20-year-old WKU sophomore Miles Calvert (he/him), poses for portraits in the WKU Photojournalism studio located in Jody Richards Hall, Bowling Green, Ky, on April 27th, 2023. Calvert, from Louisville, Ky., is majoring in English. He is a Gay Transgender man and through this portrait the color red represents “life” on the pride flag.

21-year-old Western Kentucky University junior Alastair Flowers (they/them), poses for portraits in the WKU Photojournalism studio located in Jody Richards Hall, Bowling Green, Ky, on April 29th, 2023. Flowers, from Houston, Tx., is studying Horticulture and soil science, and also plays the guitar. They identify as Transmasculine and Gay and through this portrait the color orange represents “healing” on the pride flag.

21-year-old Western Kentucky University junior Kiersten Washington (she/her/they/them), poses for portraits in the WKU Photojournalism studio located in Jody Richards Hall, Bowling Green, Ky, on April 28th, 2023. Washington, from Hardin County, Ky., is majoring in Elementary Education and enjoys writing poetry. They identify as Lesbian and Non-binary and through this portrait the color yellow represents “sunlight” on the pride flag.

21-year-old Western Kentucky University junior B Turner (they/them), poses for portraits in the WKU Photojournalism studio located in Jody Richards Hall, Bowling Green, Ky, on April 25th, 2023. Turner, from Georgetown, Ky., is studying Anthropology, with minors in Folk Studies and Journalism, and also loves to crochet. They identify as Queer and through this portrait the color green represents “nature” on the pride flag.

20-year-old Western Kentucky University senior Ray Saul (she/her/they/them), poses for portraits in the WKU Photojournalism studio located in Jody Richards Hall, Bowling Green, Ky, on April 27th, 2023. Saul, from Bardstown, Ky., is studying Criminology with a minor in Psychological Science, and enjoys reading and attending concerts. She identifies as Pansexual and Gender-Fluid and through this portrait the color blue represents “serenity” on the pride flag.

19-year-old Western Kentucky University freshman Leopold Gogol (he/him), poses for portraits in the WKU Photojournalism studio located in Jody Richards Hall, Bowling Green, Ky, on April 28th, 2023. Gogol, from Brandenburg, Ky., is majoring in Biology and also plays the pipa. He is a Gay Transgender man and through this portrait the color purple represents “spirit” on the pride flag.