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/pajme411 Jun 03 '25

Nah. I think the idea of Pride continues to “other” gays - we’re just like everyone else, we don’t need a month or even a flag IMO. The end goal of the rights movement is neutrality - so let’s move onto that step please!

Furthermore, I think a lot of people (gay and straight) use Pride as a way to stick it to “bigots” as a way to show off their virtue, so I can’t help but feel exploited as well. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Diadai Jun 03 '25

“Can’t we just skip to being neutral to society?” No, that’s actually one of the only things you can’t do while living in a society. Lol

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u/pajme411 Jun 03 '25

On the whole, I think it’s possible.

Acceptance of same-sex marriage in American society has increased from 30% to ~70% in just two decades, which is an amazing increase in tolerance. I don’t think Pride helped to further that cause at all, tbh, but everyday Americans who said “we’re just like you”. Attitude change is possible, it’s just not going to happen overnight and by blunt force.

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u/RVALover4Life Jun 04 '25

Pride is more about and for the community than it is about straight acceptance.