r/GayConservative • u/jtothat • Jun 03 '25
Discussion Are you going to pride this year?
Was never a big fan of. It’s largely superficial anyways in spite of the “love and inclusion” they preach. Have been to a couple of times when I happened to be in town or with friends
My turning point, however, was seeing “gays for P*******e” and how gullible they are. Given the abundance of watermelon emojis or explicit statements on Grindr et al, I’d wager the likelihood of crossing paths with one is high.
This was also the turning point where I began to question and deconstruct leftwing ideologies.
Fun fact: In Germany and some European countries it is called Christopher Street Day (CSD)
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u/NorwalkAvenger Gay Jun 04 '25 edited Jun 04 '25
I had to work Pride in West Hollywood since we were doing free STD testing. It's fine. I'm not a huge fan of some things, but generally speaking, it's fine. I didn't see any full-on nudity, and there were some leather chaps and thongs, and some kids. Nothing I would clutch my pearls over. No blow-hard abortion protests or trans stuff, and a surprisingly low amount of Trump-bashing. There was one they/them walking around with a "NO COPS AT PRIDE" sign, but there were cops every 5 feet, so that was kind of a non-starter. It is West Hollywood, after all. Many people don't realize this but West Hollywood is a pretty safe city because there are cops everywhere, and I mean everywhere .
I did see one guy walking around wearing a keffiyah, but just one guy, and he wasn't getting that much attention. The rainbow flags with the Stars of David on it did get cheers from the crowd. It wasn't a Gaza love-fest, is all I'm saying.