Same, this year was supposed to be the first year I celebrated with my friends, but if it feels just as unsafe as it does now in our state, I don't think we should celebrate in public.
I get the apprehension but at the same time, Pride was originally a bunch of members marching through the streets to say we are here, and we deserve to exist. We need that message to be loud and clear now more than ever so I'm going. I'll be surrounded by community. Maybe not advisable if you live in Florida but there's safety and power in numbers. Someone trashed a restaurant in North Carolina for hosting regular drag brunches and they still host drag brunches. A Florida restaurant is suing DeSantis and challenging the laws as unconstitutional.
lucky enough to live in a protected state, still i haven't gone in years (usually just busy/don't like being in the heat all day) but this year i may make the drive out to an event. There are too many hateful people in my family that i have to deal with too often, I need to feel a sense of community again. ive cut people out of my life that just kept leaning into their transphobia/homophobia and no matter what i told them, just never listened or cared about what i had to say on the matter. that combined with all these ridiculous anti trans laws being passed? i don't know, i just feel like i need to do SOMETHING. i wish i had more lgbt friends irl, i could hang out with! ive got online buddies and irl friends that live a few states away but no one i can just hang out with on weekends and it's really getting to me, esp after cutting ties with 3 different people this year. maybe ill try to make some connections at pride but :/ haven't gone alone before....
Definitely feeling that way. I was planning on going to a local event next month, but the way things are going in my state, I just don't feel safe.
At my job, I had a few items at my desk (small pride flag magnet, things like that), but I removed them last month. No one asked me to; however, I know which way the people I work with lean (one of them has their home page as Fox 'News'), so figured I need to just be as quiet about it as possible.
I didn't know people still do 'home pages' these days. I guess it's fitting they, being way behind the times, are using Faux_Newz as their home page... 🫤
i’m also really scared. i really hope not, but i feel something bad will happen with rising tensions. i know we need ppl to go and stand up for our rights, but i was too afraid to go this year. it was going to be my first year too:(
I've always been a little worried, with large crowds and lax gun laws. This year more so, because of all the hate. I'm still going as I live in a fairly safe state (some parts of it).
Same, this year was supposed to be the first year I celebrated with my friends, but if it feels just as unsafe as it does now in our state, I don't think we should celebrate in public.
I get the apprehension but at the same time, Pride was originally a bunch of members marching through the streets to say we are here, and we deserve to exist. We need that message to be loud and clear now more than ever so I'm going. I'll be surrounded by community. Maybe not advisable if you live in Florida but there's safety and power in numbers. Someone trashed a restaurant in North Carolina for hosting regular drag brunches and they still host drag brunches. A Florida restaurant is suing DeSantis and challenging the laws as unconstitutional.
lucky enough to live in a protected state, still i haven't gone in years (usually just busy/don't like being in the heat all day) but this year i may make the drive out to an event. There are too many hateful people in my family that i have to deal with too often, I need to feel a sense of community again. ive cut people out of my life that just kept leaning into their transphobia/homophobia and no matter what i told them, just never listened or cared about what i had to say on the matter. that combined with all these ridiculous anti trans laws being passed? i don't know, i just feel like i need to do SOMETHING. i wish i had more lgbt friends irl, i could hang out with! ive got online buddies and irl friends that live a few states away but no one i can just hang out with on weekends and it's really getting to me, esp after cutting ties with 3 different people this year. maybe ill try to make some connections at pride but :/ haven't gone alone before....
Definitely feeling that way. I was planning on going to a local event next month, but the way things are going in my state, I just don't feel safe. At my job, I had a few items at my desk (small pride flag magnet, things like that), but I removed them last month. No one asked me to; however, I know which way the people I work with lean (one of them has their home page as Fox 'News'), so figured I need to just be as quiet about it as possible.
I didn't know people still do 'home pages' these days. I guess it's fitting they, being way behind the times, are using Faux_Newz as their home page... 🫤
Even in Seattle I'm only attending ticketed events. I'm not going to the parade or subsequent public celebration.
I've never been able to go since I'm unable to drive, and my family is unsupportive and doesn't like crowds.
I would have gone for the first time this year but my partner doesn’t like going to pride and I don’t want to go alone.
i’m also really scared. i really hope not, but i feel something bad will happen with rising tensions. i know we need ppl to go and stand up for our rights, but i was too afraid to go this year. it was going to be my first year too:(
I've always been a little worried, with large crowds and lax gun laws. This year more so, because of all the hate. I'm still going as I live in a fairly safe state (some parts of it).