Rep Pride Through Patch 9.13

Riot·Jun 3, 2019·7 votes·24,269 views

Earlier this month we announced the return of the Rainbow Fluft Icon in celebration of IDAHOTB. After receiving your feedback, we’re extending the Rainbow Fluft Icon’s special homeguard animation and profile background! The rainbow homeguard animation will last until June 30, and the background will last until the end of patch 9.13.

Show your support for Pride Month by equipping the icon and creating a dazzling display whenever you leave the fountain.

You can also head over to the League Displays app to download the Rainbow Fluft background for a little extra adorable poro action.

167 Comments

SirLanc3lotJun 3, 201942 votes

would love some kind of pride emote that way we can show our colors year round

OleandervineJun 3, 201932 votes

This. Why does this kind of thing have to be limited? Homeguard trails would be a thing I think should be implemented all year. Hell, I'd even buy more icons if it meant I'd be able to get cool trails to run around with.

CetriJun 4, 201915 votes

There's nothing better than Aatrox doing his ultra-serious strut while a trail of rainbows follows behind him, tbh

UpooOnMeJun 5, 20194 votes

Yaaas, I'm glad these get to stay for Pride month, but pride is year-round really.

Divine SellswordJun 3, 201924 votes

I never new to this month that there were 30 different genders or sexual orientations.

LatetotheRaceJun 3, 201913 votes

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Kaotic25Jun 3, 201916 votes

Riot did this for International day against homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia. Being gay, bi or trans aren’t mental illnesses, and if you’re gonna be this sensitive to sexualities and identities that are different then yours, you’ll being getting upset over things that aren’t a big deal pretty frequently :P

LatetotheRaceJun 3, 20195 votes

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Cosmic CrowJun 3, 201915 votes

You realize a lot of the abuse and trauma lgbt+ face is because they are part of a marginalized group, right?

You state a lot of information without giving any sort of place for us to search and read about these things. If you're going to tell people that LBGTQ has links to these incredibly negative things, then perhaps you should also do us a favor and tell us where you get this information from.

You can't simply search the internet, because Google's way of handling information will bring up clicks rather than the actual facts about these things. If you have any sort of science or sociological evidence, bring it forth before you get into this sort of argument. You literally condemn an entire group of people being "mentally ill" with little to no indication on where you get this information from.

BettyWhiteLiftsJun 6, 20194 votes

Except doesn't the DSM still list gender dysphoria as a mental illness? I'm not against it at all, I just think technically it's still classified as a mental illness.

RaviarJun 6, 20191 votes

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CetriJun 6, 20193 votes

I'm sure you know more than the entire psychological community.

Kaotic25Jun 9, 20191 votes

Not necessarily an illness, it was reclassified to gender dysphoria from Gender Identity Disorder in 2013. Gender Dysphoria is the discomfort many trans people feel when their gender and designated sex at birth do not match their gender identity. It's not the same thing as being transgender, its a feeling many trans people experience before transitioning. It can be treated through transitioning and acceptance of others.

Calling being transgender (or dealing with gender dysphoria) an "illness" can be dangerous as it signifies that there is something wrong that needs to be fixed, with most people jumping to the conclusion that the "cure" is to stop them from expressing their gender identity, rather than accepting and supporting it (the actual treatment to dysphoria listed in credible scientific journals). Keep in mind that this conversation has happened with homosexuality too, which was removed from the DSM as an illness in 1973. Sometimes the mix of politics and science prevents progress.

I hope this helped you understand. There are a lot of willfully ignorant people in these comments, but for the ones who genuinely want to understand there's plenty of credible authentic information out there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria

CarpeConundrumJun 10, 20192 votes

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Not necessarily an illness, it was reclassified to gender dysphoria from Gender Identity Disorder in 2013. Gender Dysphoria is the discomfort many trans people feel when their gender and designated sex at birth do not match their gender identity. It's not the same thing as being transgender, its a feeling many trans people experience before transitioning. It can be treated through transitioning and acceptance of others.

Calling being transgender (or dealing with gender dysphoria) an "illness" can be dangerous as it signifies that there is something wrong that needs to be fixed, with most people jumping to the conclusion that the "cure" is to stop them from expressing their gender identity, rather than accepting and supporting it (the actual treatment to dysphoria listed in credible scientific journals). Keep in mind that this conversation has happened with homosexuality too, which was removed from the DSM as an illness in 1973. Sometimes the mix of politics and science prevents progress.

