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For some folks, it’s a month of feeling fully celebrated and seen. For some others, Pride can be a bit more complicated. Maybe you’re feeling at ease with your identity and supported by others around you but you’re still bracing for the family group chat, the friend reunion, or the “sooo are you dating anyone?” questions. Or you’re questioning. Or supporting a friend.

Here are seven of our favorite articles to help you navigate all the complexities, with zero pressure to “do Pride” in any one way. From setting boundaries at home and building chosen family, to handling complicated relationships with relatives and building spaces where you can show up as yourself, we’ve got the lowdown on these topics and so much more in these seven pieces:

Chosen Families, Chosen Care: How My Queer Community Raised Me

Being Closeted & Joyful in a Black Household

Friends or Lovers? The Complexities of Queer Love

Q is for Questioning

Some basic gay-tiquette (Advice Column)

I still love my mom even though she's homophobic. Does this make me a bad queer person? (Advice Column)

Scarleteen Confidential: Parenting Gender Non-Conforming Youth

Gimmie Eridians who are absolutely heartbroken to hear that humans where so desperate and so scared that they where willing to part with not just one Grace, there were three of them! Gimmie Eridians touched to find that the humans planned a way for their sacrifices to be as comfortable as possible. Gimmie Eridians who send earth a message saying “We know it must have hurt to send your heroes to die, but one made it and he’s safe here. We lost 22 good Eridians on the journey we would have lost 23 if not for your Grace.”