Our project ‘Love is love’  has been conceived especially  to celebrate pride month this June, (every country has different dates this month for pride marches), so we decided to publish it the end of the month, to include it all. 

The background for these pride marches are the stonewall riots that took place in 1969 in the USA,  which changed the gay rights for a lot of people in America and other countries for the better,  Although sadly there are still many countries in the world that forbid gay relationships, even criminalizing them and in certain countries punishable by the death penalty.

Even so, in our more liberal western countries, unfortunately, LGBTQ+ (this term has been adopted later on to include more groups than only gays, it stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual , transgender, queer or questioning and the + symbol is  to mean ‘and others’), they are often still harassed and beaten up in the streets  and afraid their families and friends won’t accept it either, so they are scared to come out for fear of the consequences. The LGBQT+ rights have to still be fought for in order to change people’s conceptions as well as education what it stands for and what it’s all about.

Pride is a celebration of diversity and inclusiveness in love, it is about acceptance and celebrating the work of LGBQT+ people and education as well as the history.
The rainbow flag has come to represent LGBQT+ love as the different colors represent the different forms of love in all of its different shades and how beautiful that is.
Pride is about being proud of who you are and not having to hide it any longer. 
Love should be for everyone; ‘Love is Love’.

So feel the love and take a look what this group of artists has come up with; to mark this important occasion.

ALESSANDRA BISI

https://www.behance.net/alessandrabisi

 "Garden of love"

 "The most beautiful follies can not be avoided and must be lived in a beautiful garden" Alessandra Bisi

Alice Rudolf

 'She’s a rainbow'

"My Lover Is a Woman"  by Pat Parker

my lover is a woman
and when i hold her
feel her warmth
i feel good
feel safe

CAROLE PUEO

https://www.instagram/carolepueo

CAROLYN SEHGAL

https://www.behance.net/carolynsehgal

CHANDRASEN M. SALVI

https://www.behance.net/cmsalvi30

'ARDHANARISHVARA'

Transgenders are constitutionally recognised as LGBTQIA+ member in India. We hope for a major upliftment programmes for them very soon.

We support legal freedom of love in any form among humans. We celebrate by extending our support.

Chandrasen M. Salvi

New Delhi, India.

CLAUDIA GORENA

https://www.behance.net/claudiagorena

CRISTINA CERMINARA

Instagram : cristina_cerminara

"Love in all its forms is pure positive energy. 

How can we humans survive without it? We simply can't. 

I think that now more then ever we must  let the powerful energy of love flow in every direction, in every form, within us and outside our hearts.

 It must expand always more fighting prejudices, discriminations and repression:

This is the only chance we have today to face the challenges of an increasing inhuman society.

Each one of us can do a lot to fight against an insane society.

Let's never forget it, let's learn the art of loving!"

Diego Juan Jesus Fabricatore

Instagram: el_idiota_official

'Fear like fire'

DOUGLAS EVANGELISTA

https://www.behance.net/doug877

Title: Rainbow

Brazil is going through a delicate moment, with an extremely racist, xenophobic and prejudiced government, and having the building of the "National Congress" illuminated with the colors of the lgbtqia+ cause is a form of pride and, above all, fight and protest against this negligent and genocidal government.

Artist: Douglas Evangelista

 JOHN HAWKINS

DigitalArtist John

https://www.behance.net/insideout47

 Love is a light that shines so brightly from deep within the heart and soul and it brings with it a feeling of great joy, and light to life... to the World and to everyone who feels and experiences it.

DODI BALLADA

Instagram : dodiballadaart

Quote
“What sexual preference do you hope she has?” “Happiness.” Isnt that cool?”
― Francesca Lia Block

ELISABETH GAUCI

Instagram : elisabeth_gauci

FARNOUSH DOROUDGAR

Instagram : frnoosh.aryan​​​​​​​

Regardless of sexual orientation, love is something magical that can bring us together.

To me love is like poetry that has no boundary and no shame to express and it creates complexity into a simple path of endearment. 

Ivana Burkovac

Instagram : ivana_bukovac_visual_art

*Drawing the line, searching for love*
My aim is to underline the beauty of doing what we love. Without any purpose or looking for a particular meaning, I just let the drawing flow into the paper, free to be simply as it is: we are all pieces of art.

KAMILLA BARTÓW

Instagram : kamila_bartkow_art

"This could be heaven for everyone"

"Heaven for everyone" by Queen 

"Listen - what people do to other souls
They take their lives - destroy their goals
Their basic pride and dignity
Is stripped and torn and shown no pity
When this should be heaven for everyone".

KIRSTEN SCHAAP

Instagram : kirsketchbook

LALO HUESCA

https://www.behance.net/lalohuesca

Love is love, love is madness, my piece is called: "La Locura", and this is because it does not have a rigid sense of appreciation, you can appreciate it vertically, or horizontally, it does not have a north or south, just as love itself, no matter how it fits, the important thing is to keep spinning together with love and harmony throughout the universe!

www.msha.ke/artistlenasnow/​​​​​​​

Instagram: janagoddessarts

Enclosed please find "Rainbow Girl" 

“Rainbow Girl” is a symbol for diversity and the embracement of all colors. The rainbow is a natural flag from the sky with each color conveying its own meaning: hot pink for sex, red for life, orange for healing, yellow for sunlight, green for nature, turquoise for art, indigo for harmony, and violet for spirit. A rainbow in itself symbolizes success, hope and fortune to many of us. As you gaze upon the vibrant rainbow colors, you may feel happiness and a sense of excitement and wonderment. Rainbow Girl represents beauty in diversity and emphasizes that we can wear those colors with pride!

https://www.behance.net/mareart

Instagram:mareaart

Quote: Love is the best form of communication!

