Every June, houses of worship put up signs. Banners, flags, sandwich boards, window displays. Some are bold. Some are quiet. Some name the queer community specifically. Some say "all are welcome" and mean the congregation. This project asks: what are they actually saying, and is it still there in July?
Photograph a pride sign outside any house of worship. Rate what you see. We'll follow up in July, December, and April to ask whether it's still displayed. Over time, we're building a picture of what public religious welcome actually looks like — and how long it lasts.
Four steps. Takes about two minutes, faster if your photo has location data.
Outdoor signage only — what a stranger on the street can see. Three dimensions: how bold the sign is, who it's actually addressing, and what kind of welcome it signals.
Anyone. You don't need to be a member of the congregation, or queer, or religious. If you see a pride sign outside a house of worship, photograph it and add it here.
Submissions go through a brief review before they appear in the study. Photos are edited to protect the congregation. We follow up in July, December, and April.