Meghan MarkleandPrince Harryare celebrating the LGBTQ+ community.
On Saturday the royal couple, who welcomed sonArchieon May 6, gave their Instagram page a rainbow tribute in honor of Pride Month, which kicks off June 1 in the U.K. and the U.S.
Meghan and Harry shared a collage made of photos — which included one of Harry’s late mother Princess Diana — from accounts they are following this month which included The Trevor Project, Stonewall UK, SAGE and artist Ruben Guadalupe Marquez.
“This month we pay tribute to the accounts supporting the LGBTQ+ community – those young and old, their families and friends, accounts that reflect on the past and are hopeful for a deservedly more inclusive future,” the couple captioned the post.
“We stand with you and support you 🌈 Because it’s very simple: love is love.”
At the beginning of May, Meghan and Harry explained that they were only following organizations on Instagram that work to “promote mental well-being, mental fitness, body positivity, self-care, and the importance of human connection,” with a changing list to reflect charities and organizations surrounding different causes each month.
As a result, theyunfollowed royal Instagram accounts— including Kensington Royal (Prince WilliamandKate Middleton‘s account that they formerly shared with Meghan and Harry),Clarence House(the account ofPrince Charlesand Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall),Princess Eugenie,Prince Andrewand evenThe Royal Family(which represents the Queen and other members of the family).
During hisvisit to a London YMCAin April,Prince Harrymet withMermaidsCEO Susie Green.The U.K. charity is a leader in supporting gender-variant and transgender children, and Harry wanted tohighlight the organization’s “important” workas part of the Royal Foundation’s ongoing efforts in the field of mental health.
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“I think it’s always really important to young people to see that people with the authority and credibility thatPrince Harryhas are supporting them and are listening and acknowledging the fact that they exist,” Green said. “This is somebody who has got that profile who’s showing clear understanding of the issues they’re facing.”
Prince Williamhas also supported the LGBT community,posing for the cover of Attitude magazine in June 2016.
After holding a discussion at his Kensington Palace home with a group of nine people who have endured homophobic bullying, William released a statement to the magazine saying, “No one should be bullied for their sexuality or any other reason and no one should have to put up with the kind of hate that these young people have endured in their lives.”
source: people.com