MARIO CARESTIATO
https://www.behance.net/mariolcsil0249

Instagram: mario_carestiato

In a dark world, full of hate and intolerance, seeking love, understanding, and accepting differences is all that is left for us, as people, to preserve humanity.

Mário Carestiato

MONIQUE ILSINK

https://www.behance.net/mbilsinkphotographyI

Instagram: ilsinkmb

Our Home is our Castle means a home: our body and personality is a shelter that protects a person.

We need our privacy, every person need privacy in a loving society.

“I am only the house of your beloved,

not the beloved herself:

true love is for the treasure,

not for the coffer that contains it.”

The real beloved is that one who is unique,

who is your beginning and your end.

When you find that one,

you’ll no longer expect anything else:

that is both the manifest and the mystery.

That one is the lord of states of feeling,

dependent on none;

month and year are slaves to that moon.

When he bids the “state,”

it does His bidding;

when that one wills, bodies become spirit.

Rumi

NICOLA HEIM 

Instagram : haymwerk

PAOLA BOTTONI

https://www.behance.net/carcamafdce

"Free and equal in dignity and rights"

PATRICIA CONCHA

https://www.behance.net/patriciaand1fb

Title of my artwork : Love is Like a Butterfly

Text: - Love is like a butterfly. It is beautiful, graceful and captivating. Like the butterfly, love can transform one to feeling alive and full of joy. Life's journey is more meaningful when we treat each other lovingly. The path of true love is loving without hesitation, expectation and judgement. Women are the true givers of love.

RITA QUATTROCCHI

https://www.behance.net/rita4occhi61ad

'For better or worse'

SÉRGIO LUCAS JÚNIOR

https://www.behance.net/sergiolucasjunior

I am attaching a very special photograph for myself.
I made a brief reflection on this image and I would like to share it with you:

Prejudice against everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community is a fact marked by tragedies and suffering against all people who dare to be free to be themselves. In the face of all the pain, the double prejudice towards the elderly is perceptible. It is a barrier that still needs to be broken in the face of prejudiced society, aging is a grandiose and inevitable process that everyone will go through. In this sense, we need to ensure that this phase is the most beautiful of all phases of life. Ensuring people's right and freedom to be who they really are is everyone's duty. It's a necessity.

Authorial photography: Sérgio Lucas (@sergiolucas_photo), 2018, São Paulo - SP. 

Sérgio Lucas 

SU MOON

Instagram : suismoon

ｉｓ ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ ｏｕｔ ｌｏｕｄ

you and i

so different

as we have different roots

they and us

so not similar

as we all have various cultures

but in the end,

they, us, you and i

the same

we cherish family & friends

we all fail and learn from the mistakes

we work hard for the things we want

we inhale the same air

we exhale the same emotions

yesssss, we are the same

we are mothers ,fathers

we are daughters, sons

we are all neighbors

sharing this beautiful earth

and her breathtaking creations

you are my sisters and brothers

you are my family

then, why are we so filled with hatred to each other?

i adore you just as you are

will you love me just as i am?

NICK  JOHN

I am attaching a very special photograph for myself.
I made a brief reflection on this image and I would like to share it with you:

Prejudice against everyone in the LGBTQIA+ community is a fact marked by tragedies and suffering against all people who dare to be free to be themselves. In the face of all the pain, the double prejudice towards the elderly is perceptible. It is a barrier that still needs to be broken in the face of prejudiced society, aging is a grandiose and inevitable process that everyone will go through. In this sense, we need to ensure that this phase is the most beautiful of all phases of life. Ensuring people's right and freedom to be who they really are is everyone's duty. It's a necessity.

This image is an illustrated portrait inspired by the singer Pabllo Vittar. I chose to honor this artist, for using her voice for LGBT+ activism, in the fight for equal rights, in a country (Brazil) with high rates of violence against this community. She was considered by TIME magazine, as a leader of the next generation

STILLE SKYGGER

'Broken Pieces'

 "UNCLE RAY

https://www.behance.net/blue_ray20ed2e

The idea inspired by popular "LOVE" gesture, the theme “Great LOVE" with Chinese Li calligraphy and seal blends, Tibetan “LOVE" in below.

'Open your heart'

Open your heart and let it fill up with love,

not the restricted or labelled kind

and not the imprisoned kind

that makes you live in fear all your life.

No, let it fill up with love in it’s purest, 

most colourful and free form, 

the love that only sees the heart and soul of a person.

Then when your heart is filled, spread it out into the world 

and let it fill the hearts of other, so they too in time can plant seeds of love in the hearts of others.

Everyone has the right to love and be loved.