Show Your Pride!

At Glitch, we know the web is better when everyone can express themselves, so we’re thrilled to see the community create projects during Pride as an opportunity to honor LGBTQIA+ history and help others show the world who they are.

Let’s dive right in!

The current rainbow flag was first popularized by Gilbert Baker, a San Francisco-based artist, in 1978. Since then, it’s been used at Pride events all over the world. Thanks to Glitch user Jack Preston (@unwitting), now you can change your Twitter banner to this famous flag. Connect the app with your Twitter account to get started!

There are many flag variations used to represent the spectrum of the LGBTQIA+ community, and this month is a great time to raise awareness about them all.

Glitch user Noelle Leigh (@noahleigh) created an app to add a circular transgender pride frame to your profile picture, which you can then upload to Twitter, YouTube, or any other website which displays your profile picture in a circle.

Noelle’s app was such a hit that it has also been remixed by other Glitch users to create frames for lesbian, bisexual, non-binary, and genderfluid people as well! Check them out below!

In the LGBTQIA+ community, transgender people can face an extreme degree of discrimination and bias when it comes to healthcare. Finding an understanding medical professional is important, and thanks to Glitch user Uve Avanto (@uveavanto), there’s now a resource which can make this process a lot easier.

Trans GP Finder uses Google Maps along with data pulled from Transfigurations — a transgender support group based in Devon, UK — to list trans-friendly doctors and general practitioners throughout the United Kingdom. According to Uve, The app was built during Trans*Code, the UK’s only hack event series focused solely on transgender issues and opportunities.

LGBTQIA+ Pride Month is in June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots in New York City and their impact on the world. We love this VR experience from Katie Huras (@katiehuras) which is a 360-degree view of Yonge Street, the location of Toronto’s annual Pride parade.

As you look around, you can interact with tiles which give you quick audio lessons on the Stonewall Riots, the Gay Activist newspaper from the Gay Activists Alliance, and Toronto’s gay pride parade. This type of visual storytelling allows users to become immersed in all kinds of locations and can really make history come alive!

Glitch is a friendly place for everyone, and these projects are just a sample of what our community is creating here. Remix any of these projects and show the world who you are! You got this! 😄