#pride events

[gender-sexuality-happiness-rage]

#lgbt pride month #make pride accesible #disabled #actullyautistic #trans ally #happy pride 🌈 #pride month #pride events

[nerdykeppie]

If we brought our new skater skirts with pockets and button-ups to Pride, would you buy them?

To be clear: we would not be able to let people try things on (y'all are always sweaty and covered in makeup, which is lovely, but also gross for the next person) but could bring tape measures to help with sizing.

Please put your size in tags & reblog to help this break containment! We have a few days to order in time for Pride Northwest.

Some pictures if you're not familiar! Evie is wearing the Carina Nebula skirt in ace. 💗

(I'm sorry, I don't remember the Tumblrs of these excellent humans, please tag yourselves!)

#nerdykeppie #lgbtq #queer pride #trans pride #pride events #poll #tumblr polls

[pplatonic]

Baby's First Pride

I'm 16 and a half years old. I came out to my parents inspired by a story at my school's GSA - just walk up the stairs and call it out. I was terrified, but they were accepting, and I learnt that my brother has trans friends and that Mom even experimented with girls when she was a teen. It's 5:10 PM, so it's probably time to go to the pride event Mom has been talking about all week. She said her boss told her about it, and that it's all ages. I get dressed in my Hatsune Miku cosplay, drape my Aromantic pride flag around my shoulders, and tie the ends in a reef knot around my neck to wear it as a cape.

I go downstairs, putting my Miku wallet in my bag, and take a short video of me twirling around to send it to my friends captioned 'ARO MIKU IS GOING TO PRIDE.' When I get outside, my parents and Mom's friend coo at my outfit, saying I look nice. They say goodbye to Mom's friend and they get ready, and they stop at Walmart to buy 'pride gear' to try and match my look. They get me pins, because they know I love pins.

I listen to my playlist of Magical Mirai albums as Dad drives us to the pride event. He does an illegal U-turn, and I tell him cops aren't allowed at pride, so we're okay. We park.

When we get there, the first thing we notice is all the food trucks. We ate before we came here, because they didn't think there'd be food. The first thing we do is Mom and Dad get alcoholic canned drinks, and they later buy me a cold vanilla latte at a different booth. We start walking around.

Mom's more interested in the concert being held by a queer artist who's name I didn't catch, and she jokes about us going to mosh there. I tell her it's dangerous and that I'm wearing my binder right now, and my dad comments that he didn't even notice.

While we're standing and waiting around, Dad perplexedly exclaims that there's a bar. I tell him as a joke that of course there's a bar, this is pride. He doesn't get it, so I explain the history of gay bars and the Mafia and all of that, and tell him the original pride parade was a protest where parking meters were uprooted and bricks were thrown at cops.

We start walking around to the several booths of queer creatives selling their art, and my eyes are battling between scouting for pins and looking at all the kinds of people here. It's truly all ages, from seniors to toddlers. I see as many visibly disabled and plus-size people as I do visibly abled and skinny people. When we first started walking in to the event, we saw a person in a cutesy lolita-styled outfit with cat ears and tail in the trans colours, in front of someone embracing their trans flag.

As I look around, I see various flags: bi, pan, lesbian, trans, nonbinary, genderfluid. On a couple people's shirts I see the ace flag. But as far as I'm aware, I'm the only person here in this entire crowd wearing the Aromantic flag. It's bittersweet, to be the sole representation of your people.

I see people in all styles of clothing as well: goth, punk, alternative, grunge, trendy, cute, casual, retro. I see some people standing out in absolutely fabulous outfits with sequins everywhere. I see a dog in a gay-coloured tutu, and a person with pride-coloured butterfly wings on their arms. Half the people here have dyed hair of some kind.

We sit down and take a break. It's near the mini waterpark nearby, which makes it fresh and cool-feeling and perfect for a break. A child with endless joys in their heart ends up spraying us with water, and we get a move on. I go around to multiple booths and buy an assortment of pins, one that says "I'M SO GAY I CAN'T EVEN THINK STRAIGHT" and one with a fuzzy Aro-coloured animal on it.

