#PRIDE ! Visibility in the queer community – 3ePiccadilly & 3eOmaha

The documents we will present are notes that were published on Social Media in June 2019. Both notes were left by young people on the doorstep or the mailbox of a house where Pride flags were hung proudly for Pride month.

Let me present the nature of this document. It’s a short note who seems like it was written fast. I know it’s a note from a young person because it’s written at the bottom of the paper. Moreover, we can see the handwriting is shaky and spelling mistakes were made, there are also a few erasures. This note was left in the mailbox of the publisher’s mother. The child of the person who got the note posted it on Twitter and it was loved by the internet, indeed, it was reposted over 20 thousand times, that’s a lot. It was left there to thank them for their solidarity towards the LGBTQ+ community, the house where this note was left actually had the progress flag in the front of the house. Thanks to this flag, the young child felt supported by at least one person in their little town. It seems being a part of the LGBTQ+ in a small town can’t be easy, everyone knows everyone but you have less chances finding someone like you, or someone who understands you.

In the second screenshot, another person received a thanks. I think it’s still a child but this time a bit older than the one who wrote the first note, after all, the writing is less shaky, there isn’t any erasures and I can’t really see any spelling mistakes, it’s probably a teenager. There is also a drawing, of someone who I assume is the one who wrote the note, holding two flags. The flag on the left is the transgender flag meanwhile the flag on the right is the pansexual flag. The person got the flag because they had two Progress Pride flags hanging in front of their house. It seems that seeing someone proudly supporting the LGBTQ+ gave them the confidence to come out and speak  to their family. This publication also affected people, indeed the post was liked by 4,7 thousand people. 

The third image is a facebook post made by Sal Stow. Sal Stow found the note shown in the second image, indeed in the second image there is Facebook link which I am guessing lead us to Sal Stow’s post, at the top of the third image you can see :  « Feeling pride with Meghan Stabler ». I think that means they know each other. I’m not certain but I think Megan Stabler and Sal Stow live together and are maybe from the same family because they both said the note was found on their porch which is only possible if they live together. The third post being on Facebook and not Twitter while receiving so much support just comes to show that no matter where, there are people who will stand by the people who need support and a community to not feel lonely.

The three posts show that, even the simplest act of solidarity like hanging up a flag, can give courage and help people when they need it the most. In conclusion, no matter who you are or where you live, there will always be people by your side to give you the confidence you need to live your live as you intend it. The support that thousands of strangers on the internet gave to those two young people, even if they don’t know about it, just shows that it doesn’t matter how bad things get, there will be people standing up for what’s right.

Throughout this exposé we will use the pronoun « they » instead of « she » or « he » to include people who don’t identify as male or female.

Well, let us describe this document : il’s composed of 2 tweet and 1 retweet from the social network formerly known as tweeter. They are all accompanied by a picture and a colorful drawing.

These tweets were published on 2019 during pride month (it is a month observance dedicated to the celebration of LGBTQ pride). 

Before we begin, let us present the « rainbow flag ». It was created in 1978 by Gilbert Baker to represent LGBT community but which is replaced today by the progress flag created in 2018 by Daniel Quasar. This brand new flag was created to show more inclusiveness as marginalized people of colors, trans individuals, those living with HIV, who has been lost, are added  to  the  flag. The « rainbow flag » is strong symbol of inclusiveness.

So, the first tweet is posted by  « hats on wigs », and tells us they found a note in their mother’s mailbox. The note is from a young LGBT person. The person who left this note is glad because they had at least « one ally in this little town ». This note is probably written by a chid because the handwritten is shaky and there are some spelling mistakes. Our guess is they must be transgender, non binary, or gay/lesbian.

Moving on, the second tweet by Megan Stabler (a twitterati because she is verified). We can see a drawing attached to the note. We can’t be sure but we believe this note was written by a  transgender person because, in the drawing, there is both the transgender flag and the progress flag. In this note they explain that the flags Megane Stabler flew in front of her house, helped them come out, to be more comfortable with their family and with who they are.

The last tweet is actually a retweet of Megan’s tweet by Sal Stow who got a lot of likes, shares and comments. This shows that the LGBTQIA+ community is supported and celebrated on social medias. This retweet is accompanied by a colorful drawing. On this drawing, we can see the « progress flag » and I think non binary persons. We must add this drawing is particularly inclusive as it does not picture a typical and stereotypical representation of masculinity, femininity and body shapes.

To conclude we do believe putting up the LGBTQIA+ flag is crucial. It can help some people to feel supported and so they can assume to never hide their identity. The people who posted these tweets are very brave because it is a very important cause and everyone should agree with that.

