Celebrate National Ocean Month and LGBT Pride Month with #PrideInTheOcean

During the month of June, NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and Pride Outside teamed up to celebrate Ocean Month and LGBT Pride Month through the #PrideInTheOcean campaign. Our ocean is for everyone, and we want to know how you take pride in this blue planet. From sharing a photo on your social media to adding your image to our Story Map, there are many ways to get involved with #PrideInTheOcean.

First, show off your pride by sharing a photo of yourself in, on, or by the ocean. Get bonus points if you’re holding a sign that says #PrideInTheOcean. Post it on Instagram and/or Twitter with a caption explaining why you take pride in the ocean. And don’t forget the hashtag. And if you’d like to be featured on the social media feeds of NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and Pride Outside, submit your photo using this form.

A rainbow stretches over the water in Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument. Photo: Paulo Maurin/NOAA

My name is Liz Weinberg, and I have #PrideInTheOcean. As the social-media coordinator for NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, I work to bring information about the National Marine Sanctuary System to people all over the world. As a queer woman, I want to make sure that EVERYONE has access to and feels welcome in these amazing places. Photo credit: Leslie Mowrer

You can also participate by adding your photo and caption to the #PrideInTheOcean Story Map. Together, we can declare our pride from coast to coast.

Help spread the word by tagging the following handles on your posts:

Instagram: NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries: @noaasanctuaries

Pride Outside: @prideoutside

Twitter: NOAA’s Office of National Marine Sanctuaries: @sanctuaries

Pride Outside: @pride_outside

Learn more about #PrideInTheOcean at https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/heritage/pride-in-the-ocean.html

 By guest author Elizabeth Weinberg, NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries