How is it almost June, yβall?! Time flies when youβre having fun (and/or just βLiving La Vida Locaβ). Itβs hard to believe weβre just days from the start of Pride Month 2025!
While haters gonna hate, lovers gotta CELEBRATE!!! So let the playlists play and love and lust rain/reign (supreme) on all of our parades. Loudly and proudly.
While I see Pride as a 24/7/365 celebration, Iβm always happy to turn up the volume every June. But I donβt wait for the parades to start waving my rainbow flagβIβm already tuning up my pride playlists and getting all my rainbow duckies in a row.
This year, I'm going all-in for a month-long celebration across my Shop, Substack, and YouTube channel. Think of it as a queer, creative community-powered Pride paradeβwith floats made of pixels and party favors you can download, stream, or hang on your wall.
Hereβs a sneak peek at what Iβve got in the worksβ¦
π SHOP = PRIDE PRINTS + TEES + THROWBACKS
Iβm curating a rotating selection of exclusive Pride prints, throwback designs, and LGBTQ art from historyβsome you might know, some you might not, and a few Iβve been saving for a while.
Featured vintage photos + artworks from LGBTQ creators and muses
Limited edition tees + merch that celebrate living and loving outside the lines
A few βback by demandβ bestsellers from past Pride collections
Iβm also working on some new original Pride designs and visual love letters to queer creativity and culture throughout the decades.
π¨βπ» SUBSTACK = PHOTOGRAPHY + POP CULTURE + PRIDE
My Substack is getting the full rainbow treatment all June long. That means:
Pride-themed blog dropsβstories of queer creatives and pioneers, a behind-the-scenes peek at my creative process, and videos galore
Vintage photo deep-dives with historical context and commentary (because Iβm proud to be helping preserve queer history)
Words of encouragement for those navigating Pride season with mixed feelings
I plan to make COLLIDE PRESS a space thatβs celebratory and reflective.
πΊ YOUTUBE = MEN + MONTAGES + MORE
Over on my YouTube channel, I will be posting a series of Pride videosβsome fresh, new montages, and some refreshed favoritesβwith a focus on creative expression and queer eye candy:
Videos honoring LGBTQ heritage and history
Shorts spotlighting queer creatives
Live βreplayβ streams
And if YouTube rains on my rainbow parade with one of their βCommunity Guildelinesβ strikes or βAd Suitabilityβ warnings, I will be back on Substack with a megaphone in a rainbow minute.
ποΈ PRIDE MONTH = A MONTH-LONG CELEBRATION
Pride Month, for me, isnβt just one single post or one event. Itβs a mosaic of moments. Some quiet, some loud. Some funny, some fierce. All full of feeling. Itβs about making space for joy and justice, love and lust. Itβs about seeing the full spectrum of who we have been, who we are, and who we are becoming.
So whether youβre dancing in the streets, laying low with a book, or somewhere in between, I hope youβll join me this June for a month of creative LGBTQ celebration.
Letβs make it countβand make it colorful!
Clint πβοΈ
P.S. For anyone curious, I ended up skipping last nightβs Substack Bestseller mixer in West Hollywood and going to bed early instead. Iβm feeling MUCH better today and hoping there will be more opportunities to meet fellow Substackers in the near future. Still honored to have been invited. A big, BIG THANK YOU to all my paid subscribers and patrons for making that possible!
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ON THIS DAY = MAY 29
BIRTHDAYS
1736 = Patrick Henry = American lawyer and politician
1893 = Max Brand = American journalist and author
1894 = Beatrice Lillie = Canadian-English actor and singer π
1894 = Josef von Sternberg = Austrian-American filmmaker
1903 = Bob Hope = English-American actor, singer, and producer
1917 = John F. Kennedy = American politician and 35th POTUS
1947 = Anthony Geary = American actor
1947 = Gene Robinson = American Episcopalian bishop π
1950 = Rebbie Jackson = American singer and actor
1953 = Danny Elfman = American composer and singer-songwriter
1954 = Nancy CΓ‘rdenas = Mexican actor, writer, and activist π
1956 = La Toya Jackson = American singer-songwriter
1957 = Ted Levine = American actor
1958 = Annette Bening = American actor
1959 = Rupert Everett = English actor and novelist π
1961 = Melissa Etheridge = American singer-songwriter π
1967 = Noel Gallagher = English singer-songwriter
1972 = Laverne Cox = American actor activist π
1975 = Daniel Tosh = American comedian, television host, actor, and writer
1975 = Mel B = English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor
EVENTS
1453 = Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II capture Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Roman Empire after over 2,000 years.
1851v Sojourner Truth delivers her famous Ain't I a Woman? speech at the Woman's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio.
1886 = The pharmacist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, which appeared in The Atlanta Journal.
1913 = Igor Stravinsky's ballet score The Rite of Spring receives its premiere performance in Paris, France, provoking a riot.
1954 = Dial M For Murder is released in theaters.
1961 = A Raisin In The Sun is released in theaters.
1963 = Hud is released in theaters.
1965 = Organized by ECHO (the East Coast Homophile Organizations), seven men and three women picket the White House. It was the first of a series of pickets held throughout the summer, which also targeted the Civil Service Commission, the State Department, and the Pentagon.
1974 = SETA, a Finnish LGBTQ rights organization, is founded in Helsinki.
1992 = Sister Act is released in theaters.
2015 = One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opens.
HOLIDAYS + OBSERVANCES
PORTRAIT + QUOTES OF THE DAY
βI don't think I've ever tried to change anyone. I don't have the energy.β
Rupert Everett
βActors make bad lovers. Their most important kiss is for the camera. Not in a superficial way, in a really deep way. They can only give everything if they know someone is going to shout cut!β
Rupert Everett
https://youtu.be/BQlZbwz6ii8?si=jhJPORppveSQ21Bx all together at the bar
https://youtu.be/F1DB7OaBW6s?si=jWFeeZgti9RX3Bez now if you F/F the intro and skip the ending, do you think learning the Bolero will get us bodies like these guys πππ Cheers DougT π«π΄π¬π§