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🏳️‍🌈🇬🇧The National Student Pride Festival is happening in London THIS WEEKEND!🇬🇧🏳️‍🌈 The first 500 students through the doors on Saturday will receive a goody bag, with sponsored gifts from me! YAY! (My thumb is aching from tacking these hundreds of pins onto their cards 😅) What is happening at Student Pride? Talks and Panels, a massive Careers’ Fair, Music Stages, Celebrity Interviews, Club Nights (at Heaven!) & much, much more. Swipe through for a quick flavour of some of the events happening this weekend! Daytime Festival tickets are FREE, and the event’s being held at the University of Westminster campus at Baker Street. 8-10 April 2022. Book your tickets at student pride.co.uk/tickets Find out more @studentpride See you there!!! 🥳 ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at National Student Pride) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcBUvryrKXj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

🏳️‍🌈❤️VALENTINE’S GIVEAWAY!❤️🏳️‍🌈 Happy Valentine’s Day to all you lovelies! Whether enjoying the company of a partner/friend/family/online community/pet (or plant babies, like me 😎💚🌱) - I hope you have a wonderful day celebrating the meaningful connections in your life! And what better way to sweeten the day with a chance to win any one of these Pixel Pride Heart pins of your choice! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 3 random winners will be selected after entries close, and I’ll send the prizes to you for FREE anywhere in the world! Here’s how to enter: 1. Like this post 2. Follow @pinprick.shop 3. Dedicate a kind message to someone - whether a tagged friend, or a friendly stranger in the comments! 4. Optional: Share this on your feed/story for an extra 5 chances! (Remember to tag me so that I can register your entry) 5. If you are not out, or for any safety reasons are unable to comment or post, feel free to DM me in order to enter the giveaway. Giveaway entries will close at 00:01 GMT on 17 Mar. This giveaway is open worldwide, and winners will have their prizes shipped to them for free! After the system randomly picks the winners, they’ll be tagged and DM’d (unless entered privately). Entries will be combined over Facebook and Instagram. This giveaway is not affiliated or sponsored by FB/IG. Good luck! ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 Shipping worldwide! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at Valentine's Day) https://www.instagram.com/p/CZ8KwZuItgt/?utm_medium=tumblr

It's the last few hours of 2021, and the perfect time to reflect on the best memories of the past year - and what a year it's been! AS SEEN ON TV! I still can't quite believe that my Progress Pride Flag pin made it onto Netflix's Sex Education, and the whole run up to that event was so exciting! I'm such a fan of the show, and will never forget how heart-pounding it was to see the pin flash up on my TV. A mindblowing highlight of 2021 - thank you @mairbuyer and @sexeducation! TO SHELF A DREAM! Since starting The Pin Prick 3 years ago, it has always been a dream to have my designs stocked in shops, and 2021 was the year that this really took off! And I couldn't have imagined all the amazing stores around the world that were interested in my designs and had gotten in touch. From Helsinki's @amosrexshop to Bern's Natural History Museum @nmbern, Portland's @kinokuniya_portland to Kentucky's @sqecialmedia, and (hi, county neighbour!) Surrey's Pride Hub @hubpride - thank you so much for believing in inclusivity and diversity, and bringing LGBT+ representation to your shelves! CAUSE TO APPLAUSE! A massive thank you to everyone who contributed to the charity fundraises this year - and together, we've raised over US$1100 for @lttcancer and @thetprojectsg. Whether through donations, or liking/sharing the fundraisers to help raise awareness, thank you - and here's to continuing this momentum into 2022! IT (FINALLY) HAPPENED! I always wondered if I'd ever spot a stranger on the street wearing one of my designs, and hopes were dim this year with all the staying indoors. But one random day while taking a shortcut through Soho it happened! I crossed paths with someone with the Progress Rainbow Rod pin on their vest - and it totally caught me by surprise. SO SURREAL! I told myself that if this ever happened, I'd stop and say something - but due to nervous indecisiveness, I lost sight of them when I finally turned around. Argh, NEXT TIME! It was great to gather these highlights to reflect on a year that was otherwise such a rollercoaster. But what about you? If you had to think, what might be a queer moment that was a highlight of your 2021? I’d love to hear your stories! (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYKcBZ6LjmM/?utm_medium=tumblr

Genderqueer friends, where you at! 💜🤍💚 ‘Genderqueer’ is an umbrella term with a similar meaning to ‘non-binary’. It can be used to describe any gender identity other than male and female, therefore referring to identities outside of the gender binary. Gender identity is separate from sexual or romantic orientation, and genderqueer people have a variety of sexual orientations, just as cisgender people (people whose gender identity matches the sex that they were assigned at birth) do. ————————————————————— The colours of the genderqueer flag symbolise the following: 💜Lavender (the mixture blue and pink) representing the blending of male and female. 🤍White as being neutral, unidentified, or questioning gender. 💚Green (the inverse of lavender) representing those whose identities are outside of and without reference to the male/female binary ————————————————————— Hope you might have learnt something new today, and here’s sending love to all our genderqueer friends! 💚🤍💜 ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at Soho) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXhjOoIoyTE/?utm_medium=tumblr

My Black Friday Sale continues all weekend! This ain’t no sneaky price-hiked ‘pretend sale’ marketing gig – just an honest deal for the fun of joining the weekend of discount hype! I’ve never EVER done a 25%-off sale before, so enjoy it while it lasts! Any 2 or more items bought will automatically have the discount applied. And with FREE international shipping too! FYI, there won’t be another 25%-off sale for the rest of the year, so you don’t have to second-guess whether to hold out for a Christmas/Boxing Day Sale. ✌🏻 Happy deal hunting! 🖤🛍 ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at Black Friday Sales) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWwvSNvIQ0K/?utm_medium=tumblr

IT’S BLACK FRIDAY WEEKEND AND EVERYTHING ON THE WEBSITE IS ON SALE YOU’LL GET 25% OFF YES ONE WHOLE QUARTER OFF WITH ANY 2 OR MORE ITEMS PURCHASED AND AMAZING FREE INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD UH HUH YES EVERYWHERE EVEN TO ANTARCTICA THIS IS SUPER BLACK FRIDAY ALL WEEKEND TILL CYBER MONDAY WOOOOO LETS GO LETS GO ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at Black Friday) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWuJiSLISAh/?utm_medium=tumblr

This limited-edition charity pin has been designed in collaboration with Live Through This @lttcancer, a UK-based cancer support and advocacy service for the LGBTIQ+ community. 100% of profits from the sale of these enamel pins go directly to Live Through This. Your contribution will help them continue to provide support for LGBTIQ+ people with cancer, and is especially crucial now with the impact of COVID-19 on their beneficiaries. If you might not currently be in a financial position to donate, do consider sharing this post to help spread awareness! Cancer can affect any of us, but until now the queer community has gone largely underrepresented within cancer care. Live Through This provides a safe space for anybody who identifies as part of the queer spectrum with an experience with any kind of cancer at any stage, including post-treatment, as well as providing support for partners. It is important that both patients and professionals are aware of how sexual orientation and gender identity can affect the cancer experience, so that everyone can access appropriate support. Live Through This works to provide training and education to improve awareness and inclusion within cancer care. This pin hopes to promote visibility in cancer care, start conversations, and display solidarity as an LGBT ally to others fighting the disease. Feel free to help by sharing this post with friends and family in order to bring greater awareness to the issues surrounding the campaign. Thank you so much for your support! To find out more, please visit www.livethroughthis.co.uk and join the global conversation on Twitter/Instagram @lttcancer Rainbow Cancer Awareness Ribbon Pin ———————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWMaynZoE38/?utm_medium=tumblr

