During any normal month, there are five reactions on Facebook: Like, Heart, Haha, Wow, Sad, and Angry. But in honor of Pride month, Facebook’s rolling out a new one: a rainbow.
The social media network announced in a post on Friday, “We believe in building a platform that supports all communities. So we’re celebrating love and diversity this Pride by giving you a special reaction.”
June is traditionally when LGBTQ people across the world celebrate Pride. The rainbow flag takes on a poignant tone this year, though: Gilbert Baker, the activist who created the rainbow flag in 1978 at Harvey Milk’s request, died in March 2017. He described himself as “the gay Betsy Ross,” according to his New York Times obituary.
People were excited and planned to make the most of the time they had with the emoji.
According to Facebook, it’s available for all of Pride Month.
But not everyone on Facebook has been able to immediately access the rainbow reaction.
And people, especially LGBTQ people, were a bit confused.
Don’t stress. Here’s how to get start reacting with rainbows on Facebook asap:
Log into Facebook.
Like the LGBTQ@Facebook page.
Voila! You’re now able to react to whatever you want with a rainbow! (Or so they say.)
Lawd knows I must have used the pride reaction over a 100 times already ?. It gives me JOY. Homophobes should suck it up…. Like literally they should if not my pride reaction game is gonna go up a whole noda level
Hehehe. Let’s see those Nigerians that can boldly don on the Rainbow “flag”.
*mouth filled with popcorns*
Check me out on Facebook, Delle. I’m in my element. ?????
The mischievous wickedness of it all. lol
Sweetie ,please I want to bottom for the first time. Can you walk me through any preparations required.
Thanks.
Hmm.
Don’t ‘hmmm’, help out
LOOOOOL. Have u got a stake in this matter?
Epp me and ask o.
Sorry, the question was meant for delle. Didn’t know how it ended on your reply box.
I should make that into a post for you and others like you, Jcee. Keep reading.
*kisses*
Aren’t you afraid of giving out your sexuality to your facebook audience?
You don’t get to operate an LGBT blog for three years and still worry about who thinks you’re gay or not on the social media.
Just did, but can’t find the icons. Am I not gay enough too?
Not having the pride reaction is homophobic! hahaha! I’m gonna go use it! and say #jesusovertherrainbow!
I am seeing this thing on some Nigerians fb post. I come dey wonder; Naija is gradually accepting the fact that lgbt is real and stays