A lesbian couple stands outside a stone building wearing winter coats and smiling under a rainbow umbrella. One is a blonde white woman and the other is a light-skinned Black woman.
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Happy Pride Month

ByLindley Ashline

Happy Pride, loves. I see you. I’m proud of you. You deserve every good thing.

You have shed

a thousand skins

to become the person

you are today.

And if you ever feel

overwhelmed

by the many people

you once were,

remember,

your bones have grown,

but what makes them

has never changed.

» Nikita Gill

Lindley Ashline

Hi there! I'm Lindley. I create artwork that celebrates the unique beauty of bodies that fall outside conventional "beauty" standards at Body Liberation Photography. I'm also the creator of Body Liberation Stock and the Body Love Shop, a curated central resource for body-friendly artwork and products. Find all my work here at bodyliberationphotos.com.

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