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Celebrate Pride Month With 16 Pride Themed Bats

These furry little cuties are screeching in Pride Month

Kylin
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Celebrate Pride Month With 16 Pride Themed Bats

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.

1. Painted bat as Asexual "Ace" Pride

1. Painted bat as Asexual Rhan Hastur

2. Fisherman bat as Polyamorous Pride

2. Fisherman bat as Polyamorous PrideRhan Hastur

3. Vampire bat as Bisexual Pride

3. Vampire bat as Bisexual PrideRhan Hastur

4. Chapin’s Free-Tailed bat as Omnisexual Pride

4. Chapin’s Free-Tailed bat as Omnisexual PrideRhan Hastur

5. Horseshoe bat as Genderqueer Pride

5. Horseshoe bat as Genderqueer PrideRhan Hastur

6. Pied bat as Gay Pride

6. Pied bat as Gay PrideRhan Hastur

7. Pallid bat as Lesbian Pride

7. Pallid bat as Lesbian PrideRhan Hastur

8. Spotted bat as Aromantic Pride

8. Spotted bat as Aromantic PrideRhan Hastur

9. Leucistic Fruit bat as Transgender Pride

9. Leucistic Fruit bat as Transgender PrideRhan Hastur

10. Yellow Winged bat as Pansexual Pride

10. Yellow Winged bat as Pansexual PrideRhan Hastur

11. Honduran White bat as Non-Binary Pride

11. Honduran White bat as Non-Binary PrideRhan Hastur

12. Greater Mouse-Tailed bat as Intersex Pride

12. Greater Mouse-Tailed bat as Intersex PrideRhan Hastur

13. Cuban Greater Funnel-Eared bat as Bigender Pride

13. Cuban Greater Funnel-Eared bat as Bigender PrideRhan Hastur

14. Sucker-Footed bat as Man Loving Man (MLM) Pride

14. Sucker-Footed bat as Man Loving Man (MLM) PrideRhan Hastur

15. Jamaican Fruit bat as Genderfluid Pride

15. Jamaican Fruit bat as Genderfluid PrideRhan Hastur

16. Ghost bat as Agender Pride

16. Ghost bat as Agender PrideRhan Hastur

You can follow Rhan Hastur on Tumblr, Twitter, Artfol, and Redbubble. If you make a purchase from her Pride Collection between now and the end of June, she will donate her profits to help support the LGBTQIA+ people in Ukraine as they navigate the Russian invasion.

Be sure to share this with your loved ones to help spread the word and show your Pride and support for your local community. And if you're looking for more Pride content, check out Hastur's Pride Moths or this hilarious Pride-Themed memes.

Kylin