I hope this helped you understand. There are a lot of willfully ignorant people in these comments, but for the ones who genuinely want to understand there's plenty of credible authentic information out there.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria

signifies there's something wrong that needs to be fixed.

Body dysmorphia in general, not exclusive to "trans" people is a mental illness and delusion. The perception of self being incongruent with the reality of the self, be that in the form of anorexia, bulimia, body-builder dysmorphia, or any other example of perceiving the body as "incorrect" are delusions.
There are skinny people who look in the mirror and believe they're supposed to be fat. There are normal people who look in the mirror and see themselves as morbidly obese. There are people who look in the mirror and don't think their muscles are big enough There are people who believe they're supposed to be animals There are people who believe they were born the wrong sex.

This is a mental illness and treating it as "normal" is obscenely dangerous given the fact that there are numerous disorders which seem to mirror the symptoms of "gender dysphoria" including bipolar, borderline personality disorder, and there is a seemingly correlative link between autism and gender identity issues.

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/AFSP-Williams-Suicide-Report-Final.pdf

The suicide rate does not decline post operative but actually increases, there's a serious problem when the supposed prescribed treatment kills more people than those who do not seek treatment.

CarpeConundrumJun 10, 20192 votes

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Riot did this for International day against homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia. Being gay, bi or trans aren’t mental illnesses, and if you’re gonna be this sensitive to sexualities and identities that are different then yours, you’ll being getting upset over things that aren’t a big deal pretty frequently :P

If anyone were to disagree with you they'd probably be banned from the forums. Food for thought. Maybe when such draconian measures have to be implemented to "protect" the feelings of certain groups the result is only the illusion of tolerance.

Jhins GirlfriendJun 3, 201922 votes

Nice! Happy pride, everyone! [sg-kiko]

Marcos Luna555Jun 3, 201919 votes

Happy Pride to all, especially if your three men intertwined! Varus

Bløød ZerøJun 4, 20196 votes

To be fair one of them is a hot evil alien.

TheWaxedTadpoleJun 4, 20192 votes

he isnt an alien

OleandervineJun 4, 20193 votes

He was an alien, until Riot decided 7 months later that not enough storylines connected to Targon and Shurima.

CasterGilgameshJun 4, 20196 votes

him being an alien didnt add much to the story anyway tbh

Bløød ZerøJun 6, 20192 votes

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he isnt an alien

He is tho alien doesn't mean extra terrestrial alone. Heck British people visiting France are considered aliens due to cultural difference. He isn't from origin from runeterra neither is the void which darkin coincidentally hate. Therefore they are aliens to Runeterra and its people.

MyrrurrinJun 3, 201915 votes

Happy pride month, ya strong tomatoes!! Neeko and thanks for being so awesome <3 [sg-soraka]

3NRAG3Jun 5, 201911 votes

Can't we keep political issues out of our video games? I don't care what someone else is. They are free to be who they want. But don't shove it in our faces. [sg-ahri-3]

harubunJun 5, 20195 votes

I'ts just an icon and a rainbow.

mvmlegoJun 5, 20196 votes

That's not how LGB people and their "allies" are treating it, though--or, presumably, the people at Riot.

BettyWhiteLiftsJun 6, 20195 votes

This is what's wrong with America. Does it harm you? No. It doesn't. Then take that as an invitation to mind your own fucking business. <3

mvmlegoJun 6, 20196 votes

I don't see how your response was warranted whatsoever. In what way am I not minding my own business by posting on the forums of a game that I play regularly?

CasterGilgameshJun 4, 20199 votes

now im not saying that the rainbow trail should be a year round thing....but im saying the rainbow trail should be a year round thing [slayer-pantheon-rainbows]

LumberjackingOffJun 4, 20198 votes

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OleandervineJun 4, 20199 votes

You could get the icon for 1BE...

ModRowanstarJun 4, 20197 votes

I have a question: why do rainbows represent Pride? I ask this because I see rainbows as symbolical for other things as well and I wonder where the idea came from.

