Falling In Love Is for All This Pride Month and Beyond

Show your love with Pride.

Are LGBTQIA Couples #FreeToLove? Yes, and They Don’t Need to Be Pixelized!

Falling in love is not just for a special few. Read on to find out how closeup champions the LGBTQIA+ community and celebrates love in all its forms.

By: All Things Beauty

June 7, 2023

Read Time: 3 Minutes

Falling in Love Isn’t Just for a Special Few
These LGBTQIA+ Couples Are #FreeToLove

We see more LGBTQIA+ couples in public and in popular media, yet most still need to censor themselves or be discreet when expressing love for their partners. This Pride Month, the message is clear: anyone should be able to kiss, hold hands, or simply get close.

Collage of images featuring LGBTQIA+ couples.

closeup celebrates all forms of love by celebrating the stories of LGBTQIA+ couples.

closeup created an installation to encourage you to see love in its full spectrum. As you get closer, you’ll see that each pixel in this giant heart mural reveals different portraits of LGBTQIA+ couples (Yaaas! That’s more than 150 pairs!).

Edward, who is gay and proud, doesn’t really care how others see him when he’s in public. But when he became close with Jeanno, who identifies as bisexual, holding hands was limited to the darkness of cinemas.

Lesbian couple Frances and Dzeli Ulit don’t seem to take as much heat as other queer couples. One fateful cab ride, however, took a surprising turn just because they were sitting intimately beside each other.

Woman and transman kissing while wrapped in the Pride flag.

Arjhay and Joie seem like any other ordinary couple. But because her partner is a trans man, Joie can’t help but look over her shoulder whenever they go out in public.

Nica and Justine got married abroad in 2022. But their relationship wasn’t always rainbows and sunshine. They once had to keep their love in closet since the latter was not ready to come out at the time.

As an ally of the LGBTQIA+ community, closeup believes that everyone should be #FreeToLove! The brand has always been about getting closer – whether it involves public displays of affection or getting up close and personal with all-day AMA-ZINC fresh breath.

Falling in love and celebrating it can be a lot easier – and with these touching stories of LBGTQIA+ couples, hopefully, more people will open their hearts and agree. Visit the closeup installations at Market! Market! From June 9-10, Fort Strip, BGC from June 16-17, and June 24 at the Metro Manila Pride March.