We’re Here & We’re Queer—125 Pride Instagram Caption Ideas

Heading to a Pride parade this June? Celebrating Pride Month with friends? Whatever you're doing this Pride (or any day of your big, gay life, really), you're going to want to share those important moments on your Instagram. But if you're stumped on what exactly to use in the caption of your fabulous photo, we've got you covered. These 125 Pride Instagram captions range from funny to sassy to inspirational. So whether you want to get political or just be your silly, queer self, these Pride Instagram caption ideas are just for you.

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Best Pride Instagram Captions

1. “The Lord is my Shepherd and He knows I’m gay.” — Troy Perry

2. No LGB without the T

3. None of us are free until all of us are free.

4. Lavender Menace

5. Sounds gay, I'm in.

6. Not gay as in happy, but queer as in screw you.

7. "Love is never wrong." — Melissa Etheridge

8. "Love can form a double rainbow, connecting two hearts."

9. "You don't have to be gay to be a supporter—you just have to be a human." — Daniel Radcliffe

10. Be loud. Be Proud. Have Pride.

11. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm gay.

12. Be gay, do crime.

13. Queer liberation is the future.

14. Let me be perfectly queer.

15. The most radical thing we can do is love each other.

16. "Bi bi bi." — Not *NSYNC

17. Let's go lesbians!

18. Busy thinking about girls.

19. Let's break the binary.

20. Dip me in honey and throw me to the lesbians.

21. The future is trans.

22. Let's get one thing straight: I am not!

23. Why pick one color when you could have the entire rainbow?

24. My definition of life is more colorful than yours.

25. “I’ve never been interested in being invisible and erased.” —Laverne Cox

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26. Lesbians are natural leaders. You're following one.

27. We're here, we're queer.

28. Let's get loud! Let's get proud!

29. There's no such thing as being too extra in June.

30. I’d U-Haul with you.

31. What a beautiful day to respect people's pronouns.

32. Say gay all day.

33. Make homophobia extinct

34. Queer joy is beautiful.

35. Kiss more girls.

36. “We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.” — Bayard Rustin

37. Gay disaster

38. The first Pride was a riot.

39. Cheers, queers!

40. Girls, gays and theys

41. It's pretty gay over here.

42. Almost too gay to function.

43. Love wins!

44. Love is love is love is love

45. Got Pride?

46. "Got my invitation to eternal damnation / Get in line, pass the wine, b**** / We're going straight to Hell." — Rina Sawayama

47. Gay rights are human rights.

48. Let's have a kiki.

49. We’re all born naked and the rest is drag.

50. Love has no gender.

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Pride Quotes for Instagram Captions

51. “Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true.” — E.Y. Young

52. “Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?” — James Baldwin

53. "This community has fought and continues to fight a war of acceptance, a war of tolerance and the most relentless bravery. You are the definition of courage, do you know that?" — Lady Gaga

54. "From a religious point of view, if God had thought homosexuality is a sin, he would not have created gay people." — Howard Dean

55. "LGBT people are some of the bravest and most potent change agents and leaders I have encountered, and the most forceful defenders of the vulnerable and voiceless, because they know what it's like to be there." — Ronan Farrow

56. "I hate the word 'homophobia.' It's not a phobia. You're not scared. You're an asshole." — Morgan Freeman

57. "For me, the transgender thing is the reality of my life. It's the reality of my existence and it's something that I've come to believe is beautiful about me." ― Laverne Cox

58. "So let me be clear: I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me." — Tom Cook

59. " The single best thing about coming out of the closet is that nobody can insult you by telling you what you've just told them." — Rachel Maddow

60. "We should indeed keep calm in the face of difference, and live our lives in a state of inclusion and wonder at the diversity of humanity." — George Takei

61. “This world would be a whole lot better if we just made an effort to be less horrible to one another.” — Elliot Page

62. "I was not ladylike, nor was I manly. I was something else altogether. There were so many different ways to be beautiful." — Michael Cunningham

63. “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” ― Audre Lorde

64. “Accept no one’s definition of your life; define yourself.” —Harvey Fierstein

65. “We are powerful because we have survived.” — Audre Lorde

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66. "Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?" — What a Girl Wants

67. “Equality means more than passing laws. The struggle is really won in the hearts and minds of the community, where it really counts.” — Barbara Gittings

68. "The more I’ve been able to learn about gay rights and equal pay and gender equity and racial inequality, the more that it all intersects. You can’t really pick it apart. It’s all intertwined." — Megan Rapinoe

69. “If I wait for someone else to validate my existence, it will mean that I’m shortchanging myself.” — Zanele Muholi

70. "It’s just really important that we start celebrating our differences. Let’s start tolerating first, but then we need to celebrate our differences." — Billie Jean King

71. “Love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love, cannot be killed or swept aside.” — Lin-Manuel Miranda

