Hello everyone! This is my very first ever langblr challenge, so welcome to Langblr Challenge: Pride Month Edition! The objective of the challenge is to learn about the LGBT+ community in the countries where your target language is spoken, as well as learn how to communicate about yourself and your own identity.
The challenge will run from June 1st to June 30th, but really can be picked up any time – it’s never a bad time to learn about queer history and culture. I’m posting the challenge early so you have time to prepare. I’ve tried to include prompts that allow for reading, listening, speaking, and writing, so you can get a good workout that way!
In addition, any prompt can be replaced with another, my order is just a suggestion. If any prompt makes you uncomfortable for any reason, you can replace it with a duplicate of another or make your own, no questions asked!
Feel free to tag me in your posts, as well as tagging it with #langblrpme (langblr pride month edition), so others can see your posts! Here are the prompts:
Tell us a bit about you in your TL - who you are, how you identify, and what being a part of this community means to you (both the lgbt community and langblr, that is)
Make a small vocab list in your TL with words related to identity (gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, nonbinary, etc.!)
Does any place where your TL is spoken celebrate Pride? Is it in the same month? How is it celebrated?
Find a book with queer main characters in your TL that you’d like to read.
Movie night! Sit down and watch a movie in your TL with queer characters - it can be a cult classic, a drama, or anything in between.
How will you be celebrating Pride? Tell us in your TL.
Share a song or two by a queer artist. Translate the lyrics if you’d like!
If you’re comfortable, make a recording of you speaking in your TL about your favorite memories related to Pride Month - it can be about a parade you went to, or maybe a nice moment with your friends. Nothing’s off limits! (If you’d prefer, written is great too :) )
What’s a slang word used by the LGBT community where your TL is spoken that you love? If you don’t know any yet, feel free to look one up and share with us!
Back to Pride celebrations – share some photos of a celebration in a place where your TL is spoken! If it hasn’t happened yet this year, feel free to use pics from last year and update us when it does!
What is an issue queer speakers of your TL are currently facing? Share an article or two with us, and sum them up.
Are there any symbols important to the LGBT community where your TL is spoken?
Vocab list time: translate the colors of the pride flag and their original meanings (which can be found here)
How did the Pride movement come into being in a place where your TL is spoken?
Halfway through: how are you? How is your Pride Month going? (of course, tell us in your TL!)
You’ve shared a song, now it’s playlist time! We’d like to hear your favorites, both in your TL and your native language!
Tell us in your TL: what’s an issue that the LGBT community where you live is facing that you’d like to bring more attention to?
Do you watch any queer youtubers in your TL? Share your favorites with us! (If you don’t, find one you might like and let us know!)
Another chance to write (or speak, if you’d like!) in your TL: what does love mean to you? Who or what do you love?
Look for an organization that serves the LGBT community where your TL is spoken and tell us about it (and maybe if you’re willing/able, make a donation!)
Podcast time, share a few queer ones with us that you love!
Ask a question about Pride you’d like for other participants to answer, then go to the tag and answer others’ questions! (the challenge is about community, after all! answer in your TL or native language!)
Share a meme from the LGBT community where your TL is spoken, and explain it – where does the reference come from? Instagram and Twitter are great places to look :)
Who are some activists that we should keep up with? Again, Insta and Twitter are great places to find someone!
Movie night, part 2! But this time, watch a movie in a language you know little about – maybe one that you’d like to learn in the future? Then come tell us about it!
Let’s talk about inclusive language – does it exist in your TL? Howw is it received by the public?
What is Pride without karaoke night? Nothing! If you’re feeling it, record yourself singing any song you’d like in your TL and share it! Extra points for campiness! If you’re feeling timid, it’s okay to just share a song you’d do karaoke to alone!
Are any famous writers in your TL part of the LGBT community? Share a little bit with us :)
Is there anything you learned that wasn’t part of the prompts that you’d like to share?
Reflection time: what did you think of the challenge? What did you learn and how did you improve?
