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Why We Don’t Need a Straight Pride Parade
A couple of days ago, Boston city officials approved a permit for a Straight Pride Parade to take place on August 31st. Although the event’s organizers, Super Happy Fun America, still need the approval of a licensing board and police district captains, more than 2,000 people are expected to show up if it goes through.
It doesn’t seem like much of a coincidence that the idea of a heterosexual pride event is gaining popularity at the tail-end of June, which is LGBTQ+ pride month. After spending an entire month celebrating members of the LGBTQ+ community, it isn’t that surprising that some straight people are feeling a little left out.
Although the mastermind behind the parade, John Hugo, has assured everyone that the event is “not anti-gay but pro-straight”, he’s faced some backlash for the idea — and for good reason.
Even if people like Hugo might be able to throw a straight pride parade, that doesn’t mean they should.
There’s not really a reason to
As a bisexual woman, I wouldn’t consider myself particularly active in LGBTQ+ pride events. This is partly because I live in a tiny southern city on the edge of the bible belt. The LGBTQ+ community here is a lot like oxygen or…
