Anonymous #1 1d

Eww what am odd response

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Anonymous OP 1d

Nobody should have a whole month or day or anything.

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Anonymous #1 1d

Ok so no July fourth, no Veterans Day, no men’s mental health month, no mothers or Father’s Day, and no indigenous peoples day?

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Anonymous OP 1d

Yes. The only day I would consider is Memorial Day and that’d because people died fighting for the United States but even still nobody should have a day.

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Anonymous #1 1d

can we keep Leif Eriksson day tho

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Anonymous #1 1d

Interesting stance to take, should we not celebrate those who came before and those who fought to be equal? Those who put in the hard work for everyone else?

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Anonymous OP 1d

I think they can celebrated in their own ways but not for a whole day. If they feel the need to be celebrated for fighting harder than there is an issue. You should fight for what you want to fight for it not for the recognition behind it.

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Anonymous #1 1d

It’s not just about the fight that happened it’s the fight that still happens now. For example women’s history month, black history month and pride month are about acknowledging this who fought and celebrating the small wins they currently have. Minority groups still fight to be seen as equal and having a month a week or even a day can show those who still struggle they aren’t alone in the world that currently works against them.

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Anonymous OP 1d

While yes they do fight for it. We should be fighting for it without the thought of getting celebrated for it. I am a mom and bi and I believe this. I still fight for the rights of everyone but I don’t celebrate pride month because it’s just who I am. There shouldn’t be a celebration. I have a kid I chose that I shouldn’t be celebrated for having one.

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Anonymous #1 1d

And you aren’t forced to, but to say gross when someone wishes a happy pride month just because you yourself don’t celebrate is disrespectful. People fought to to be celebrated but to be seen as people and we celebrate how far we’ve come. I a nonbinary queer person celebrate because I wasn’t excepted by my family and now I live a happy life with those who care about me the real me. Pride month isn’t gross it’s knowing that you aren’t alone in that fight and you can be who you are.

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Anonymous #1 1d

Well it’s not a celebration of you, specifically. Pride month isn’t a celebration of individuals, specifically, but of a movement and a community and being welcomed and loved. Yes, certainly it should be celebrated every day without companies haphazardly throwing up a flag or t-shirts or corporate logo change, but the reality is that it isn’t. it’s a reminder, like LGBTQ+ History Month wasn’t started by a teacher to celebrate himself but to remember those who could have been forgotten otherwise.

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Anonymous OP 1d

You don’t need a month to tell you that. Your self esteem should be higher than needing a month to tell you how far you have come. You should be able to do that on your own. Needing someone else to tell you that you are accepted shouldn’t be the case and you are in dire need of self reflection if someone else’s opinion is affecting how you see yourself. You can have nights out with friends who are also apart of the same community, there is no need for a month of it. It can be accepted all the

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Anonymous #1 1d

Time and not just during one month.

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Anonymous #1 1d

But the truth is it’s not excepted, not when kids are kicked to the streets not when conversion therapy is still legal , not when laws are constantly attacking minorities. Pride isn’t about my self worth it’s about showing those who are being bullied and discriminated and killed for being who they are and showing them that there are people who will fight for them until they are safe and until they can truly be who they are.

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Anonymous #1 1d

but the problem is that IT ISNT ACCEPTED NOR CELEBRATED all the time. these celebration months simply highlight what normally flies under the radar and gets forgotten. like i bet you are unaware of Fred Korematsu Day, for the man who fought the U.S. Government on behalf of the interned Japanese citizens for justice. An extremely important and very relevant story — and it’s forgotten without the national holiday to celebrate and honor him. It’s a reminder, and it’s an often forgotten “holiday”…

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Anonymous OP 1d

But people should be fighting outside of the month. A month is not going to stop anything. A month isn’t going to stop conversion therapy. Fighting for it to be stopped is what would but during pride month you don’t hear anyone fighting for it to stop, even outside of pride month you don’t hear about it. A month and a day don’t change anything. People are what cause change and everyone is worried about having a month and not fighting for the cause.

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Anonymous #1 1d

I think you are believing that Pride month is just about soaking up the attention and being forced to celebrate LGBTQ people individually even if you don’t like them… when in reality it’s an outward expression. Those who celebrate pride ARE self-accepting, especially those who celebrate hard with extroverted parades and makeup and festivals. Some of us just add a little more to our schedules, our outfits or accessories, our movie or book selections, and more.

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Anonymous #1 1d

What do you mean people are “worried about having a month” … the entire thing is just about appreciation, love, acceptance, unity, visibility, and respect. Without that month and that time for visibility in this country, fighting for it is going to be infinitely harder. Do you recall life before you could be publicly LGBTQ+ and how hard the fight was? Too many people had assumed they’d never met a gay person before, Don’t Ask Don’t Tell, etc. Without that visibility, we get lost to history…

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