In the early 60's being LGBT+ was a crime in most states of the USA, by 1969 some states had revoked the law forbidden it, but NY state was unflexible about it. There was a bar named "Stonewall inn" located on Greenwich Village that was a hot spot for the LGBT people.
Even though they were a gay bar, the police didn't show up there because the bar was actually owned by the italian mafia. The bar owners paid a bribe to the police so they would let it go. The people who usually attended to the bar was in majority young gay people from the suburb and drag queens. Stonewall inn didn't have a license to sell alcoholic drinks, yet they did sell it and added water so they could profit more on it. They violated hygiene and emergency exit regulations. Still this was one of the only places that the people could be free to be who they were. On the night of June 28th 1969 police showed up and didn't turn a blind eye. Police assaulted and detained 13 people. Some of them were workers and some of them were Drag Queens that were arrested based on the clothes they were using. While people were getting arrested, a crowd showed up in front of the bar and started throwing coins, bottles and other objects at the police. One of the protesters set fire to the place. The fire was put out and the crowd scattered. But during the next 5 days people came to the surroundings of the bar to protest against the police brutality towards LGBT+ people. The stonewall riots became a symbol to the LGBT+ community freedom. During the next 6 months, 2 organizations formed in NY that were concentrating on confrontational tactics and 3 newspapers were established so they could promote rights for the community. On June 28th 1970, gay parades took place in NY, LA and San Francisco. 
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LGBT+ Pride was not made or born out of the need to celebrate being gay, or lesbian or anything that lies in the LGBT spectrum, but instead to fight for and celebrate our right to exist without discrimination. Whether you’re celebrating pride at home, or in the streets, you might see these flags so here’s a guide for all of you! 1. The Original Pride Flag  Inspired by "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland, these colors flew during the June 25, 1978 San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade celebration. While some controversy remains over whether Baker was the sole creator of the flag that started it all, its symbolism remains. The original pride flag consisted of the following: Hot pink = Sex Red = Life Orange = Healing Yellow = Sunlight Green = Nature Turquoise = Magic/Art Indigo = Serenity Violet = Spirit Below is the updated version of the pride flag:  2. The Bisexual Flag Engineered by Michael Page, the flag gives visibility to the bisexual community, showing the commonality of gender-stereotyped colors for boys and girls. The flag was inspired by an older symbol of bisexuality: the biangles, two overlapping pink and dark blue triangles.  3. The Trans Flag “The light blue is the traditional color for baby boys, pink is for girls, and the white in the middle is for those who are transitioning, those who feel they have a neutral gender or no gender, and those who are intersexed, The pattern is such that no matter which way you fly it, it will always be correct. This symbolizes us trying to find correctness in our own lives." Monica Helms, a transgender woman, constructed this flag in 1999, and was first flew to the Pride Parade in Phoenix a year afterward noted.  4. The Genderfluid or Genderflexible Flag Combining the variability and flexibility of gender in gender-fluid people, the flag attributes colors associated with femininity, masculinity, and everything in between. The pink represents femininity. The white represents absence of or lack of gender. Purple is a blend of masculinity and femininity. The black symbolizes all the sexes. The blue is a reflection of masculinity.  5. The Lesbian Flag In the LGBT community, the flag celebrates L with beautiful pink hues, although many lesbians choose other symbols, including the interlocking venus symbol, or the traditional rainbow flag.  6. Pansexual Flag The pansexual pride flag is used to raise awareness and acceptance of the pansexual culture and to differentiate it from bisexuality. It is used to mean that pansexuals have romantic interests and relationships with people of different sexes and sexuality. The pansexual flag consists of three horizontal colored bars: pink (femininity), yellow (gender non-conformity) and blue (masculinity).  7. Asexual Flag The four colors all have meanings:
 8. Polysexual Flag Polysexuality is the grey area between bisexuality and pansexuality. Those who are polysexual are often more interested or attracted to masculinity or femininity instead of their sexuality. The pink represents attraction to females; the blue for males. The green is for an attraction to those who are gender non-conforming.  9. Non-Binary Flag Made in 2014 by Kye Rowan, each of the four stripes represents a different part of the non-binary community.
