While Pride Month has launched every brand into a possible overdrive of love and compassion for the community, the struggle for identity and inclusivity continues. Even as the community is finding representation in the visual grammar across mediums, some expressions stand out for their unique approach.

Monishaa Ajgaonkar started The Photo Diary in 2014 as a means to capture the lives and love-stories of people, including the LGBTQiA+ community. “The idea was to help the community through our stories and not to create something that went viral,” the activist-photographer tells us. Her latest video project, Our Own Galaxy, tells the story of two women confessing their love through sign language and music.