Three ways to celebrate Pride Month on Facebook

FACEBOOK has added several features to help support and celebrate the LGBTQ community. The month of June was chosen for LGBT Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969.

Alex Schultz, VP & Executive Sponsor of pride@facebook explained why the social media giant was excited to unveil ways for people to show their pride.

“As Pride celebrations begin around the world, Facebook is proud to support our diverse community, including those that have identified themselves on Facebook as gay, lesbian, bi-sexual, transgender or gender non-conforming. In fact, this year, over 12 million people across the globe are part of one of the 76,000 Facebook Groups in support of the LGBTQ community, and more than 1.5 million people plan to participate in one of the more than 7,500 Pride events on Facebook,” he said.

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Here’s three new features they’ve added in June.

1. Update your profile pic with a Rainbow Frame

“Throughout the month of June, you might see a message from Facebook in your News Feed wishing you a Happy Pride and inviting you to add a colorful, Pride-themed profile frame. Additionally, you might also see a special animation on top of your News Feed if you happen to react to our message.

2. React with Pride

You can react using a Pride flag like the other emoji reactions on Facebook. To get the feature on your phone visit the LGBTQ@Facebook page. Like the page and wait a few minutes. It will enable the Pride reaction for your account.

3. Brighten Up Your Photos

“In Facebook Camera, you can find some new colorful, Pride-themed masks and frames. If you swipe to the left of News Feed, click on the magic wand to bring up camera effects and you’ll be able to find the effects in the mask and frame category.”

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