#chevent014

[sawyerphoenix]

sawyer had never been to pride, but it was something he’d always dreamed of. when the kids back home would call him names and push him around like he was nothing, he’d think of the day he could be himself proudly and openly without fear of rejection or humiliation. sometimes he felt like that day would never come, but it had, and he now found himself surrounded by all the colors of the rainbow and the kind people of the town he now called home. sure, some insecurity still lingered in the back of his mind, but with the trans pride flag wrapped around him like armour and his face adorned with rainbow decals, he finally felt like the person he was always meant to be. 

“where are we headed again?” sawyer asked, jogging a little to keep pace with his company. he was so ready to get completely wrapped up in pride, but seeing as though he’d never done this before, he needed a little guidance. 

[indykings]

pride was one of indy’s favorite times of the year. it was the one time of the year she could stand in solidarity with other people in her community and tell the world that she was here and unafraid. it was the one time of the year she could really stick it to her father and be over-the-top in her pride despite all the times he’d tried to shame her into being something other than who she was. it was the one time of the year she could pour glitter on herself and not be judged for it.

with the blue, purple and pink of the bisexual pride flag adorning her face like warpaint, indy made her way into around the clock’s annual drag brunch with excitement buzzing in her veins. “i have glitter in places glitter should never fucking be,” she laughed, turning to the person beside her, “but let’s get this party under way, shall we?”

[grceoh]

“It’ll be hilarious!” Grace’s friends had convinced her to join a speed dating event at the pier based on the promise of some laughs, but so far Grace hadn’t even cracked a smile. Something about Jared mansplaining her own job to her just hadn’t hit, and Grace’s smile was wan as the next person approached.

[antiquatcd]

lee loved pride. there was no event that excited her more in the cape hazel area; she’d been going every year since she came back from college. it allowed her to embrace the part of her identity she’d struggled with for so long. at pride, lee felt at home.

she had her float designs scattered across three different tables at sips, papers with sketches of motors, engines, and decorations all over the place. she had five empty tea cups at the edge of one of the tables, all of which were empty and stained at the bottom. “think, think, think,” she passed her pencil back-and-forth between her hands. “what goes well with fairy tale themed float? glitter or matte? metal or wood wielding?” she murmured, stopping for only a moment to write down her questions.

[eddydeleon]

“you got any ideas for this pride float project thing we’ve been assigned?” eddy asked, turning to whoever would listen. he was completely stuck for ideas, and seeing as though he hadn’t technically ever labelled his sexuality or formed a creative bone in his body, he was looking for inspiration wherever he could. “i’m close to just letting my kid draw something up for me.”

[lucykingg-blog1]

looking around at all the colors and happiness, she was overcome with emotion. this was so beautiful. it just reminded her how happy and free the human race could be-- sometimes she felt so stifled by humanity. but now, with the little rainbow painted on her face, seeing so many people living their best life, she couldn’t feel more liberated. “it’s wonderful, isn’t it?” she said absentmindedly to the person next to her. “i’ve never been to one of these before. i didn’t realize how amazing they are.”

[ch-archive]

say it loud and say it proud, cape gayzel! it’s time to celebrate the lgbt+ residents of the cape with our weeklong pride festival with drag brunches, conferences, runs, dance parties, and all the good stuff to celebrate who we are. the festival will end with a parade through dock square and a party at sullivan’s pub. from today, june 12 to friday, june 21 you can post event starters on the dash using the tag #chevent014, and don’t forget to vote in this poll to decide when the discord event will be!

that’s not all, everyone! we also have a task to work on during the festival as well. all the cape gayzelians are invited to create floats for the parade. you can post images, drabbles, or threads revolving around the floats and tag them as #chtask010. happy pride, cape gayzel!