🏳️‍🌈PRIDE PIN GIVEAWAY!🏳️‍🌈 As we slowly creep towards the festive season, let’s kick things off with a giveaway of these Mini Pride Flag Enamel Pins! These little gems are the perfect way to add a dash of rainbow onto any outfit, and would also sit perfectly on your lanyards, bag straps, and work name tags! For this giveaway, 3 random winners will be selected after entries close, and I’ll send them to you for FREE anywhere in the world! Here’s how to enter: 1. Like this post 2. Follow @pinprick.shop 3. Tag a friend! (Each additional friend will give you one extra chance. Tag 1 friend per comment to ease vote counting. No maximum!) 4. Optional: Follow my photography account @fuzzyzebra for 5 extra chances! 5. Optional: Share this on your feed/story for an extra 5 chances! (Remember to tag me so that I can register your entry) 6. If you are not out, or for any safety reasons are unable to comment or post, feel free to DM me in order to enter the giveaway. Giveaway entries will close at 00:01 GMT on 13 Nov. This giveaway is open worldwide, and winners will have their prizes shipped to them for free! After the system randomly picks the winners, they’ll be tagged and DM’d (unless entered privately). Entries will be combined over Facebook and Instagram. This giveaway is not affiliated or sponsored by FB/IG. Good luck! ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 Shipping worldwide! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at Pride in London) https://www.instagram.com/p/CV5rXAiLcCn/?utm_medium=tumblr

💜As part of Asexual Awareness Week, let’s learn about the different asexual sub-identities! 💜 —————————————— Asexuality is a spectrum that includes a broad variety of different sub-identities. As we continue celebrating Asexual Awareness Week, let’s explore some of these terms! Demisexual: People who only experience sexual attraction after they form a strong emotional connection with another person. Greysexual/Grey-A/Grey-Ace: People who identify somewhere between sexual and asexual. (new Greysexual Flag pins are on the way!) Queerplatonic: People who experience a type of non-romantic relationship where there is an intense emotional connection that goes beyond a traditional friendship. Reciprosexual: People who only feel sexually attracted to someone who is sexually attracted to them first. Akoisexual: People who can feel sexual attraction but don't want those feelings to be returned by whoever they’re attracted to. Aceflux: People whose capacity for sexual or romantic attraction changes over time. Aro-ace/Ace-aro: People who identify as a both asexual and aromantic. I love learning about all sorts of different identities, and hope you’ve perhaps been introduced to something new! What other ace-spec identities do you know of, or would like to see represented in my designs? 💜 ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at Marylebone London) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVisOU3LSCf/?utm_medium=tumblr

A cargo plane carrying archery equipment and specialist foodcrop blew up mid-flight. Rained bows and unique corns! 🌈🦄 (Hehe took me a while to come up with this one) ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVWLXH3MQR_/?utm_medium=tumblr

An omnisexual person is someone who is attracted to all genders, with preferences in gender. Omnisexuality can be found under the umbrella of bisexuality*, which is accepted as a fluid term for any non-monosexuality. Also commonly compared to pansexuality, some people make the distinction that pansexuality is 'gender-blind', whereas in omnisexuality, gender plays a part in attraction. For example, though an omnisexual person finds all genders attractive, they may have a preference for agender people. There is a lot of overlap between the ‘definitions’ of bisexuality/pansexuality/omnisexuality. Some people do use these terms interchangeably, whereas others accept some subtle nuances in their meanings. The way I see it, these are merely starting points for you to discover what these words personally mean to you, and if you feel representation (or create your own representation!) within them. That being said, never be afraid to ask questions or to share your opinions - it’s all about being respectful! 😉 *Note: To a layperson, bisexuality is often colloquially understood as an attraction towards two genders, often defaulting to male and female. Many in the queer community embrace bisexuality as an umbrella term for all non-monosexualities (anything other than hetero- and homosexuality), including the understanding that bisexuality as an attraction to two or more genders. Polysexuality, pansexuality and omnisexuality can therefore be seen as types of bisexuality. Your personal understanding of the different multispectrum identities ultimately determines which YOU might identify most with! ✨The Omnisexual Flag Enamel Pin ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at Over the Rainbow) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVIX3wnM5hy/?utm_medium=tumblr

Pansexuality is an attraction towards people regardless of their sex or gender identity, and pansexual people may refer to themselves as gender-blind, meaning that gender and sex are not determining factors in their sexual or romantic attraction to others. The Pansexual Pride Flag was created in 2010 by shrikeabyssals, and the colors represent the following: 💗Pink for the attraction to women 💛Yellow for the attraction to non-binary people 💙Blue for the attraction to men Big love to all our Pansexual friends out there! ROCK ON! 💗💛💙 ————————————————————— 📌 Mini Pride Flag Enamel Pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at LGBT) https://www.instagram.com/p/CU_L5L2oybu/?utm_medium=tumblr

