Here's How You Can Celebrate Trans Pride on Facebook, Too!

Show support for transgender rights and your trans friends by adding a trans flag filter to your profile picture. It's easy!

Dawn Ennis

The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.

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Rainbows have been all over social media since Friday's Supreme Court's ruling legalizing marriage equality in all 50 states, and now transgender folks and their supporters are adding a little lavender love to the scene.

Like the ubiquitous rainbow filter app, this will add a transparent (no pun intended) filter to your profile picture -- or any photograph, of the transgender flag. Yes, there is a transgender flag!

Here's how you can show your pride, support and acceptance of trans civil rights, with just a few clicks.

Yes, it really is that easy. No, you don't have to be trans. In fact, we think it's even cooler if you do this if you're not trans. We did!

1.Upload an image to https://messica.codes/transflag/

2.Choose whether to make your original picture grayscale so the colors don't clash with the filter. Unless you're into that look!

3.Press submit.

4.Your browser will advance to the final result which you can right click to save to your desktop or pictures folder, and upload to Facebook as your new profile photo!

That's all it takes to let your profile pic show transgender pride on facebook!