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What about being LGBTQ+ makes you proud?How proud are you to be LGBTQ+?What about being part of the LGBTQ+ community makes you proud?How proud are you of the LGBTQ+ community?How would you like to sign your answer(s) (if/when published)?
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Diversity5Colleagiality5Anonymous
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I feel being part of the LGBTQ+ minority has made me more open-minded, more empathetic, and more kind. It has allowed me to meet wonderful people that I might not otherwise have the opportunity to meet. 4Being part of a community that is able to fight for itself and to fight for change.4Wayne Anthony
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Its the acceptance and tolerance and the diversity 5Arun B
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To stand for my rights4Solidarity with others4Artur Wojtczak
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Freedom6being yourself3n/a
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I don’t feel necessarily proud of being gay as I don’t feel proud of having brown eyes, it was given to me by nature. I do feel proud of the things I have accomplished as a person. In that sense I feel proud of having survived bullying and managed to have (with great help from family and friends) a happy childhood. As a gay guy I feel proud of the fight and proud to be part of a community that keep fighting for our rights. 6The fight. Belonging to a community that have had the need to fight for our rights and keep fighting everyday. The sense of belonging to a community where we celebrate our diferencies and we welcome those who feel that their sexuality does not fit. The great educative work we are capable to do in the world. The capacity to change the world. THE FIGHT, the provocation, the breeze of freedom. 6Luis Castilla
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To be part of a heritage full of strong, brave and inspiring people. 6In general being part of a community that in theory is more open minded. As I sing in an lgbt choir, I really feel a sense of support and love. 4Gerard, Madrid
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Showing that love doesn’t exist in an unique way even if it’s universal 6Being a family. To protect each other. 6Anonymous
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Being gay gives me the opportunity to look at society from the outside in, which I find very valuable.4It's nice to be in a community of other people that understand a fundamental part of your life, without having to explain it.4Anonymous
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Being able to be myself5Lucky to have found family4Anonymous
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Having the guts to be honest about who I am, and also the support both other LGBT people & the straight community give 6The support we enjoy 5Myself - Freddie Sheedy
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Living my life not based on what society dictates 6Sharing the same values6My name
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The "freedom" as a person. Being able to come out without being afraid or feel judged. Love who ever I want.
Proud of the supporters we've gained along the way. Proud of evangelize love, euqality and diversity. 		6Everything. Specially what we've accomplished as a community in terms of rights( in many countries ) and how supportive we are to each other. 6Anonymous
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The community and sence of belonging that was missing throughout my adolescent years.4The organisations and clubs who are there for everyone no matter what you are in to.5Anonymous
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Ability to unite and show the world that although we can be so different, we are all human. Showing tolerance (being diplomatic) towards intolerant people. Ability to speak out (sadly not in that many countries).3Gay male, 29 (former USSR)
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That my family, friends and society fully accept me4See other answer4Anonymous
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That I'm different and that I got to experience the world through the lens of being other. When I was younger, that sucked. I just wanted to be like everyone else. Now, I realize what a gift it was to not be like everyone else. 6That we're more or less open-minded and accepting. We're not afraid to be different or irreverent or ignore conventions. And we can relate to others who don't feel like they fit in.5Anonymous
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The support 6For the open mind5Anonymous
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Withstanding pressure and being myself 6Solidarity 5Vinny
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I overcame my own emotional avoidance and feelings of societal rejection to come out of the closet very early (I was 15 years old, in 1996, which was before Ellen came out on her show). That 6Most everyone who comes out has overcome at least some aspect of self-avoidance, societal rejection, and many other things. That is powerful.5Kevin Eslinger
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Not much3The fights given in the past3Anonymous
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The efforts of people for equal rights 3The unity of the people4Perikalas
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Sense of community5Work ethic, family and friends4Anonymous
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6The support we provide each other knowing although we're living in a forward loving world there are places where we aren't accepted at all6John James
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being different. Strong, overcoming the shit we go through when younger. Our creativity.6si x
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Being inclusive4The feeling to belong4Anonymous
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Proud to be who I am5People fighting for the same reasons than me4Anonymous
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Yes as I can attract people who respect me.6I can relate to members4Juliana Barcelos
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Be able to overcome my insecurities.6The courage to stand up for who we are.5Ricardo Rodriguez