🏳️‍🌈PRIDE PIN GIVEAWAY!🏳️‍🌈 To celebrate The Progress LGBT Flag Enamel Pin being featured on Netflix’s Sex Education Season 3, I’m giving away the same pin to 5 lucky winners! I still can’t believe that the pin made it onto my favourite tv series, and even more so that it got worn by one of my favourite characters on the show! Wooooo, go Ola!!! (If you haven’t caught the series yet, look out for the scene in S3E3!) 5 random winners will be selected after entries close, and I’ll send them to you for FREE anywhere in the world! Here’s how to enter: 1. Like this post 2. Follow @pinprick.shop 3. Tag a friend! (Each additional friend will give you one extra chance. Tag 1 friend per comment to ease vote counting. No maximum!) 4. Optional: Follow my photography account @fuzzyzebra for 5 extra chances! 5. Optional: Share this on your feed/story for an extra 5 chances! (Remember to tag me so that I can register your entry) 6. If you are not out, or for any safety reasons are unable to comment or post, feel free to DM me in order to enter the giveaway. Giveaway entries will close at 00:01 GMT on 9 Oct. This giveaway is open worldwide, and winners will have their prizes shipped to them for free! After the system randomly picks the winners, they’ll be tagged and DM’d (unless entered privately). Entries will be combined over Facebook and Instagram. This giveaway is not affiliated or sponsored by FB/IG/Netflix. Good luck! ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 Shipping worldwide! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at Sex Education) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUazoTMMn-h/?utm_medium=tumblr

An Achillean person, also known as men-loving man (MLM), refers to a man or man-aligned person who is attracted to other men or man-aligned people. This attraction need not be exclusive, and the label is used in a way to unify all men who love other men, including gay men, bisexual men, pansexual men, etc. The word 'Achillean' originates from the Greek poem "The Iliad", where the hero, Achilles, was romantically involved with another man, Patroclus. The Achillean flag has two blue stripes representing men. In the centre is a green carnation, referencing a historical tradition where queer Victorian men would pin a green carnation on their lapels, as popularized by author Oscar Wilde. Here’s The Achillean Pride Flag Pin, a small subtle pride pin that's perfectly sized for collars, lapels, backpacks or lanyards - a small embellishment to subtlety show off your pride given any outfit! Check out the ever-growing series of pride accessories, which is amongst the most inclusive LGBT shops in the world! With a focus on subtle minimalism, I'd like to think that my designs attract just the right amount of attention, and are discreet enough to even be worn in professional or school settings. Yay for wearing a little bit of pride any day! ————————————————————— 📌 The Achillean Pride Flag Pin by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CUTe_BSInc-/?utm_medium=tumblr

‘Genderqueer’ is an umbrella term with a similar meaning to ‘non-binary’. It can be used to describe any gender identity other than male and female, therefore referring to identities outside of the gender binary. Gender identity is separate from sexual or romantic orientation, and genderqueer people have a variety of sexual orientations, just as cisgender people (people whose gender identity matches the sex that they were assigned at birth) do. The colours of the genderqueer flag symbolise the following: 💜Lavender (the mixture blue and pink) representing the blending of male and female. 🤍White as being neutral, unidentified, or questioning gender. 💚Green (the inverse of lavender) representing those whose identities are outside of and without reference to the male/female binary Sending love to all our genderqueer friends! 💚🤍💜 ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTk-PwOI_ls/?utm_medium=tumblr

I have a raging heart-on. 😳 Yes, my love for you is all in vein. ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at Soho, London UK) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTikSEDIj3l/?utm_medium=tumblr

Straight as a noodle that’s been boiling for ages; Straight as the graph of a freelancer’s wages; Straight as a W set in italics; Straight as a crowbar of sub-par metallics! ————————————————————— 📌 Enamel pins by The Pin Prick 🛍 www.pinprick.shop 📷 IG: @pinprick.shop [-10% code in bio!] 🌎 FREE international shipping! 🏳️‍🌈 Stay proud! (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTaIkTHstm-/?utm_medium=tumblr