June is Pride month. And while we should celebrate our LGBTQ+ community every month of the year, this is a special month dedicated to the celebration and support of the queer community. It’s also an opportunity to raise awareness and to learn more about the history of Pride.
Are you looking for a gift to show a special LGBTQ+ person in your life how much you care? Excited about Pride month and wanting to celebrate yourself a little bit extra? Sick of generic rainbow flags from large corporations being sold at every corner? We’ve curated a top 5 list of meaningful, unique Pride gift ideas. These presents for LGBTQ+ people celebrate every individual for exactly who they are.
1.) Framed LGBTQ+ Gifts
Celebrate a special couple by surprising them with this meaningful Personalized Pride Frame to showcase their marriage certificate. It’s the perfect gift to celebrate their commitment as well as their identity and pride.
This beautiful, handcrafted frame is perfect for showcasing any major milestone or favorite image. In addition to a marriage certificate, it’s the perfect display for a formal wedding portrait, anniversary photo, or other treasured document. It features an archival-quality black mat accented by vibrantly hued border. Best of all, its gold nameplate can be engraved with a personalized message or special date.
2.) Pride Gift Box for the Book Lover
What can you send someone for Pride month…and for months to come? Glad Day Bookshop, the world’s oldest LGBTQ+ bookstore, offers the Queer Book Box—a book subscription with a monthly theme related to the queer community. This gift is great for the queer friend who can’t keep their nose out of a book or the friend looking to learn more about Pride history and LGBTQ+ topics!
3.) Pride Photo Frames
Photo frames are a vibrant and meaningful way to celebrate Pride Month, embracing and honoring the diversity and beauty of love in all its forms. Adorned with colorful raised lettering and three-dimensional artwork, they are ideal for putting cherished memories on display. Whether showcasing photos of best friends, wedding ceremonies, or pride parades, “Love Is Love” photo frames amplify the message that love transcends boundaries, celebrates individuality, and fosters a sense of belonging for everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
4.) Gay Pride Gift from the Heart
This subtle necklace is the perfect way to incorporate a bit of pride (or allyship!) into anyone’s life. Wearing this Floral Pride Heart Necklace will help you hold the community close and remember every day why Pride month is so important and special. Plus, three dollars of every purchase goes towards The Trevor Project, a foundation providing a suicide-prevention line for at-risk LGBTQ+ youth.
5.) Gay Pride Graduation Shadow Boxes
Graduation caps truly become an expression of who we are. Grads spend hours upon hours perfecting their unique cap to ensure that they catch a few eyes at graduation. This personalized work of art should be protected and put on display. A beautiful graduation cap shadow box frame will put that hard work and unique individualization back to the forefront of any room. It’s a stylish way to help a grad to remember this special time in their life for years to come.
If you know a graduate, you probably know that their commencement stoles or medals are sitting in their closet gathering dust. Church Hill Classics’ 2-in-one shadow box frame is the perfect way to put these ceremonial accessories on display! Designed for custom graduation stoles, the shadow box comes with a single-slot mat to display an honors medallion or pride graduation stole. There’s also a V-shaped mat to accommodate different stole lengths. Both mats have reversible black and white sides for versatile display options.
Celebrating Pride Month
Gay pride gifts celebrate and honor the LGBTQ+ community’s vibrant spirit and their journey toward equality and acceptance. These thoughtful and empowering gifts serve as expressions of love, support, and solidarity. From accessories that symbolize diversity and inclusivity to books and gifts that promote understanding and visibility, there is a wide range of options to choose from. Whether a powerful LGBTQ+ literature collection or a personalized frame that showcases individual identity, gay pride gifts are meaningful gestures that foster a sense of belonging and pride within the community. These Pride Month gifts also act as reminders of the progress made and the ongoing fight for equal rights, making them a perfect way to show support and encourage conversations about LGBTQ+ issues.