 10. The Straight Ally Flag This flag just screams: “I SUPPORT LGBT PEOPLE BUT NO HOMO” and this represents those people who are non-LGBT persons who are supporters and allies of the LGBT community. This makes everyone feel included to pride protests and pride marches even if they are celebrating other people’s sexualities other than their own.  So, which flag are you raising? -brendunurie
Most of our current player didn't have the chance to see the old public rooms and stuff we had, so I decided to show you all how habbo was 14 years ago when I first joined it. Login Screen:  This is how the login screen was, each country had a different server and each of them had their own hotel picture. Welcome Lounge:  The classic welcome lobby, place where people used to go there when they joined habbo. Old school people liked to stay there next to the wall. Cinema:  We used to have a cinema on habbo, you could enter the screen! Club Massiva:  Before we had ClubNX, habbo had this club where people used to go out to party. It had 2 floors, you could go from one floor to another by using the stairs. Club Mammoth:  This was a HC Club only, so you couldn't enter if you were not HC, sadly I wasn't HC during that time. Back in 2010 Justin Bieber visited that room, pretty cool right? I will do a part 2 soon! Hope you all enjoyed! -Fornitani
Let me get something straight… some of us are not :)) Happy Pride Month everyone! To celebrate Pride month, I’ve collected some of my favourite LGBT songs. Whether you’re part of the community or an ally, you’ll surely enjoy these songs and the meanings behind it. So gather around and let’s listen to these hits!  1. Heather – Conan Gray This song is based on a scenario like a bisexual love triangle. According to Conan, the addressee is someone whom he was in love with. However, this individual did not have eyes for him but rather for the titular “Heather”. Why would you ever kiss me? I'm not even half, as pretty You gave her your sweater It's just polyester, but you like her better I wish I were Heather 2. Strawberries & Cigarettes – Troye Sivan From the official soundtrack of Love, Simon, (an American LGBT rom-com film). "Strawberries & Cigarettes" is an immediate standout from the soundtrack that will remind you of the first time you ever fell in love. Long nights, daydreams Sugar and smoke rings, I've been a fool But strawberries and cigarettes always taste like you 3. Kiss The Boy – Keiynan Lonsdale In 'Kiss The Boy', Keiynan has fallen for a guy but he's unsure if the feelings are reciprocated. If you want to kiss the boy then you better kiss the boy right now You ain't got to be afraid of the words you want to say right now ' Cause love is a game we deserve to play out loud So you want to play then you better kiss the boy Oh, you better kiss the boy right now 4. Girls Like Girls – Hayley Kiyoko The former Disney star’s vision for the “Girls Like Girls” music video goes far beyond the cool factor. The music video sends a powerful message to young adults who might be struggling with sexual identity and self-acceptance. Saw your face, heard your name Gotta get with you Girls like girls like boys do, nothing new Isn't this why we came? Gotta get with you Girls like girls like boys do, nothing new Girls like girls like boys do, nothing new 5. Take Me To Church – Hozier “The song is about asserting yourself and reclaiming your humanity through an act of love. Turning your back on the theoretical thing, something that's not tangible, and choosing to worship or love something that is tangible and real — something that can be experienced.” Hozier says. Take me to church I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife Offer me that deathless death Good God, let me give you my life 6. You Need To Calm Down – Taylor Swift Swift has taken a stand to speak out for the LGBTQ community and for women. One way by writing a song telling the haters to ‘calm down’. You need to calm down, you're being too loud And I'm just like oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh (oh) You need to just stop Like can you just not step on my gown? You need to calm down 7. The Village – Wrabel The five-minute video doesn't shy away from highlighting the daily struggles of many transgender teenagers. There's nothing wrong with you It's true, it's true There's something wrong with the village With the village There's something wrong with the village 8. First Time He Kissed A Boy – Kadie Elder A young boy struggling to find love that is not accepted - yet, it might be closer than he first thinks. First time he kissed a boy He had never, never known Cover up is what they told Feel so cold 9. I Want To Break Free – Queen Although it was originally intended to be a male perspective of the women’s liberation movement, it was then taken on as somewhat of an anthem for one’s own personal freedom for person who finds his/herself in a situation where they feel repressed and want to ‘break free’ of their circumstances and show the real person that they are. It's strange but it's true, yeah I can't get over the way you love me like you do But I have to be sure When I walk out that door Oh, how I want to be free, baby Oh, how I want to be free Oh, how I want to break free 10. If They Only Knew – Alfie Arcuri “Acceptance is something that we all struggle with. For some young people that challenge involves discovering their identity and their sexuality. Being gay myself, I struggled to accept my sexuality for quite sometime. I worked with a team of people and together we have shot a short film for "If They Only Knew" exploring some of the challenges that young LGBTQ people face. I believe that by sharing our stories we can inspire empathy and help support anyone going through that struggle. Love is Love.” Arcuri says. If they only saw The way my lips would shake when they met yours The way our herb was made with open doors I wish they only saw That’s about it everybody! There’s A LOT more LGBT+ inspired songs out there. Each tackles about going through the journey of loving and/or being a part of the LGBT+ community. To our LGBT members, we love you! Love will always be love, no matter what race, gender, or sexuality. Happy Pride Month!  - By liyagoesmissing  This week, I am dedicating HDA confessions to the LGBT+ community. You are all an important part of the community, whether you are out and proud, quietly questioning or not too sure, you will always have a welcoming home in HDA. We love you and happy pride!
