Celebrate Pride Month With 16 Pride Themed Bats

by Holly

1 Jul 2022

Happy Pride! During the month of June, the LGBTQIA+ community in the United States celebrates each other through special events like parades, festivals, and a bunch more.

Why June? Because it was in June 1969 when the Stonewall Riots took place, a major event that ignited the civil rights movement for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Along with being a month-long celebration, Pride month is a time where folks peacefully protest and raise awareness about issues the community is facing. Although as a society we’ve made significant progress since 1969, there are still a lot of injustices and discrimination.

In a time when trans people and children are being targeted by political policies, and gay folks are being intentionally erased and excluded from our education, awareness is more important than ever. But, we’re also living in an unprecedented time where there’s a global pandemic still raging, so it’s not always easy to attend a Pride Parade or supportive event.

That’s where the internet comes in handy. Artists are able to share their artwork and even make up a whole themed collection with the intention to donate proceeds to their local LGBTQIA+ communities.

At least, that’s what French artist Rhan Hastur has chosen to do. The artist has created a popular Pride-themed collection that still manages to honor her love of gothic themes, especially her self-proclaimed weakness bats. 

Rastur has created a thorough collection of bats designed as one of sixteen pride flags. And has pledged to donate all profit she makes from her pride collections through the end of June to the NGO Fulcrum UA for relocation, shelter, and emergency aid to LGBTQIA+ people in Ukraine.

Scroll to see what she’s skillfully created, and if you have a mighty need to own one of her excellent designs, you can check out her Redbubble shop.