝕂 𝔹𝕃𝕌

Destiny: What does LGBTQ month mean to you? 

MrDerock Blu: Pride Month (June) ...To me, it means that people all across the nation can be who they are as a person, and to show others that it doesn't matter what gender you are, Love Is Still Love.

Destiny: How do you plan to celebrate it? 

MrDerock Blu: I plan to go out watch the talent shows everyone performs in, wear my colors with pride and dignity and just enjoy being me. 

Destiny: What are some things you want people to know about the LGBTQ community as a whole? 

MrDerock Blu:Stop judging the book by its cover if you never even read the book.

Destiny: Thanks MrDerock! 

ℝ𝔸𝔼 𝕂𝕀𝕃𝕃𝕆ℕ𝔾𝔼ℝ

Destiny: What does LGBTQ month mean to you? 

Rae Killonger:  It's a day to recognize those of us who are unique and not afraid to hide in the shadows of a unnecessary shame.

Destiny: How do you plan to celebrate it? 

Rae Killonger:  I attend the Splah event in Texas and party

Destiny: What are some things you want people to know about the LGBTQ community as a whole? 

Rae Killonger: Hold more public events, and build open family communities for socializing.

Destiny: Thanks Rae! 

𝔻𝔸𝕐𝕊ℍ𝕀𝔸 𝕄. 𝔻𝕆ℕ𝔸ℝ𝔻𝕊𝕆ℕ

Destiny: What does LGBTQ month mean to you? 

Dayshia:  It’s a month for us to come together in different cities and celebrate love with the ones we love.

Destiny: How do you plan to celebrate it? 

Dayshia:   I plan to go to a few pride events a long with the different community events planned here.

Destiny: What are some things you want people to know about the LGBTQ community as a whole? 

Dayshia:  People have posted or made it out that we are evil or what we do,or who we love is a bad thing when it is just us being us, doing what we like without bothering anyone

Destiny: Thanks Dayshia! 

𝔸ℕ𝕋ℍ𝕆ℕ𝕐 𝕂𝕀ℕ𝔾 ℝ𝕆𝕊𝕊𝔼𝕃𝕃𝕀ℕ𝕀

Destiny: What does LGBTQ month mean to you? 

Anthony: I like the month, it makes everyone feel more united together doing things like they should. Helping each other out with different things, it just makes me feel really good because it could actually feel like this all year not just one month.

Destiny: How do you plan to celebrate it? 

Anthony:  Probably just chill with my family. 

Destiny: What are some things you want people to know about the LGBTQ community as a whole? 

Anthony:   I think the community as a whole should get to know us and see our views, and maybe one day things will be equal,or feel like we ARE equals instead of JUST A CHOICE WE ARE PEOPLE TOO.

Destiny: Thanks Anthony! 

ℝ𝕀𝔸ℕℕ 𝕄𝕆ℝ𝔾𝔸ℕ

Destiny: What does LGBTQ month mean to you? 

Riann: LGBTQ means that America has finally recognized that we are humans too. I take great pride and knowing that I don't have to hide, I can be free and be me. 

Destiny: How do you plan to celebrate it? 

Riann:  I plan to party hard. LOL. No seriously, I plan to celebrate with my woman, partying, enjoying us. 

Destiny: What are some things you want people to know about the LGBTQ community as a whole? 

Riann:  I want people to know that we ARE people just like everyone else. We bleed the same and we love the same. You can't help who you love. Love is Love at the end of the day and a heterosexual love is no more great than a homosexual love. Think about it.

Destiny: Thanks Riann! 

𝔻𝔼𝕊𝕋𝕀ℕ𝕐 ℂ 𝕊𝔸ℕ𝕋𝕀𝔸𝔾𝕆 𝕄𝔻

As for me, I believe this is a huge step for us. The LGBT community often gets frowned upon without people realizing that we are not aliens but we are human as well. Who you fall in love with is who you fall in love with. No one have the right to judge unless they have no skeletons or anything growing in their own backyards. 

People have been saying where have our world come to when LGBT marriage was legalized but, that isn't anything bad. The rights for two human beings to wed because their love is REAL, where is the harm is that? Love has no gender, love have no face, Love is Love, there is no hatred in that.

If you are a lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender or whatever, do not let others dictate your life and how you live it. We get one life to live and you get to live it the way you choose. Having a attraction to someone that hits your soul is never wrong. Love who you love without worrying about who is watching!

Love has no bounds and no limits. People really do need to open up their minds and hearts because this is the world we live in. It is much easier to love someone then to hate them for their nationality, skin color, orientation or anything for that matter that makes them different from you. Continue to celebrate LGBT Pride month for the living as well as the lives that were lost. ALL LIVES MATTER!

Let's stand together! Let's stand in unity! 

Don't forget to go check out Pandora's Boxx page. You won't be disappointed.

Signing out...

Dr. Destiny C. Santiago aka Big Sister On Point