When we sit for a final break, I find two dirty books on the ground as Mom hands me a progress flag pin she found. I pick up the books. One is a 'queer history tour' of Edmonton brochure that has multiple locations of down-town and their associated queer histories. The other book is a mental wellness book targeted mainly at Indigenous folk, but I decide to take it any way since a lot of it advice applies to everyone. I show my Mom the page on ableist language, that talks about replacing words like 'crazy,' 'insane,' and 'psycho' with words like 'wild,' 'bananas,' and 'ridiculous.'

When we start walking back to the car, we see a group of four dressed ridiculously. One of them has massive, bouncing balloon tits, and they stand out the most. I'm afraid of what my parent's reaction will be, and this is what I told them to be nice about before we came, because pride was and still is a protest. They laugh and move on. I'm a little surprised that they're so cool with it.

We stop by the truck at the very start of the walk as Mom comments on it. It's a kink gear store. I stare in awe at the bear pride flag and leather puppy pride flag, telling my family about them. I have to ask one of them to confirm it's the leather puppy flag because I'm not wholly sure, and the people running the truck smile as they teach me about it.

We drive home, and as we walk back to the house, I think about Mom and Dad's reaction to the person with the balloon tits. I think about how they laughed kindly at one of the biggest displays of societal norm defiance I've ever seen. And then I think about the openly disabled people I saw with their pretty canes and wheelchairs, I think about the punks with fishnets and leather jackets and high boots, I think about the emo kandi kids with their black-and-rainbow stockings and vibrant kandi cuffs, I think about the booth run by African black people that stood for trans black liberation, I think about the truck run by kinksters decorated with historical flags, I think about the two feminine-presenting people I saw kissing and the transmasculine gay couple I saw holding hands.

I think about all of us, the societal outcasts that we are, proudly displaying what outcasted us in the first place, without a single person yelling that we're faggots, or trannies, or cripples, or fatasses, or freaks.

And for the first time in a long time, in all my childhood where I was ostracized from the girls for being too tomboyish from the boys for being born a girl, so badly until I started ostracizing myself, I know that I'm safe and welcome, somewhere in the world.

#pride #queer #trans #transgender #gay #pride events #queer writing #creative writing #queer community #queer pride #lgbtq #lgbtqia #f slur #t slur #c slur

[neuroticboyfriend]

i'm really sorry. i understand how you feel—i haven't gone to any pride events since before the pandemic and i probably won't get to until... i don't know. until something changes and it's somehow safe for my chronically ill family and i to go. i don't know when that'll be, if it ever actually happens. i'm a housewife and the loneliness as the world moves on without us, dismissing our pain & the real possibility of our deaths, is heartbreaking.

it is not your fault. i'm sorry your community isn't valuing you.

:( im sorry yours isnt either. im sorry for all of us. i think it hurts even more than even other disabled and chronically ill people are throwing away the mask and making us out to be overdramatic. like. why wont anyone listen to us?

=/ i dont think ima forget when the lgbt center dropped the mask mandate, when i was an intern. i blurted out trying not to cry in front of all my coworkers that me and my dad are immunocompromised and i didnt feel safe completing my internship... and someone i really looked up to told me they were following cdc guidelines etc. etc. i completed my internship despite it, but it hurt a lot.

idk when im gonna be able to go to big pride events either. i cant even say "oh ill go next year" bc i doubt anything will have changed. =/

#asks #anon #pride #pride month #pride events #covid #vent #wear your mask #covid conscious #immunocompromised

[commiepinkofag]

IDAHOBIT+

International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia ‘Together Always: United In Diversity’ May 17, 2023

#may 17 #idahobit #international day against homophobia transphobia & biphobia #not to be confused with the us state of idaho #pride events #pride #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbqti #trans #queer #intersex #gender diversity #celebration #drag shows #protest #activism #acronym fun #2023 #queer community

[pom-seedss]

Shout out to the little old ladies who weren’t queer but went to a Pride painting event decked out in their most colourful gear. ‘This is the most colourful dress I own.’ like, you’re breaking my heart here grandma (in the best way).

One of them had even bought pride flag earrings to wear.

