Just participated in my first Pride Parade

And I had a blast. It was fun being with so many cool people. Saw some people walking with a communist Trans flag with a hamsic. Everyone was really loving toward eachother. Got a few cat calls from groups of bears lol.

Anyway, felt good that I was able to do this, just wanted to share 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

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DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml · 43 pts · 3y (8 replies)

But I was weirded out by companies being in the Pride. I saw a group of people from the company Chemours, who are actively poisoning the water in Belgium and The Netherlands. Proper company queerwashing.

LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml · 19 pts · 3y (3 replies)

I was at one in Berlin that had a huge amount of Israeli Zionist propaganda.

DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml · 13 pts · 3y

Luckily none of that over here. Quite a few Palestina flags honestly.

CountryBreakfast@lemmygrad.ml · 0 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Did you go to tell people feeding queer people to dogs isn't an issue?

LarkinDePark@lemmygrad.ml · 1 pts · 3y

No, I told them it was an irrelevant distraction used to steer them away from contributing to any meaningful change at the root cause and instead towards a source of liberal smugness. An attempt to co-opt a something real and user it for nefarious ends.

(For people wondering, this guy is sore about people calling out culture war bullshit because a liberal podcast told him to be)

Idliketothinkimsmart@lemmygrad.ml · 17 pts · 3y

The FBI had a contingent in this year's pride where I am 🙃

SovereignState@lemmygrad.ml · 7 pts · 3y

Verizon was at the one I went to, lol. It felt like a big advertisement sometimes, but with hipster food trucks serving 13 dollar sandwiches.

It was ok. It was nice feeling somewhat safe, for a second. For one, Amerika has this little problem with having the most mass shootings on Earth. As soon as I stepped outside of the pride area I got called a "c@@@sucker" by a stranger.

Heheh. Heh. 😕

bennieandthez@lemmygrad.ml · 6 pts · 3y

Just like Bayer in my country rocking the queer flag on their headquarters.

Rasm635u@lemmygrad.ml · 2 pts · 3y

queerwashing

I think the correct term is "rainbowwashing"

sparky678348@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 3y (2 replies)

I'm going to one today in Eugene.

DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

I hope you'll have fun

sparky678348@lemm.ee · 5 pts · 3y

<3

cosmonautjem@lemmygrad.ml · 7 pts · 3y

🏳️‍⚧️❤️‍🔥

DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml · 7 pts · 3y

Imagine downvoting this btw lmao

Rasm635u@lemmygrad.ml · 2 pts · 3y

Tillykke kammerat!

Congratulations comrade!

bloubz@lemmygrad.ml · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Same! In Antwerp

Could not really follow the parade but it was good to be there

DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

No way, that's the one I was in lol. You probably saw me

bloubz@lemmygrad.ml · 0 pts · 3y

Probably! We should ask for other comrades going to events and possibly meet

TokenBoomer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

👍

Aru@lemmygrad.ml · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Was there boys kissing there?

DankZedong@lemmygrad.ml · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Oh there where quite a few boys kissing there. And girls. And others. :)

Aru@lemmygrad.ml · 1 pts · 3y

Thas so cool