Total Pride
A swag kit made for the World Pride 2025 marchers of Total Wine & More’s PRIDE. The Employee Resource Group wanted garb that fully celebrated the occasion of World Pride being hosted in their HQ’s city, but more importantly the vibrant LGBTQA+ community.
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“Throughout history, people have used fabrics as expressive symbols, to communicate identities, and as forms of resistance. While the LGBTQ+ community faces growing challenges both in the United States and worldwide from those seeking to divide rather than unite, it’s the fabric of our community—through our rich cultures, diverse identities, and backgrounds—that will guide us forward towards a better future.”
Representing metamorphosis, the butterfly is a symbol of the Transgender community.
Popularized by Oscar Wilde, the green carnation is a symbol of the gay male community.
Love is love, Queer or not.
The Bisexual community is traditionally symbolized by two crescent moons, one blue and one pink.
The threshold for representation should always be an open door. The plus symbol represents the future of an ever-growing community.
The spade is a popular symbol of the Asexual, or Ace, community. A heart, diamond, and club are also used.
Traditionally pink, the Lesbian community uses the triangle as a symbol of pride. It was also used by AIDS activists.
Thank you.
A big shout out to Total Wine & More’s PRIDE group. I do not take for granted being apart of a workforce that I feel safe and accepted in.
I am so proud to have had the opportunity to spread a little joy within the community that inspires me everyday.