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Every year in June, people all over the world gather to celebrate LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) pride.

Anyone can celebrate—gay or straight, young or old, male, female, non-binary—you name it. The point of this special month is to cultivate pride, raise awareness, and have progressive conversations. It's also a time to fight the oppression and subjugation that this group of people has faced for far too long.

The United States is slowly improving its sex ed outreach; 27 states (and Washington DC) mandate both sex education and HIV education.

But just knowing about the mechanics of sex and HIV prevention isn't enough. As complicated beings, we have sex not just to procreate, but for pleasure as well. This introduces a whole range of emotions, including negative ones like shame and guilt.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary, in a move to shed some positive light on gender neutral terms, chose the word, "they," as their 2019 Word of the Year.

As information and acceptance spread about gender neutrality, more people find that the list of pronouns, they, them, and theirs fit them better than gendered pronouns. In 2018, a reported 3% of polled teenagers identified as nonbinary, an uptick from years prior.

For many people, there remains some uncertainty about what gender neutrality is and how to use gender neutral pronouns the right way.

Read on to find out more about gender neutrality and how to use gender pronouns the right way.

Lesbian, gay, queer, trans, straight, or andro, are you into sex toys? Let's play!

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Pleasure, one of the grand sensations of our times, next to desire, is the grand purpose about when you think sex. To discover the body in its highest sense of sexual arousal is not for the shy.

Pride Month may take place every June, but it is never too early for LGBTQIA+ folks to start thinking about how they will celebrate. All over the world, people love and enjoy taking part in the festive atmosphere of Pride-related events.

On these occasions, many take the opportunity to deck themselves out in special outfits, often as a colorful and lively form of self-expression. This is by no means limited to professionals, drag performers, and parade marchers. You can join in as well! To help you put together the perfect outfit, here is a special guide on Pride clothing.

The LGBT+ community fights a seemingly never-ending battle against all kinds of hatred and ignorance. Thankfully, they are not fighting alone. Members of the community may find their greatest power in solidarity. When they join forces, they can best all challengers, protect the innocent, and achieve victories that would be impossible on their own.

Flags and symbols are major elements of this struggle. They can unite diverse peoples and give them and their allies a clear, visual means to present that unity. Moreover, they can demonstrate to the world that they are here, queer, and proud — and never going back into society’s closet.

Here is Rainbow Depot’s own guide to the LGBT+ symbols and pride flags that continue to give people a way to express their identities.

It is important to teach LGBTQ history in schools. However, information on this important segment of our society are often missing from history books and lessons.

Traditional history has been a part of education in the United States, seemingly forever. We all learned about important events like the Civil War, World Wars I and II and Watergate, just to name a few, and how they helped shape our society.

Additionally, history lessons have focused on individuals and their contributions to our world. We know all about leaders like Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr, and Barak Obama. We have learned about explorers, inventors and business people.This has provided our children a greater understanding of how things have changed over time, who has affected change and, hopefully, how they may be able to change the world for the better.

Unfortunately, marginalized groups tend to be absent from the history books and lessons until something happens to include them. We have witnessed this with the African American community. While we are making strides, this inclusion is clearly a work in progress.

This past June we celebrated the 50th anniversary of the riots that occurred at the Stonewall Inn in New York City. In recognition there were parades and parties across the country honoring the progress our community has made over this time period.