Well first, today we are going to tell you about two children who wrote a thank you note to LGBTQ+ allies who made them embrace what they really were.

We can see two letters written by two children to thank random anonymous allies for putting up the LGBTQ+ flag. We can also see on the first post that it has been republished more than 20k times to support all people who are part of the LGBTQ+ community. The post has been liked 280k. This is quite impressive. 

The child writes on the letter that they thank the owner of the house for having given him the courage to come out to their family.

About, on the second post we can see on the shaky drawing, someone holding two LGBTQ+ pride flags. They also say they are more confortable with who they are thanks to this act of kindness and inclusiveness. 

They felt supported because they have seen other people support the LGBTQ+ community and know that some people are united them.

On top of that, the allies encouraged these kids to embrace who they are : they are proud to defend this cause and help everyone who needs moral or physical support.

Finally, we think allies are keys to help anonymous teens. For the LGBTQ+ community seeing a pride flag waving, is a sign of inclusiveness and visibility. It shows people care.

Well, first we can see two different tweets sharing two letters against homophobia. There is also a retweet to thank and congratule the sender.

The second tweet was published on June,19th in 2019 by Meghan Stabler on Twitter. We can see at the top of the second picture someone who is certificated so we can imagine she is maybe a celebrity. We feel it’s important to use your platform to deliver such an important message. 

The two people who received the letters hung a LGBTQIA+ flag in front of their house. When they left their house, they found the letters written by someone who probably came out as thanks to these flags or want to, thank them for their support to LGBTQIA+.

Before going any further, let us talk about this flag. In 1978, Gilber Baker, a gay man, designed the first rainbow flag. He decided to make that flag a symbol because he saw it as the most powerful symbols.

Last, moving on to our feelings; we can feel through one of the letter that the person who writes went though a hard time when he wrote it. We can see it was not easy to find words and to write his heart out. Moreover, it is really awesome to see we can help people easily: indeed, you can just bring your support to LGBTQIA+ community by hanging the rainbow flag ! Representation matters.    

Throughout this exposé, we will use the pronoun « they », instead of « she » or « he », as the teenagers we are going to mention in this work don’t always identify as males or females.

Before we begin, let’s start with why and how the flag came to be. The « rainbow flag » was created in 1978 by Gilbert Baker to represent the LGBT community but it was replaced by the «progress flag» in 2018 by Daniel Quasar. This brand-new flag was created to show more inclusiveness as marginalized people of color, trans individuals, those living with HIV and those who have been lost, were added to the flag.

Well, first, let us present the first document. This is a hand written note from a young person to a neighbour who has been hanging proudly the rainbow flag in front of their house. Moving on, we suppose the author of the first note is quite young because the handwriting is shaky and there are some spelling mistakes. I guess they must be trans or non-binary. The young teen wrote this letter as a thank you note given that everyday they walk in front of this house, they see the flag. It makes them happy to know someone show their solidarity for the LGBTQIA+ community. We believe hanging this flag is important to show support to minority community such as the LGBTQIA+ community. It is important to show they exist and it triggers them to embrace who they are and shows they MUST be proud of who they are ! 

To us it’s crucial to know and embrace who you are to be able live your life and not the « normative » lifestyle advocated by bigotry. 

Moving on to the second document : just like the first tweet, it’s a letter from an individual from the LGBTQIA+ community written to someone who has been hanging both a transgender and rainbow flags in front of their house. This person say the two flags hanging proudly in front of this house gave them the courage to come out to their parents. They say can finally and proudly be themselves now with their parents because they know who they are. We feel it’s so cool from these allies to hang flags peacefully as it contributes to the happiness of others.  

It is so brave from the LGBTQIA+ person to have found the courage to come out as it must have been a dreadful ordeal : finding the right words to express what you feel ; it is even less easy to accept who your are in front of other people because you don’t know what their reaction might be. It goes to show how important anonymous allies are. 

Throughout this exposé, we will use the pronoun « they », instead of « she » or « he », as the teenagers we are going to mention in this work don’t always identify as males or females.

Let us present these 3 new documents ! 

Well, the first document is a tweet of « hats on wigs!!!!! », where they shows a handwritten note from a « young LGBTQ+ person » that their mother found in her mailbox after she had her pride flag all month. 

