85 Pride Month Insta Captions to Celebrate and Show Your Support

Pride is just a few weeks away, which means it’s time to don your best rainbow attire, whip out the sparkles, and get pumped for the most joyful month of the year. There’s no right or wrong way to celebrate Pride Month, but no matter where you live—and regardless of whether or not you’re in a big city with a dedicated Pride parade—it’s a great time to acknowledge and honor the folks who paved the way for us to be able to celebrate Pride in the first place, rejoice in everything that makes the LGBTQ+ community so special, and reflect on the progress that still needs to be made.

Among tons of other things, you can (1) donate to LGBTQ+ organizations like GLAAD and The Trevor Project, (2) attend events showing your support for the LGBTQ+ community, (3) educate yourself further on LGBTQ+ history and issues, and (4) post a bomb Pride Month Instagram caption that celebrates the season and commemorates those who fought, and are still fighting, for LGBTQ+ equality. (Psst, it started with the Stonewall Riots, which is what happened when a bunch of badass LGBTQ+ people and allies decided to rebel against an unfair police raid at an NYC gay bar called the Stonewall Inn, sparking the entire LGBTQ+ rights movement.)

And remember: If you’re taking part in Pride celebrations as an ally, you’re a guest in an LGBTQ+ space. It’s important to acknowledge your privilege and ensure you’re prioritizing the community that Pride celebrates, and not just in June, but year round. Elect government reps who are going to fight for LGBTQ+ rights and progress, donate to the causes above (or any others that do similar work and that you feel strongly about), and do what you can to keep the space safe and friendly for the folks who are actually there to celebrate their love and their identities.

Once you’ve got all that down, it’s time to celebrate and snap all the cute pics of you and your Pride crew. We curated a list of Pride Month Instagram captions you’ll want to write down in your Notes tab for when you’re ready to post. Without further ado…

If you’re feeling lyrical…

1. “Baby, I was born this way.” —Lady Gaga
2. “You’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t, so you might as well just do whatever you want.” —Kacey Musgraves
3. “Your love is my love and my love is your love.” —Whitney Houston
4. “Our love is here to STAY.” —Whitney Houston
5. “From the playboys to the gay boys, go and slay, boys.” —Lizzo
6. “I see your true colors and that’s why I love you.” —Cyndi Lauper
7. “…And I can’t change, even if I tried.” —Macklemore
8. “My love, my love, my love, she keeps me warm.” —Macklemore
9. “I don’t play, I slay.” —Todrick Hall
10. “Why are you mad? When you could be GLAAD?” —Taylor Swift
11. “R-E-S-P-E-C-T, find out what that means to me.” —Aretha Franklin
12. “I’ll do me, you do you.” —Blue October
13. “Kiss lots of boys or kiss lots of girls, if that’s something you’re into.” —Kacey Musgraves
14. “You love who you love.” —John Mayer and Katy Perry
15. “But it feels so good to be known so well.” — boygenius

If you’re feeling cinematic…

1. “Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.” —The Imitation Game
2. “My doctor said we can’t choose where we come from, but we can choose where we go from there.” —The Perks of Being a Wallflower
3. “It takes a lot of courage to be yourself when a lot of ignorant motherf*ckers have a problem with being different.” —Latter Days
4. “Take me, baby, or leave me.” —Rent
5. “Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?” —What a Girl Wants
6. “You can’t live your life for other people. You’ve got to do what’s right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.” —The Notebook
7. “Don’t let anyone ever make you feel like you don’t deserve what you want.” —10 Things I Hate About You
8. “After a while, you learn to ignore the names people call you and just trust who you are.” —Shrek
9. “It’s all love and all pride in this house.” —Moonlight

If you’re feeling funny…

1. “I don’t need a crown to know that I’m a queen.” —Lizzo
2. Froot Loop in a world of Cheerios and damn PROUD of it.
3. Baby, bi bi bi…wait, that’s how that went, right?
4. Why the eff would I be straight when I could be me?
5. Um, why pick one color when you could have the entire rainbow?
6. YES, homo.
7. Some simple instructions: Do 👏🏼 not 👏🏼 f*ck 👏🏼 with 👏🏼 my 👏🏼 LGBTQ+ 👏🏼 friends. K, thx.
8. “I hate the word ‘homophobia.’ It’s not a phobia. You’re not scared. You’re an asshole.” —Morgan Freeman
9. Hope you’ve got your ear plugs handy ’cause I’m feeling LOUD and PROUD.
10. Baby, I was born this GAY.
11. “One giant leap for man-on-mankind.” —Will & Grace
12. Oh, what a beautiful morning; oh, what a beautiful gaaay.
13. No shade on Narnia, but life out of the closet is, like, a million times better.
14. I just took a DNA test, found out I’m 100% that queer.
15. There’s no such thing as being “extra” in June.

If you’re feeling inspirational…

1. “Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” —Harvey Fierstein
2. “I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that’s ever happened to me has taught me compassion.” —Ellen DeGeneres
3. “You don’t have to live a lie.” —Gilbert Baker
4. “I’ve never been interested in being invisible and erased.” —Laverne Cox
5. “Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love.” —Lin-Manuel Miranda
6. “This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another.” —Elliot Page
7. “I’ve been embraced by a new community. That’s what happens when you’re finally honest about who you are: You find others like you.” —Chaz Bono
8. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” —Dr. Seuss
9. “Be yourself—everyone else is already taken.” —Oscar Wilde
10. “Love is never wrong.” —Melissa Etheridge
11. “We are powerful because we have survived.” —Audre Lorde
12. “Love wins. Every single time.” —J. Autherine
13. “Screw the norm. We are climbing to the top in our own way, and it feels amazing.” —Hayley Kiyoko

If you’re feeling political…

1. “I believe that telling our stories, first to ourselves and then to one another and the world, is a revolutionary act.” —Janet Mock
2. “My silences had not protected me. Your silence will not protect you.” —Audre Lorde
3. “Why is it that as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?” —Earnest J. Gaines
4. “The beauty of standing up for your rights is others see you standing and stand up as well.” —Cassandra Duffy
5. “Openness may not completely disarm prejudice, but it’s a good place to start.” —Jason Collins
6. “Gay rights are human rights.” —Hillary Clinton
7. Make America gay again.
8. The Stonewall Riots started and ended in 1969, but the fight is NOT over.
9. Don’t just go to the parade. Get involved.
10. Pride is more than just fun Instagram and rainbow outfits. It’s about continuing the fight for basic human rights.
11. “Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.” —Barbara Gittings
12. “If you help elect more gay people, that gives a green light to all who feel disenfranchised, a green light to move forward.” —Harvey Milk
13. “Pride is about honoring the community workers, the people who work in the clinics, the community organizers, the people who work with LGBT youth, the people who are fighting to make sure it’s not just about marriage equality but about quality of life for all people in the community, everybody.” —Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

If you’re feeling like keeping it simple…

1. Feelin’ proud.
2. HAPPY PRIDE. 🌈🌈
3. It’s officially the BEST month of the year.
4. Proud this month and every other month.
5. Happy Pride, y’all!
6. Proud.
7. Doin’ me.
8. Time to start letting people be themselves, k?
9. Happy Pride!
10. Do you, boo.
11. Say gay.

If you’re feeling your emoji keyboard…

1. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
2. 👩‍❤️‍👩
3. 👨‍❤️‍👨
4. 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩
5. 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨
6. 👩‍👩‍👦
7. 👨‍👨‍👧‍👦
8. 🌈
9. 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️