I know you came mostly because you love painting ceramics, but your spirit was absolutely wonderful.

I loved talking about everything from Pride flag history to community theater to complaining about light pollution. I love each and every one of you more than you can realize.

And thank you for complimenting me profusely for.... painting coloured lines on a shark. I don’t know what was so impressive about my painting, but thank you I got a kick out of it.

Ah. The allies are okay folks...the allies are okay.

#pride events #good vibes #happy pride

[wreckitremy]

As much as I usually agree with the point of the posts that have a certain kind of phrase in it, I'm getting tired of these phrases in general and I've finally pinpointed why.

These phrases are usually something like "irl communities don't care about your discourse" or "only people who've never interacted with the community in real life, would be so concerned about this"

These are usually said in response to exclusionists, as a flippant dismissal of their hatred. Now flippant dismissal has its place, but not in the essays these phrases are in. It's usually mixed in with explanations of history of the community, and personal anecdotes about time spent in irl communities.

Up until last month, I hadn't really gone to any places for the community. There isn't much in Kansas. So I didn't feel I had the right to speak up about this phrase. But then we had our first state pride event last month.

Now, I was prepared for it to be underwhelming bc I was already somewhat aware of how pride seems to be romanticized (as social events usually are) and, as previously mentioned, it's Kansas. But that didn't mean some things didn't sting. And they have me thinking on these phrases that keep cropping up.

These phrases, while said by people against exclusionists, imply a lot of things, that don't necessarily help.

They imply that irl communities are inherently better

Irl communities are going to be varied. Just bc irl communities in L.A. are really great, doesn't mean that the ones in rural red states are going to be great. And even the best ones, are going to be white skinny cis gay centered.

I don't think we had more than 100 people show up to our pride event, most of them only showed up half way through, and I got misgendered 4 times. I didn't even bring out the super difficult pronouns, just they/them.

They imply that only interacting with the community online is inherently toxic

A lot of people still believe that trolls don't act that way in real life, despite studies showing that they do act that way offline. They just do it behind closed doors, or to people in customer service.

Not to mention, online communities are the only way a lot of ppl have to interact with the community, be it bc of rural problems, disability, or safety reasons.

If it weren't for online communities, I would have probably never even heard of any of my identities. I didn't fall for exclusionist rhetoric, bc my identities are their targets.

Those who aren't a target, avoid falling for it bc they haven't been exposed to it, or they personally know someone who is a target, not bc they've been to a bar has a pride flag hanging somewhere on the premises.

They imply that not caring is the same as acceptance

Our community has a real problem with acting like coming out is a big one time event where you either get kicked out/beaten up, or you get glowing acceptance out the wazoo.

But the reality is that you have to decide to "come out" every time you interact with anyone, and a lot of that is just quiet indifference or the silent treatment. Getting treated like a toddler throwing a temper tantrum, just for not hiding your queerness, isn't acceptance.

I call this being in the glass closet, bc I never hide any of my queerness, but the assumptions that come from non queer people, are still the ones associated with being in the closet.

Now a lot of the reason non queer people never treat me with obvious queerphobia, is bc my identities aren't one of the basic ones that even non queer people have heard of. My oldest one is my ace identity, which brings me to my final point.

It mirrors exclusionist rhetoric

Now if you"re thinking that 'too many people are crying terf/exclusionist rhetoric these days' you've already swallowed more of it than I'm willing to get into today.

One of the most popular phrases that exclusionists still throw at aces, is "nobody cares what you do in the bedroom"

It was said to shut aces up, bc by pretending that aces aren't oppressed, they could justify not making space for them in the community. And if any aces tried to call this out, it was met with something like "oh I don't hate you, I just don't care".

These phrases get plastered onto ace PSAs, trying to keep aces from speaking up, making space for themselves in the community, and educating others on what support the ace community needs. And then these people have the audacity to say they are neutral on ace discourse, bc they don't hate ace people, they just think they aren't a real identity.

They apply this across the board to any identity they feel is unworthy to be considered part of the club.

So when I see claims that irl communities don't care about the infighting, all I see is that they will choose neutrality and side with the oppressor.