One time, as I was considering coming out to some close friends, one of them told me to "prove it". So I did… - Coming out sucks (literally) My internet cut out during payban hour, but I wouldn't of mind if I had got paybanned because the payer at the time was super hot ngl. - punish me I remember that day in HDA when I was made fun of and was called a "trap" because I said i was gender fluid. It may seem like a harmless joke to them but in my defense, I spent most of my years finding out what my actual gender is and to be made fun because of it was really offensive and painful and what made it worse is that the people who laughed at me arent even my close friends or actually talked to. - not a trap All my lesbian/bisexual friends end up with a crush on me and it’s so hard because I used to believe I was bi but I’m really not, and I think of them as super close friends. I actually get scared to joke about with them like I do my other friends with fake “flirting” in case I end up hurting them, but I hate the feeling of treating them differently 🤭 - Bendy ruler ain’t bendy no more i hooked up with my best mate at his 18th birthday and when our other friends questioned us about the hickeys we gave each other one of our friends said she gave them to us both because she was drunk - blame shifter After i joined HDA, i've met alot of new people from around the world. But there's this particular girl whom i'm really close with right now, she's insane. Insanely adorable. Even thouth she's usually only around for pay and i cant talk to her that much... I wish she knew how much i like her. - admiring from afar My BF doesn't know that I have only been with girls before him… - bullshitting bisexual Sadly, despite the massive strides made in acceptance and recognition of LGBTQ+ struggles. Homophobia still exists today, even during the month where we are supposed to feel proud to be ourselves. Remember we are stronger together, HDA is proud to be a supportive place of inclusivity and we have many members who identify as LGBTQ+, and we welcome you all with open arms. We do not tolerate any form of hate speech or homophobia, biphobia or transphobia. - HDA <3 our LGBTQ+ community  Thank you to .:nadine:. for making our artwork! Someone spamming base but constantly keeps leaving before u can ban or mute them? Or maybe there isn't a RR holder around, here is how u fix it!!! Step 1. click HELP  don't come for me with that 9 credits ok, what can i say? bitches love me and mafias want to hack me Click someone is misbehaving :  unleash your inner karen and COMPLAIN TO THE F**KING MANAGER Pick a habbo to report and press continue:  I don't have to tell u who I selected... Select all the things that show that they have been spamming... if it has lasted a while, it might take a while.  it's a great song but i don't like it THAT much Select 'Game interruption'  *joke about sexual content here* Then select 'flooding'  If there are multiple people you can report them for raids but flooding seems to get the quickest response Then tell Habbo your feelings:  JUST COPY AND PASTE THIS: MAFIA'S SUCK This guy keeps spamming our room Then habbo will thank u and u can go about ur day, literally anyone can do this, I encourage you to teach the lower ranks how to do this so that more and more people know how to do this and then more and more people can help protect HDA's members eyes from excessive spamming!!!  DISCLAIMER: I’m not a professional. I’m not a doctor or a therapist. This is from my personal experience and I’m writing it as someone who went through it. Some information is taken from articles/studies written by professionals. Sources will be linked. If you are having a hard time and going through something, please talk to a professional, a friend, a family member, or anyone you trust. It’s never too late to get help. We have at least got our heart broken once. Whether it’s with a lover, a friend, or a family member. And it’s pretty hard to move on from an experience. There will be a lot of whys, a lot of hows, a lot of questions and doubts. There will always be anxiety, sadness, and fear. You will start to feel like nothing is worth it, as if everything’s just going to be torn apart over and over and nothing will stop it and nothing will save you from it. It’s a very negative thing people go through. It’s not easy to cope with, because it will always be in your mind and the pain will go through you repeatedly and make it more difficult to move on from. It stays.  Heartbreak can change people, sometimes it can even change lives. But what do we do with that heartbreak? Of course, it’s in our hands how we’ll deal with it. We can either take it as the doom of our lives, or something that inspires and motivates us to be stronger. It’s in us how we will see it as. It’s your side to pick; would you let a heartbreak take over you, or would you fight it to be a better version of you? Recently, I got into a situation that I didn’t expect would happen to me, and guess what it is? A heartbreak. I’m someone who’s not easily hurt. I can let go of things quickly. Honestly, I thought I would move on pretty easily. But I was wrong, completely wrong. It was just that I haven’t had an experience that actually broke me apart. It was hard for the first time, because you don’t know what you’re going through. I mean, technically you know you’re going through a heartbreak, but how? What are you going to do? What is there to do?  