CatlonJun 5, 20195 votes

Gilbert Baker wanted to make a flag to unite the community under when the community was starting to organize and protest back in the day. Each color represents something different.

mvmlegoJun 5, 20194 votes

I was wondering that, too. Originally, at least in western culture, the rainbow had religious importance. Specifically, it was a sign to Noah's family after the flood that there would never be another flood that would destroy mankind. In contrast, the combination of colors representing gay pride used to be red, gold and green. (The song "Karma Chameleon" makes a reference to this.) I'm not sure how that all got shuffled around.

mvmlegoJun 5, 20194 votes

I really, really, really don't see what a net three people saw in this that was problematic enough to downvote it. I'm sick of having polite and (what I thought were) non-controversial statements of fact down-voted with no reason given. Please, to anyone who reads this, if you're going to downvote a comment that doesn't have a response saying what the problem with the comment is, then write one.

BettyWhiteLiftsJun 6, 20192 votes

It's actually pretty simple. Karma Chameleon came out in '83, and Gilbert Baker created the Pride flag in '78. So you're using a song that was created after the original flag was, to say that the original colors were red, gold, and green. And furthermore, the colors all stand for something.

Red ~ Life Orange ~ Healing Yellow ~ Sunlight Green ~ Nature Indigo ~ Serenity Violet ~ Spirit

The original had hot pink, and turquoise as well.

TLDR It didn't get shuffled around. The flag was created before Karma Chameleon.

FlashpointPrDxJun 4, 20196 votes

What is pride month for

FlashesJun 4, 20199 votes

Pride month attempts to celebrate those who are typically marginalized by society who are part of the LGBT+ community. Basically, if you don't like "who you're supposed to", like if you're a girl and you like another girl. A lot of people get shut out of society for that so this month celebrates those people.

InvestaJun 5, 20199 votes

Not that I'm against pride month specifically, I dislike any of these "celebration" months for identity we have no control over. Just seems superfluous, as why would you restrict being proud of who you are to a single month? Or for that matter, why take pride in it at all and just take pride in your accomplishments that may or may not have to do with your sexuality/race/etc.

Plus, in Western society, people are celebrated at a far greater rate than those who persecute them. The irony is the true minorities are those who hate these "marginalized" people. It's pretty much normalized here. Now, I have to give huge respect to those with the courage to have pride in things like this in a country in the middle east or Africa. Or China, or North Korea or Vietnam or...Yeah, the rest of the world has a long way to go.

ModUlanopoJun 5, 20197 votes

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Not that I'm against pride month specifically, I dislike any of these "celebration" months for identity we have no control over. Just seems superfluous, as why would you restrict being proud of who you are to a single month? Or for that matter, why take pride in it at all and just take pride in your accomplishments that may or may not have to do with your sexuality/race/etc.

Plus, in Western society, people are celebrated at a far greater rate than those who persecute them. The irony is the true minorities are those who hate these "marginalized" people. It's pretty much normalized here. Now, I have to give huge respect to those with the courage to have pride in things like this in a country in the middle east or Africa. Or China, or North Korea or Vietnam or...Yeah, the rest of the world has a long way to go.

Are we only patriotic on the 4th of July? Are we only grateful at Thanksgiving? Do we only cherish our parents on Mother's or Father's Day?

No, those things are celebrations. They're moments where we bring special attention to something.

intenseJun 6, 20197 votes

So then where is my straight pride month and icon

CetriJun 6, 20198 votes

Once straight people have endured centuries of systemic discrimination, we'll talk, k?

lifebidderJun 12, 20194 votes

Can't wait for this to end. Hopefully there won't be any extensions.

xXugmagirXxJun 10, 20193 votes

this is cool and all but could you fix league client we dont ask for much you know.....

Provoked BlazeJun 4, 20192 votes

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The Last BalladJun 4, 20193 votes

What do you have against rainbows? Do you seriously dodge every time Lux is picked?

What about Varus, Neeko, Sol, Kindred, Bard, Evelynn, Kench, Anivia, Volibear, Oorn, Blitzcrank, every void champ, Fiddelsticks, Shaco, Janna, Karthus, Malphite, Kayle, Naughlus, Pyke, Nocturn, Orrianna, Pantheon, Rammus, Sion, Thresh, Yuumi, Zyra, and Vladimir? All of them are gay, bi, asexual, or pansexual(looking at you Eve), so do you dodge the queue when they are picked too?

DutchessPsycheJun 5, 20198 votes

I'm lgbt but I think your champion selection is rather stretching. Also you can't assume void creatures are automatically asexual... who says they can't have sex or want to. Or want to date. And if you're trying to pull some "they don't have a gender they/them" that's rather stupid too. Orianna is clearly female. She was made to be a scientist's daughter. She has pronouns. No need for a pronoun game please

FlashesJun 5, 20195 votes

I can confirm that Kai'sa is a woman