Ash & Prose

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

Love a good Vampire trope? Our Kiss of the Eternal Candles will be coming soon 🥀

Who is your favorite vampire? 🧛‍♂️

06/02/2026

🌈 A reminder today and every day!

06/02/2026

"On our street, everyone is welcome. Together, let’s build a world where every person and family feels loved and respected for who they are. Happy !" - via Sesame Street

06/02/2026

A celebration of LGBTQ+ women who broke barriers, shaped our shared culture, and worked tirelessly on behalf of their communities from the National Women's History Museum! ! 🏳️‍

The featured women here include:

"🏳️‍🌈 Gertrude “Ma” Rainey, often called the 'Mother of the Blues' whose lyrics and melodies reflected her experiences as an independent, openly bisexual Black woman

🏳️‍🌈 Edie Windsor, an LGBTQ+ activist and a computer programmer who led and won a landmark case to fight for same-sex marriage equality in the U.S.

🏳️‍🌈 Jane Addams, a progressive social reformer and activist on the frontlines of the settlement house movement who later became the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize

🏳️‍🌈 Audre Lorde, a poet and author who used her writing to shine light on her experience of the world as a Black le***an woman and later, as a mother and person suffering from cancer

🏳️‍🌈 Sara Josephine Baker, a physician and public health and hygiene crusader whose efforts to expand and improve preventative care transformed life for generations of mothers and children

🏳️‍🌈 Barbara Gittings, one of the earliest le***an activists in America who's known as the 'Mother of the Gay Rights Movement' and publicly protested for gay rights before the Stonewall Uprising

🏳️‍🌈 Gloria Anzaldúa, a writer and educator who lived and worked primarily in the U.S.–Mexico borderlands and drew from her experiences as a Tejana, le***an, and woman of color

🏳️‍🌈 Sally Ride, the first American woman to go to space, and advocate for women in STEM and STEM education, and the the first acknowledged LGBTQ+ astronaut

🏳️‍🌈 Sharice Davids, one of the first two Native American women ever to serve in Congress and the first LGBTQ+ Native American elected to Congress"

For books for children, teens, and their parents that foster acceptance and understanding of LGBTQ people, visit our blog post, "True Colors: Mighty Girl Books for Pride Month," at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=12258

For books about Mighty Girls who stand together for justice and acceptance of all people, check out our blog post "60 Mighty Girl Books About Standing Up for Others” at https://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=13481

06/02/2026

Wishing the beautiful LGBTQIA+ community a safe, vibrant, and joyful Pride Month. 🏳️‍🌈✨

Ash & Prose is and always will be an open, affirming space that stands firmly in the belief that love is love, stories belong to everyone, and you are welcome exactly as you are. 🖤

Stay safe, look out for one another, and have a beautiful June.

06/02/2026

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