After weeks of just thinking and reflecting, I was able to help myself slowly heal from it. There were a lot of things that I realized and learned. So... I’ll be sharing them with you. These advice are a combination of professional advice and my own advice that helped me go through my hard time that might work for you too. Healing Takes Time First thing to keep in mind is that healing takes time. There’s no shortcuts or jumps. There’s no way you’ll be able to magically move on the next day. It can take weeks, months, or even years. Healing and coping from a heartbreak will not be fast, and that’s okay. You don’t have to rush healing yourself. Take your time, breathe, and let it all out as much as you want. That way, it will be better for you because the more you rush, the more you’re actually gonna be far from moving on. Don’t Ignore It  Ignoring is basically running away from the pain. But it won’t leave you even if you run as fast as light. It will always be there like a shadow lurking and stalking you wherever you go. It will be harder for you to move on if you don’t stand up and overcome it. We all know it’s hard and that it’ll hurt so much to face it and acknowledge but I promise you, it will be worth it. Let It All Out Don’t curl the stress up into a ball and shove it deep down where no light shines. It will turn into a bomb inside you that is waiting to explode. It’s not good. Instead, let it all out. Don’t hide it. You can cry, you can shout, or you can talk to a friend. Just do not keep your frustration to yourself. It won’t help with anything, most certainly it won’t help you. Heartbreaks are Dangerous Heartbreaks are said to be a metaphor, but its impact is dangerous. It can lead to serious mental health issues if not taken care of early. So please, always talk to somebody. Asking for help will not make you weak, a coward, or an attention seeker. Let out everything to them. The pain, the doubts, the questions, anything and everything. Vent to them what you’re feeling and what you’re thinking. They will always be the ones at your side telling you everything will be okay. Talk to a consultant/professional if necessary. Positive Rephrasing  It’s better when you tell yourself, “This happened for a good reason.” or “I’m in this situation because there’s better things coming my way.” instead of “I’m not worth it.” or “If I wasn’t stupid, this wouldn’t happen.” It’s not lying to yourself, it’s looking at a tragedy from an optimistic perspective. What happened to you won’t lessen your worth as a person. You’re as important as anyone else, keep that in mind. Surround Yourself With Positivity Always go to where you’re happy and do what makes you happy. Watch a movie, do your hobbies, eat your favourites, play video games, anything that will make you at least less stressed. Or surround yourself with your friends or family members you can trust and talk to and have fun with. Avoid Triggers  One of the few things you can start on, avoiding things that can trigger the pain. Try your best to avoid things that remind you of it. This could probably be photos, gifts, or any other items. Store them away for good. What if one of things that you enjoy triggers you? Well, there’s few things you can go with this. Number one being able to focus more on your enjoyment rather than the memories you had with it. Second, take a break from that thing and allow yourself to learn and to be open to other things A.K.A try something new out of your comfort bubble. Or third, take that heartbreak as an inspiration for you to be greater at what you do. Inspiration Let’s say you enjoy writing, but writing reminds you a lot of your ex-girlfriend since she was the one that got you into writing and what do you do? Simple. Make her your inspiration. How? Write about something that’s similar to your story with her. If it’s a blog, probably something like this blog? How about a novel? Does a girl that recently got dumped and is now scared to love again but soon finds herself falling for a guy sound like a good story plot? Let’s take a different hobby. Let’s say you enjoy playing volleyball, but your ex-best friend was in the same team as you. Instead of leaving the team, stay and train hard. Put all that frustration, pain, and feelings into your training. Do you see where I’m going here? It’s about taking that heartbreak and converting it into an inspiration – a motivation for you to keep going. As I said, it’s in our hands how we will take that heartbreak. In which you should take it into positivity rather than negativity, because turning that heartbreak into a good thing will benefit you greater than you think. Tired?  We can feel tired. Tired of crying, tired of venting, tired of fighting. That’s normal and that’s okay. It’s okay to not be okay. Take your time to rest and never force yourself. Forgive but Don’t Forget “Forgiveness is not about the other person or letting them off the hook. Forgiveness is for YOU.” wrote Alexis Meads, Professional Dating Coach, in her blog 6 Helpful Ways to Overcome Heartbreak. I agree with this a lot. Forgiving those who hurt you is not a gate pass for them to hurt you again, it’s a way of freeing yourself from being imprisoned by your own feelings. There is Hope  After all that’s happened to you, you might think there’s no other way you can get out of this hell-hole. Well, no. There is hope. As cliche as it might sound but hey, it’s true. You might feel like you lost a huge part of your life, which – spoiler alert – will slowly build up again. You just have to be patient. What you lost from someone, you might find from someone else. You never know. Just sit back, relax, be patient and wait.
