"Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces."

                                                                      —Rumi

What is LOVE?                                                                                                         

    Love is electric, enchanting, unnerving, challenging, and whatnot but still, it’s that one force that keeps us driving. We may get love from our parents, pets, friends, and relatives but love always has been more about giving. Every one of us has been in love or has been loved at some point of time in our lives. Some may associate love with good feelings, memories, and those euphoric times of happiness while others with pain, regrets, and suffering. As they say, you may find your love in mysterious ways but in reality, love finds you. 

Love will find its way, all it requires is courage, compassion, and a whole lot of faith and trust. Love teaches us about self-acceptance, hope, and second chances, and finding someone who’ll take us for who we’re whatever the consequences may. Love knows no bounds, speaks no language, and has nothing to do with a person's gender. 

    One major element that people in our society don't want to acknowledge is that there’s PRIDE in love, a feeling or state of being proud for who we are as individuals. As a result, I'd like to talk about love that isn't bizarre, weird, or unconventional, but rather sweet and beautiful.

 What does PRIDE stand for? 

The promotion of self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and enhanced visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals as a social group is known as gay pride or LGBT pride. Respecting their choices and decisions about how they wish to spend their lives is what pride is all about, also it's more about that we realize it is something they're born with. Their mere existence should be enjoyed and celebrated, rather than hating or criticizing. Accepting and believing in who you require a lot of courage. Pride month commemorates their importance and contributions to this worl

   Demi Lovato, Sam Smith, Jonathan Van Ness, Ellen DeGeneres, Ryan Murphy, and Indya Moore are just a handful of the renowned people that boldly identify as queer or non-binary. They motivate us to overcome our fears and insecurities that we may create as a result of someone else's perception or thinking. Moreover, it's not really important to identify somebody through labels, as they don't define you but what you do with that does.

What’s PRIDE like in India?

   People are generally judgmental, making conclusions about things they do not know about. When it comes to issues like these, people in India are just like us, if not worse. People here have had little exposure to the PRIDE concept and principles, greatly owing to the stigma that has been implanted in the minds of generations, as well as other issues including religion and politics. However, changes are occurring, though slowly, and they provide a light of hope for the community, one example being the revision to Article 377. For God's sake, we're in the twenty-first century! What I'd like folks to do is learn more about the subject instead of making assumptions and hurting someone with their mean and insensitive words. This Homophobia should not be encouraged.

   The pride parade is something, which even I would like to join someday to show my support and affection towards the community. They are outdoor events commemorating achievements, legal rights, self-acceptance, and pride. Moreover, people from the community should be respected and celebrated today, tomorrow, and every other day because they deserve that.

I would suggest you all watch some movies and TV shows, that might help you gain some beautiful insight on this. Schitt’s creek, Margarita with a straw, Call me by your name, Queer eye, and Sense 8 are some of my favorites and very few on this list. All these shows promote a feeling of kindness and love that many may need right now. Well, there are many such shows and that’s for you to explore.