Not caring enough to hate, is not acceptance.

#aphobia discussion #exclu mention #terf mention #asexual #ace #microlabels #queer pride #aphobia #pride events #lgbt+ #queer #pansexual #panphobia #not gay as in happy but queer as in fuck you #october 2022

[andytheaspec]

I'm begging y'all to go to pride events in person

no one actually gives a shit which flags you use or whether or not you use microlabels or if you reclaim slurs no one at pride events argues about kink at pride if you don't like it you can look away no one will exclude you from a community formed to protect you

We are here because we protect each other and we continue to protect each other I once ditched my dad at pride and went to a booth with trans people who helped me pick out something that wouldn't out me and if you get lost odds are pretty much everyone will help you and protect you because that's just what we've been doing to survive

I understand that many people are on the internet because it's safer than in person physically but mentally this place offers no protection other than the block button and making friends at pride will ultimately prove to be much safer than online

get off the internet and go compliment a queer person in real life for the love of your mental health please

#andys tangents #trans #aromantic #pride #june #pride events #june celebration #pride celebration #rainbow pride #lgbt #queer #queer pride #lgbtq #lgbt history #lgbt positivity #lgbt pride #lgbt representation #lgbt memes #lgbtpride #lgbtq community #lgbtq positivity #lgbtq pride #lgbtqa #lgbtqia #lgbtqplus #lgbtpeople #lgbtlove #lgbt rights #lgbtedit

[mochatheangelkiller]

Went to my local pride event and this year they had so much more disability pride merch compared to last year! It wasnt entirely that much but I'm glad disability pride is finally kicking off

#disability pride #pride events #atlas rambles

[eternally-tired-cryptid]

There's a pride festival near me tomorrow and everyone I'd wanna go w is busy but low-key tempted to go by myself and like. Be able to make friends and have fun. But also crowds specifically tend to spike my anxiety and sensory issues. Idk.

#jasper rambles #pride events

[bookwermthings]

I'm at a pride event and so far it's fun!!

There's three speakers and afterward there will be a march and a concert.

Luckily there's only one heckler at the event right now

He's going on about Christianity and sins and Adam and Eve and us being sick

Yelling about science

And "what's wrong with being straight and white?"

I am ignoring him

#tw homophobia #cw homophobia #homophobia #homophobia at pride #pride events #pride #transgender #trans #gay #queer

[nerdykeppie]

If you're looking for us at shows this summer, you'll be looking for our new signs!

So far, we're scheduled for the following events:

Seattle's Pride in the Park, June 1st

Tualtin Pride Stride, June 22nd

Seattle Pride, June 29 (Capitol Hill) & 30 (Seattle Center)

Pride Northwest's Portland Pride, July 20-21

And we are tentatively scheduled for:

Rose City Comic Con, September 6-8

Salem Pride in the Park, September 21

Got an event you'd like to see us at? We're still looking for events to fill out our summer - if you're in the Pacific Northwest (or maybe California? Depending?) let us know about your favorite convention or Pride event. :D

#nerdykeppie #lgbtq #queer pride #trans pride #update #lgbt #news #pride events #our schedule

[hellyeahscarleteen]

Today is the first day of Scarleteen Digital Pride! We're stoked! We love this whole month, but we're extra extra in June. Whether you don't *want* to do an in-person Pride, or you can't, we've got some fantastic stuff to span the weekend. Some come join us as we celebrate queer pasts, presents, and futures!

#pride #pride events #queer #lgbtqa #scarleteen digital pride #scarleteen pride

[llovephotography]

Durham Pride event.

#Durham Pride #pride month #pride events

[burgi-burgit]

Hey! I'm an animator for ❤️💛💚💙LoL Pride Chibis💙💚💛❤️2024!

#league of legends #lol #pride #lolpridechibi #pride events

[commiepinkofag]

#politics #pride march #pride events #pride month #fascists #fascism #anti trans legislation #anti drag laws #anti drag #anti-drag legislation #pride cancellation #homophobia #transphobia #florida #desantis #2023 #🌈 #🦄 #🏳️‍🌈 #🏳️‍⚧️ #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbqti #queer #oppression