June is the celebration of LGBT Pride Month and it is the perfect time to launch the first Filipino pop literature imprint focused on championing LGBTQ+ narratives. Pride Lit stands proud as a great source of entertainment and inspiration to readers of all kinds.
We’ve seen how majority of the LGBTQ community are very talented and creative. You can see them mostly in entertainment world like the renowned and darling to everyone, Vice Ganda. So with Pride Lit putting these talents on center stage, we can expect some exciting offerings that are nothing else but amazing.
Along with its goal to spark awareness on appreciation and acceptance, the brand is continuously creating a safe space for underrepresented voices to flourish and share their stories. Whether it’s about finding love in many forms and shapes or discovering one’s sexual awakening with fleeting moments of kilig, Pride Lit publishes them all.
Photo shows (L-F) Leonna, Nina Satomi, Alex Rosas, Lush Ericson, John Jack G. Wigley, and Segundo Matias Jr.
At a press launch of the project last week, Pride Lit they introduced their writers that are members of the LGBTQ community. Some of the authors who graced the event were Nina Satomi, Albert Lang, Alex Rosas, John Jack G. Wigley, Leona and Lush Ericson.
Everyone read portion of their own written books and I was amazed with the story that Leona wrote. Being a gay, he delved into another world, taking about the life of a Lesbian instead. And this is how you’d see how the LGBTQ stands as one for each of its members. They have an understanding of what the others in their community feel and this is such a solid example of its theme of acceptance and appreciation.
The Pride Lit wants to show that all genders are equal. Each of the authors also told us their inspiration in writing their books.
Pride Lit is also celebrating its third year stint in the publishing industry.So this year, it is releasing five unique titles from its roster of seasoned and respected writers and contributors. From Alex Rosas’ gender-swap romance “Gay’s Anatomy” to Soju’s campy fantasy “AngAsul Na Buntot Ni Aquano,” the new releases represent diverse genres that speak of uniquely queer experiences and imaginative premises.
Other upcoming titles that will be released this month include John Jack G. Wigley’s ensemble drama“KadenangBahaghari,” Lush Ericson’s instant pleaser “Agustin and Ariston’s Version of the Universe,” and Angelica Sorreda’s romantic offering “Over Time.”
Pride Lit Brand Manager AikoClarizzaBuduan-Salazar points out:
“Each book actually talks about different emotions, experiences and were written differently.
The upcoming new titles will open readers’ minds on the fresh possibilities of storytelling.”
True to its vision, Pride Lit steps up its game by ensuring LGBTQ+ characters and its allies could be prominent figures in pop culture narratives, and serve as inspiration to the LGBTQ+ community whose vibrant lives are worth telling, and are now everyone’s stories.
Salazar continued:
“We plan to release more books and become a staple in the community.
Aside from providing feel good stories and erotic stories too, we plan to become more reachable to our target market and community.”
Honestly, I’m not a bookworm but for the titles sparked curiosity in me so I will give these novels a try and who knows, it might be the start of my romance with books.
