For Pride 2021, we decided to create a series originally titled “Things Your Parents Should Have Said.” We know that the wounds created by not hearing things like “I’m proud of you” or “I accept you” when growing up are deep, and the LGBT community disproportionately carries emotional weight from these kinds of harms. The series was meant to offer a way to say these kind words to yourself, a loved one, or a friend - to offer a salve for the feelings of inadequacy that follow many of us.

As the series progressed, we ended up generalizing the concept to simply “Things You May Need to Hear.” We began to realize that we, as humans, all need to hear these things from ourselves and others - not just from our parents. The cards became expressions of unconditional love - and we hope you can use them to offer that to yourselves and those you care about.