72. "Remember what things make you special and embrace those because there are so many things that aren’t on the outside that are so important and people find so beautiful." — Miley Cyrus

73. “Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.” — Dr. Seuss

74. “Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” ― James Baldwin

75. "No person is your friend who demands your silence or denies your right to grow." — Alice Walker

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Pride Songs Lyrics for Instagram Captions

76. "There's always been a rainbow hanging over your head." — "Rainbow" by Kacey Musgraves

77. “Baby, I was born this way.” — "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga

78. "But it feels so good to be known so well." — "True Blue" by boygenius

79. "This Hell is better with you / We're burning up together / Baby, that makes two." — "This Hell" by Rina Sawayama

80. "I've found a rainbow, rainbow, baby / Trust me, I know, life is scary / But just put those colors on, girl / Come and play along with me tonight." — "Rainbow" by Kesha

81. “Why are you mad? When you could be GLAAD?” — "You Need To Calm Down" by Taylor Swift

82. "I'm coming out / I want the world to know / Got to let it show / There's a new me coming out / And I just have to live." — "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross

83. "They'll tell you to sit up, and shut up, and grow up / What the hell do they know? / 'Cause the girl in your soul's seen it all / And you owe her the world / So hold the girl." — "Hold The Girl" by Rina Sawayama.

84. "I would give my life/For a single night beside you.” — "Elton's Song" by Elton John

85. "Strike a pose/ Vogue." — "Vogue" by Madonna

86. "I can't change, even if I tried / Even if I wanted to / And I can't change, even if I tried / Even if I wanted to / My love, my love, my love, my love / She keeps me warm." — "She Keeps Me Warm" by Mary Lambert

87. "They're so pretty, it hurts / I'm not talking 'bout boys, I'm talking 'bout girls." — "girls" by girl in red

88. “From the playboys to the gay boys, go and slay, boys.” — "Boys" by Lizzo

89. "I have one thing to say / Sashay, shante." — "Supermodel" by RuPaul

90. "It's not right / But it's okay / I'm gonna make it anyway." — "It's Not Right But It's Okay" by Whitney Houston

91. "Gimme, gimme, gimme a man after midnight / Won't somebody help me chase the shadows away?" — "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" by ABBA

92. "Just a touch of your love is enough / To knock me off of my feet all week." — "Touch" by Little Mix

93. “Kiss lots of boys or kiss lots of girls, if that’s something you’re into.” — "Follow Your Arrow" by Kacey Musgraves

94. "I could be a better boyfriend than him." — "Boyfriend" by Dove Cameron

95. "It's raining men! Hallelujah! / It's raining men! Amen!" — "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls

96. "Whatever she wants / Whatever she wants / Whatever she wants" — "Graceland Too" by Phoebe Bridgers

97. "When the sharpest words wanna cut me down / I'm gonna send a flood, gonna drown 'em out / This is brave, this is bruised / This is who I'm meant to be, this is me." — "This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman sung by Keala Settle

98. "I really got a thing for my lipstick lover... I'd do anything for my lipstick lover, lover, lover, lover, lover." — "Lipstick Lover" by Janelle Monáe

99. "Comfortable in my skin / Cozy with who I am." — "Cozy" by Beyoncé

100. "Saw your face, heard your name, gotta get with you / Girls like girls, like boys do, nothing new." — "Girls Like Girls" by Hayley Kiyoko

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Pride Instagram Captions for Coming Out

101. “Dare to love yourself as if you were a rainbow with gold at both ends.” — Aberjhani

102. It's okay if you're not ready

103. Out and proud

104. Not gonna hide my Pride.

105. Pride is for everyone.

106. Move! I'm gay!

107. You're valid regardless of whether you're out or not.

108. I just look straight.

109. It's giving [gay].

110. “You’re nobody’s rainbow. You’re nobody’s princess. You’re nobody’s doorway but your own, and the only one who gets to tell you how your story ends is you.” — Seanan McGuire

111. Queer vibes only.

112. I'm here, I'm queer, my anxiety is moderate to severe.

113. "I'm a homosexual!" — Megan (Natasha Lyonne) in But I'm a Cheerleader

114. Heterosexuality? In this economy?

115. Being straight was my phase

116. Come out, come out, wherever you are!

117. “To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance.” — Oscar Wilde

118. “I fell out of the womb and landed in my mother's high heels.” ― Leslie Jordan

119. Homosexual tendencies

120. My closet was holding me back.

121. The spooky gay witch your parents warned you about.

122. Gay & Tired

123. “I think being gay is a blessing, and it's something I am thankful for every single day.” — Anderson Cooper

124. "There’s nothing wrong with you. There’s a lot wrong with the world you live in." — Chris Colfer

125. Some people are gay. Get over it.

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