I know it may seem like we have made some major strives, and we have, the majority of people don't mind people being gay, most likely know someone gay, have the live and let live motto, and the numbers are slowly growing...but many others, straight and gay see being LGBT as being more accepted so why is Pride still needed??? I saw some these. Is Pride still needed? YES!
And finally...
HAPPY GAY PRIDE!
well said. thems on the right are constantly working to undermine things - and they succeed this way. If we don't remain active it will slowly return to the bad times.
ReplyDeleteAs with many other things...I have learned to enjoy the strived and accomplishments, but don't ever get comfortable for too long....the fight is not yet over.
DeleteWishing you a wonderful weekend, somewhere in the cool shade, a hug and a kiss, Andreja!
ReplyDeleteThe huge backlash against LGBTQ rights in recent years is a mighty strong reason to keep the Pride movement going.
ReplyDeleteFabulous!
ReplyDeleteyas!!!!!!! Henny! If we weren't still thought of as less...still. I s why we still need Prides. Love this!
ReplyDeleteOne of the best Pride things I have seen all season so far. So many reasons to still have Pride.
ReplyDeleteA great thing to post Mistress!
ReplyDeleteIn early June I spent the afternoon at Provincetown Pride here and came home feeling something we don’t always let ourselves feel right now: grounded.
It’s easy to get caught up in the noise. The headlines. The rollbacks. The exhaustion of having to fight for things that should never have been up for debate. But then you stand in a crowd of people who have been showing up for decades. People who lost friends and fought anyway. People who came out in harder times than this and built something beautiful anyway. And you remember that pride was never a celebration of how far we’ve come. It’s a declaration that we are still here.
We are still here. Happy Pride all!!!!
Here Here.
DeletePride is important because everyone deserves to be proud of who they are. Great post to start a Friday with...loved this too.
ReplyDeleteHERE HERE!!!! Pride is very important to me to celebrate every year and every day because my sibling once asked, "Why don't we celebrate pride month?", when we were like 10 and my dad replied saying "Why would we celebrate - those - people?", knowing both of his children are "those" people. And He still doesn't approve of it.
ReplyDeleteYou have my thoughts with you. I can't even imagine. You'd think parents would love their child not matter what. I always said if you don't want your child to be gay, lesbian, trans or anything else you didn't personally choose, then don't have children. There not a build a bear. A shame how they can just toss them aside like a material item.
DeleteAll of these. Wow.
ReplyDeleteAnd my 12 year old grandson came to me yesterday and said he think he might be gay but not sure. I told him to take his time and whatever will be will be. Can you imagine me with my gay grandson if he is!!!! I suspect he is...he is pretty fabulous, HA!
Oh Agnes...I know for facts your going to be a cool hip and with it grand! I see you gushing over the little man. And he is lucky to have you.
DeletePride is important because there are kids whose families threw them out to live on the streets.
ReplyDeleteIt's a miracle the number of LGBTQ homless that finds homes and goes on to a good life....but I fear the number of homeless is increasing among kicked out gaylings.
Delete"The price of liberty is eternal vigilance." - John Philpot Curran
ReplyDeletePride is vital - it is a protest first and foremost, not just a party, and some complacent and trivial queens should remember that fact. Jx
We should tell that to those Instagram influencers. Some of these himbos have no idea of their gay history. Just two weeks ago when we were in Baltimore we were at a gay bar and the one guy was talking about Marsha P Johnson and the other guy replied who? And judging by his age I would have guessed he would know who that was.
DeleteThat reminds me of an occasion back in the 1990s when I almost slapped some ignorant queen who said "Who?" when I was taking about...
Delete...Liza Minnelli!
“If you don’t know history, then you don’t know anything. You are a leaf that doesn’t know it is part of a tree.” - Michael Crichton
Jx
Hold on to your pearls!!!!! Some young guy I work with had no clue what Madonna looked like and couldn't name a song she sang!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or Cyndi Lauper! I thought I need my smelling salts! Now I feel old. How on the whole wide world does one not know who Madonna is?????????
DeleteTotal and utter lack of education. Jx
DeleteThis is excellent!
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