harry styles supporting the LGBTQ+ community consistently over the years, a much needed thread:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        on july 19, 2013. the westboro baptist church picketed one of one direction’s concerts. harry was the only member to call them out:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        during the concert itself, harry also made sure to reassure to LGBTQ+ fans that one direction concerts are a safe space for them:
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        february, 2014. harry gives a shoutout to the london lesbian & gay switchboard on their 40 years anniversary:
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        june 28, 2014. it was the day of the gay pride parade in milan, italy. harry wished everyone a "happy pride":
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        august 28, 2014. harry wore michael sam& #39;s jersey on stage to show his support for the first openly gay player drafted into the NFL:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        harry pointing to sam& #39;s name:
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        june 26, 2015. the day same-sex marriage was legalised in america, harry made sure to post about it on twitter and instagram and liked a few posts:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        june 27, 2015. the day after same-sex marriage was legalised in america, harry read a fan’s sign that said "love wins" and mouthed "always".
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        on that same concert, harry made sure to acknowledge his LGBTQ+ fans who were celebrating in the audience:
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        july 2015, harry starts picking up pride flags and dancing around with them during one direction concerts:
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        at this point, harry is constantly picking up pride flags during one direction concerts and dancing around with them, so i& #39;m not gonna list every time he did it.
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        september 19, 2017. on harry& #39;s first solo show, of course he picked up the pride flag:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        from then on, harry waved an LGBT flag (sometimes more than one) at ALL the remaining concerts of his 2017 tour - except one (glasgow).
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        october 1, 2017. five weeks after trump’s memo to ratify the prohibition from trans people in the military, harry had a show in washington. he hung trans flags off his drummer’s set, in the centre of the stage, and waved one around, aside from his usual rainbow flag:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        november 26, 2017. the results of australia’s marriage law proposal survey (the first step towards legalising same-sex marriage in australia) were made public the 15th of november. harry had a concert in sydney 11 days later, where he said this:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        november 28, 2017. two days later, at the ARIA awards, also in australia, harry received his first-ever major solo award and said this in his acceptance speech:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        june, 2018. harry released two especial editions of his “treat people with kindness” merch t-shirts that would exclusively sell for the month of june. all it& #39;s proceeds were donated to GLSEN, which is an organisation that aims to ensure safe and inclusive schools for LGBT youth:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        june 24, washington, again. the second time was while he sang medicine:
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        this is very important to me. a lot of people like do downplay what harry does as just "waving flags". but the fact that he waves flags has actually helped people come out and created a safe space for fans:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        a fan& #39;s story about coming out to their parents during a concert:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        "congratulations on their potential boy or girl, whatever it decides. it& #39;s 2018, you know what i mean? be who you want, be who you want!"
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        harry& #39;s pride sticker on his guitar:
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        harry asking fans about they/them pronouns
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        and then harry at the met gala saying “guys, gals and non binary pals”
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        a fan coming out to him and him refusing to accept credit for their coming out:
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        harry donated a pair of his iconic rainbow gucci loafers to raise funds for the LGBTQ+ mental health charity london friend
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        always grateful
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        the band MUNA on harry choosing a queer girlband to open for him on tour. “i think that speaks volumes”.
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        harry& #39;s own pride flag that he kept at the studio while he recorded fine line:
                        
                        
                        
                        
                                                    
                            
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                        
                        
                        even when pride flags are not allowed or confiscated, harry finds a way
                        
                        
                                                    
                        
                        
                                                
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                                    
                    
                    
                
                 
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