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May 31, 2026

Pride endures. Because you do.

This year, Pride isn’t just about showing up. It’s about choosing to live—openly, visibly, and fully. LGBTQIA+ communities at Microsoft invite everyone to gather, share, create, live, and love.

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Ray (he/him), a gay man who identifies as neurogender, shares a quote: "My manager checked in on my partner's health during a tough time, and I felt like I could
Quote graphic featuring Laure (she/her) with the text: "Seeing my small childhood hometown welcome my family with open arms heals my inner child." A photo shows
Quote graphic featuring Gabriela (she/her) with the text: "Joining a team where I can talk about my wife without hesitation makes me feel truly welcomed and safe."
Smiling man named Isaac (he/him), a gay man, with a quote reading: "My local coffee shop asks about my husband whenever I pop in. It always makes me proud.
Quote graphic featuring Kenneth (he/him), a gay man, smiling in a headshot photo surrounded by colorful Pride-themed cards. Text reads: "A pride flag outside
Quote graphic featuring Romain (he/him) with the text: "Just being asked if my partner and I wanted kids made me feel truly seen and acknowledged." A Pride-themed

Keeping Pride alive

Our Pride campaign is both a celebration and an invitation to live fully. At its heart, 74 LGBTQIA+ community flags come together in bold, memorable designs. Because Pride is shared, we’re making our entire design system open source—so you can remix it, build on it, and make it your own to keep Pride alive.

You get Pride going

Pride lives in what we see around us. To keep it visible, we’re making our designs free for everyone to use. Share your message. Create posters and stickers. Build your own or start with ready-made assets on Figma and GitHub.
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Collage of design assets including a "Bigender" pixel-style text graphic being selected in a design tool, a "Gender Questioning" retro sticker on a vibrant green

Play with Pride

Gaming should be a matter of Pride. Build your own custom Pride controller with XBOX Design Lab and show your Pride right on your console with the new dynamic backgrounds.
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Xbox dashboard showing Game Pass titles including Halo Infinite, Gears 5, Forza Horizon 4, and Ori and the Will of Wisps, displayed against a colorful rainbow

Show your Pride

Personalize your Microsoft 365 app with Pride themes*

Outlook

Pride-up your Outlook for iOS, Android, and Mac.

PowerPoint

Show your Pride in PowerPoint for iOS and Mac.

Microsoft Excel file titled "Pride Budget," last edited 2 minutes ago on June 1, shown as a recent file card with quick action icons below. A partially visible

Excel

Count on Pride in Excel for iOS and Mac.

Microsoft Word mobile app displaying the Recent documents tab with Pride Month-related files including "Campaign Poster," "June Pride Social Captions," "Pride Email

Word

Pride is the word. Literally—with a theme for iOS and Mac.

Microsoft OneNote interface showing a Pride scavenger hunt checklist with items including taking a selfie with a Pride flag, finding a rainbow in the wild, snapping

OneNote

Feel Pride while you take notes on iOS and Mac.

*Choose your favorite Pride theme for Outlook in Settings > Appearance. In all other M365 apps, enable the Pride theme in Settings > Show Your Pride.

Pride looks good on you

Make your Pride visible with tees, hoodies, water bottles and more.
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Two models wearing "Pride Is Alive" merchandise — a white oversized t-shirt and a black zip-up hoodie — posed against a colorful abstract background, alongside a

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Quote graphic featuring Justin (he/him), a smiling young Black man in a green shirt, alongside a colorful Pride-themed card. The quote reads: "Seeing a teen wear
Quote graphic featuring Iaan (he/they pronouns) with the text: "Seeing pride flags on local businesses in my rural town reminds me there are still safe spaces and
Quote graphic featuring Arushi (she/her), labeled as lesbian, smiling in a floral wrap top against a blue background. The quote reads: "Hearing my parents introduce
Quote graphic featuring Rey (he/him) with the text: "Seeing allies show up at the LGBTQIA+ nonprofit makes me feel supported, like I'm not alone in this." Rey is
Quote graphic featuring Cam (he/him), a gay man, with the text: "When I see interracial queer couples holding hands, it makes me hopeful for what this love
Ariel (she/her), smiling, surrounded by colorful stickers reading "Lesbian," "Queer," and "Sapphic," with a quote above: "When the clinic uses terms like 'carrying'
Joey, a gay man with he/him pronouns, smiling, alongside the quote: "I saw a colleague lead with respect using the right name, the right pronouns. It made me feel
Quote card featuring Drew (he/him), a gay man, smiling in a colorful floral shirt. The quote reads: "Seeing kids wave Pride flags, clapping for us like we were the

Alive with Pride since 1989

At Microsoft, sexual orientation was added to nondiscrimination policies in 1989—an early step toward broader LGBTQIA+ inclusion, and work that has continued since.

For more than three decades, Microsoft and its employees have supported LGBTQIA+ communities, contributing more than $37 million to nonprofit organizations worldwide.

Across Pride 2026 and beyond, Microsoft continues to support organizations doing the work for LGBTQIA+ communities around the world.

Two Pride-themed graphic designs side by side. The left design features colorful holographic sticker collage with bold text reading "IL PRIDE È VIVO" (Italian for

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