We can’t be sure but we’re assuming that the person who wrote this note is a kid or at least a young-teenager because we can see that the handwriting is shaky and there are a lot of spelling mistake. On top of that, the kid looks pretty stressed writing this letter. In the note, they explain their reasons : actually they walk in front the house of the user’s mother and they noticed her flag, so glad to know there is « at least one ally in their little town ». It goes to show how anonymous and random acts of kindness from allies are key to the identity crisis a teenager often faces.

Next, the second document is the same as the first, a tweet from Meghan Stabler, where she shows a handwritten note from, we suppose, another LGBTQ+ person. This time she finds the note on her doorstep. Like the first, she hung the rainbow on her house to support LGBTQ+ community. On the note, they explain that they were about to move away but before they wanted to thank Megan for flying the flag. It allowed them to come out to his family and feel better and « be more comfortable with who I am ». Finally, at the bottom of the note, we can see a little drawing of a teenager who is waving both transgender and progress flag. 

Moving on to the third and last document : it’s still a retweet from Sal Stow, where he tells that, he too found a note on his doorstep and that we must continue to give support because we never know who needs it the most. He also explains how important it is to be proud of who we are and want to be, of the people we love.

Finally, we all think that people who put the LGBTQ+ flag in front of their house most definitely, help some people who can’t come out. It’s crucial to embrace who you are and love yourself. In all of these document, we see that every little action can help and add some support. Visibility matters.

Well, first, let me present these document.

These three documents are tweets that were posted on X and it talks about the LGBTQIA+ community.

First, let us describe the first tweet. It has been post by someone named « hats on wigs!!! » (@90sbaebe) and we could read that he found a letter in their mother’s mailbox in Arkansas after she had her pride flag all month. Indeed the letter has been written by a young LGBTQIA+ person, so, we think it was a kid who wrote it, because of the spelling mistakes and the handwriting is shaky. Plus they wrote that they are young themselves. We could read that the young person thanks someone’s mother for having a pride flag all month. This tweet had 284K likes and 634 comments. This is quite impressive.

In the second tweet, we could read that someone named Meghan Stabler tweeted about a letter found on their doorstep because they had proudly flown 2 rainbow flags at their house. The letter is practically like the first tweet’s letter ; the only difference we could see is that the second letter says that they actually came out – so they told it to their family – the first one does not talk about it. I believe this tweet is popular because we could see there were 4,7K likes and 65K comments.  Maybe this tweet enabled some LGBTQIA+ people to come out. 

Finally, let’s talk about the last tweet reposted by Sal Stow. This retweet is no longer a post of a note with a little comment. This time it’s a tweet of an image with a text also talking about the LGBTQIA+ community. I’m not sure but I guess that the image is a vector generated drawing because we could see it isn’t a photo and yet the style makes us think it is still a drawing. On the drawing, I could see the pride flag and 3 people who seem happy because we could see their smile. I’m not sure but I guess they are part of LGBTQIA+ community because we could see 2 men clothed like girls would most of the time – because of the cropped top of the first man and the dress and the hairstyle of the second one. We don’t really know if the woman is a part of this

community but we can at least guess she is an ally and she supports them. While the message is a reply to Meghan Stabler’s tweet, they hoped the kid who found the courage to come out has been supported by their family. The hashtags #lgbtqia+ #trans shows inclusiveness in representation. 

To conclude, we think people who put the LGBTQIA+ flag in their house or front yard help this community to show who they are and makes them feel proud of themselves. We also think that talking about it on social media helps them even more because it radiates more. For us, more views, the better.

Let us present these three document  :

Well, the first tweet is about a letter that a person found in their mailbox. The letter is about a person (it doesn’t say if it’s a girl or a boy) who is part of the LGBTQ+ community and feels more confident by seeing other people display the rainbow flag in front of their homes. We are not sure but we suppose the letter is written by a teenager because it is a shaky handwriting because obviously they were quite stressed out.

The tweet’s author explains how deeply the letter touched them. They feel grateful to have received such a message and realize even more how essential it is to show support. The letter serves as a reminder that simple acts, like displaying a flag or showing acceptance, can truly make a difference in someone’s life.

The tweet also includes a photo of the handwritten letter. The letter is colorful, with drawings such as rainbows and hearts, showing that it was written with great care and emotion. The handwriting is a little uneven, which could mean the writer was a bit nervous or emotional while writing it. The letter expresses not only gratitude but also hope, explaining that acts of support help the sender feel more confident in their identity and proud of who they are.

These tweets highlight how important it is to be a visible ally. By showing symbols of support or speaking up for LGBTQ+ rights, we can help others feel respected and safe. The tweet’s author ends by encouraging everyone to take similar actions, saying that even the smallest gestures can have a huge and positive impact.