Voices of Pride creates space for queer voices that refuse restriction, dilution, or apology. Through writing, art, and lived experience, LGBTIA* creators reclaim visibility, challenge inherited norms, and speak to the realities of identity, resistance, intimacy, and belonging.

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Deep Waters

Hands gripped around

my neck

like an anaconda

pressed across 

my chest

like a binder

that seeks

to restrict

air 

until

you are re-imprisoned

in the binary. 

Fly, Valkyrie

slay the beast

of conformity

Dominate, Kobudai

swim to deeper waters

where waves

cannot touch

and all memories

of the surface

are muted

in

rhythmic symphony.

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About the Author

Jeza Belle is a drag queen, comedian, and award-winning author. Her work has appeared in The Huffington Post and The Advocate. A 2026 Saints & Sinners Fiction finalist, she is the author of Jeza’s Jesus Juice, the first traditionally published Christian book written by a drag queen, along with four LGBTQIA+ historical novels centering lives often minimized or overlooked.

Website: www.iamjezabelle.com

Instagram: @iamjezabelle

Model: Fagatha Crispy

Instgram: @fagatha.crispy

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Photography

The Voices of Pride campaign features work by Elizaveta Bogachavo, drawn from the project Ephemeral Reveries through the Alchemy of Queerness. You can read more about Elizaveta and the project here.

Instagram: @lisa.bogachova

Website: www.elizavetabogachova.me