06/06/2026
Pride month. Due to the climate we’re in of course there’s all of the posts from bots and humans saying how there shouldn’t be a pride month. How it goes against “god.” That the month should be dedicated to something else. All of the nonsense. It gives me such an eye roll and also the thought of this narrative is exactly why it exists.
Pride month did not start with a q***r person throwing a dart at a calendar and claiming June. In 1969 - up to that point gay people being themselves, loving who they love and engaging sexually with those they’re actually attracted was illegal. In New York City there had been frequent police raids for “underground” q***r meet ups where gay people were beaten and arrested. On June 28th 1969, police did what they usually do but people had had enough. They fought back. They rioted and stood up for themselves, because being somewhere not hurting anyone else, being themselves literally in secret and not being able to be fully outward with it, they were being persecuted for a reason that was simply people being who they are. They said enough to not being safe.
Now each June we celebrate q***rness, embracing pride for ourselves or those around us that get to be themselves and love who they love. Obviously there’s still an issue in our world which is incomprehensible to me. But people still go out and celebrate their pride, the overcome that has happened, and reminding us of the growth we’ve had since.
There are multiple celebrations throughout our country that celebrate the growth, overcome and diversity of people, because for so long we had it so wrong. Opposing these is literally hopping on a train running backwards and is the reason we celebrate these things in the first place. It’s time we pause, take a breath and embrace the lessons we’ve already learned in our country’s history. It’s time we genuinely support diversity rather than using that as a buzz word. It’s time we learn from our very silly mistakes that have excluded people, persecuted people, or have made the land of the free just free to some.
Happy pride my q***r friends. You are so loved. I am proud of you and hope you are proud of you too.