SOURCES: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/6-helpful-ways-to-overcom_b_13180552 https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/996edc30-d6e9-480b-b4a8-15b626f0aa76 If you are in need of professional help, please go to any of these links: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_suicide_crisis_lines https://www.who.int/mental_health/en/ https://cimhs.com https://www.talkspace.com https://www.betterhelp.com https://checkpointorg.com/global/  Thanks to :nadine:. for the artwork for todays edition! Do you secretly have a crush on someone in HDA but don’t have the guts to admit it? Do you find behaviour someone does annoying but don’t want to say? Did you break the rules or know a secret that you need to tell someone but know if you do you’ll get in trouble, or worse, fired?! Well you came to the right place my HDA friends, welcome to HDA Confessions, where everyone is anonymous and every secret is a juicy secret we wanna read! So please, donate generously to HDA confessions by submitting yours here so we can all benefit from your secrets. http://www.tinyurl.com/hdaconfession  When I was given a monthly report to do, I taught my boyfriend how to play and got him to play and pretend to be me by promoting, training and working. I think he's doing a better job and liked by others more than I am :smile: - work it
I typed :sit by mistake when i was meant to say exit and sat on the floor like for 3sec oppies - sitting rebel i chanced upon lets just called her 'HF' forum profile and i kinda stalked her discord and i might actually be in love - HF Love hi daddy luke youre so cute and mysterious can u crush me between your arms and paint me like one of your french girls or you could step on me and I'd still say I love you (P.S. I am willing to drink your bath water) - Lukes #1 fan my friends and me think [redacted 1] gotta be sending nudes to [redacted 2] behind [redacted 3] back now that she got [redacted rank], how else would she? - send n00dz I really hope those who work really hard in HDA will get promoted to where they deserved it to be. I don't seek for popularity in HDA, but sometimes this thought come to my mind, "do i need to be close with higher ranks/founders to get what i want?" "do i not work hard enough?" because i dont feel noticed and appreciated. To be honest, a simple good job would be enough for me. - i feel invisible I once accepted someone's badges when they requested in #request but then some other iCs replied "on it" or "no request", i was scared and feel sorry to say that i accepted so i just keep it to myself. - feelsbadman I’m trying hard to get a high rank in HDA. I really want to be trusted and to be known in HDA but I’m just too scared to talk to anyone to start to build the trust !! Any suggestions ? - trying hard to succeed Honestly, the favouritism needs to stop. As long as your close to a Founder or someone very high up, you can get away with murder. You can treat people how ever you want, and if we was to try to fight our corner, we get threatened with demotions or firess. The worst ones are the SVs that are close to iCs. They can treat us lower ranks like trash and break rules, but we can't do anything with the fear that they'll snap at us. - I WANT FREEDOM OF SPEECH WITHOUT FEAR
Most of our current player didn't have the chance to see the old public rooms and stuff we had, so I decided to show you all how habbo was 14 years ago when I first joined it.
Login Screen 
This is how the login screen was, each country had a different server and each of them had their own hotel picture.
Welcome Lounge 
The classic welcome lobby, place where people used to go there when they joined habbo. Old school people liked to stay there next to the wall.
Cinema 
We used to have a cinema on habbo, you could enter the screen!
Club Massiva 
Before we had ClubNX, habbo had this club where people used to go out to party. It had 2 floors, you could go from one floor to another by using the stairs.
Club Mammoth 
This was a HC Club only, so you couldn't enter if you were not HC, sadly I wasn't HC during that time. Back in 2010 Justin Bieber visited that room, pretty cool right?
I will do a part 2 soon, I hope you all enjoyed! Post by Fornitani
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