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Living authentically 4Educating others about the LGBTQ+ community and shared experiences3Shay
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It gave me self-confidence, I chose my "own" family, there are so many out there :-)5its a diverse happy and safe place, where I can express myself and not be judged4Anonymous
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Recent achievements in equality, tolerance and acceptance of LGBTQ community 5To live in a period where we are becoming more tolerant and accepting of sexual identity 5Public
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The diversity and celebration of everything that makes us humans different and unique 6The love and spirit of community between us in general 4Denny
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Having the struggle with the own identity made me think a lot about my self and getting to know me, my feeling, my thoughts and my fears. This is what made me a strong independent person and this males me feel proud about being LGBTQ+.5Being in a group which fights for something natural as love.4Kevin
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The community aspect 5The strides made towards equality 4Anonymous
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Open-mindedness, uniqueness33Anonymous
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Culture, resilience and community - LGBT+ people are creating a better world for all. 5Driving political and social change, bravery, increased visibility, recognition that everyone being alike is a negative. Gay culture is also way better. 6Anonymous
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Being free of heterosexual's stoned-aged rules. Embracing diversity.6Anonymous
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The progress we have made45Anonymous
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I can be my whole self and can empathise with others who are in minority groups or situations. I also like that i can see things through another person's lens and can help influence people in accepting people like me, just through being me. 6There are open community/ social groups for LGBT people which promote an inclusive environment and are very supportive to people new to the scene. 4Tish
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To be in a certain way, free of the society standarts and able to be who I'm without fear6The feeling to be part of a big family where people understand each other 6Anonymous
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Community Spirit, Marriage Equality Vote4‘Be yourself attitude’4Anonymous
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That our community has overcome adversity and worked together to achieve that. It's also a community full of the most interesting, fun, intelligent people who want to create and change things.5Anonymous
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Being out and true to myself6What our community has achieved despite oppression and how we, as a community, are able to come together to support each other and fight for our rights6Anonymous
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A broader mind and an unchanging respect for those who dare to be different.4Having many people around me who have, or are going through the same things I have. Not feeling alone. 4Anonymous
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That I can be myself and be a role model for younger gays6Anonymous
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Knowing who I am and believing in it so fiercely that I’m willing to fight for mine and others’ rights.3Juan B
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The empathy we develop 4The resilience 2Diomorfeo
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The fact that I was able to, after a long time of dating women, come to terms with the fact that I'm a gay man and that all my friends and the people that matter to me supported me where others didn't. 3Nothing. I don't like the fact it's called a community when its so exclusionary. 3Anonymous
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Diversity, sense of community within LGBTQ 4Sense of community within LGBTQ and diversity4Shane
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Being Irish (after the referendum.) Feels very much like being in the majority, not minority.5The ability to interact with friends and acquaintances and having similar stories and experiences to share.4Anonymous
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Nothing0Nothing1Anonymous
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Being part of an amazing community6We all stand together.... s
Trans, gay men, lesbian, bi.		5Anonymous
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Being able to express who I am and not feel like I have to edit myself to fit in6Being another voice for those who feel like they are not being listened to or feel like they can’t be themselves 5Anonymous
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The community and the hardships it has overcome4It’s history and how far we have come. The sense of comradery between fellow LGBTQ+ people4Anonymous
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Community - not a proud thing it’s more a love the sense of community within the lgbtq+3Nothing - I’m happy with me. So I never think about being proud of who I am because of LGBTQ+. I’m just proud of me! 3Anonymous
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diversity3LGBTQ+ floks3Anonymous
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I'm happy to be connected to a history of resilience, and being able to think about my strong PoC, trans and gender nonconforming ancestors who made my potential liberation possible. But I also think it's difficult to be proud of something you can't change. (So your pride variable might be a little bit of a problem, in terms of survey design)0This seems to be the same question as before 0Anonymous
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Not really proud per se. I just am who I am. I’m proud of making it through the tough times. Proud of surviving the shaming and bullying. Proud of standing up for myself (well, now not then). Proud of keeping my head up when guys back in school tried to shove me down. 4W Brian Smith
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