Pride Collection 2023 - Turquoise (SFW) (Patreon)
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In the original rainbow flag design from 1978, the sixth stripe was turquoise and it was meant to represent magic and art.
As the model for turquoise, Finn stands for allowing yourself to see beauty in what others dismiss as queer, choosing to embrace the new and the unknown, and holding a firm belief that the world can be a colorful and joyful place if you're willing to add your own creativity to it. For him, Pride is about assembling as a community because there is so much more strength in our hopes and dreams put together than there is in hate. After all, the rainbow usually appears after the storm, doesn't it?
So turquoise stands for magic, yes, but more importantly, it stands for believing in magic, for allowing yourself to keep wishing for a better tomorrow. And when you're surrounded by despair, this hope that we have is what keeps us fighting against the odds. Remember that we have never truly lost until we've given up.