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19 Reasons Why Gay People Don't Support Pride Parades
Every year, cities around the world band together to celebrate the LGBTQ community with gatherings knows as pride parades. LGBTQ community members as well as allies dawn costumes, march through main drags, and ride on elaborate floats in celebration of these communities. Though pride parades' main purpose is to spread awareness and commemorate the rights the LGBTQ community has gained despite years of oppression, there are many people who are opposed to the parades themselves. Many of these oppositional people are gay people themselves.

Not all of the LGBTQ community supports pride parades

1
I'm gay and happy with who I am! But I absolutely hate pride!

From:
Okemos, Michigan, US

2
As a fellow LGBT member, I don't think the pride parades are necessary.

From:
Windsor, Colorado, US

3
Coming from a gay person I see why conservatives get mad at us, I think pride parades are obnoxious, we want equal rights just as straight couples, yet we need some special parade.

From:
Lincoln, Nebraska, US

Some see these events as non-events

4
I'm gay, but never saw the importance of pride parades or any social events as such. I just like to keep to myself.

From:
Sebring, Ohio, US

Crazy costumes don't always fly with everybody

5
I'm gay but I hate gay pride parades. I love how people are not ashamed anymore, but do they have to show it by parading around in colourful tutus, their underwear and bondage gear?!

From:
Somewhere

Certain people do not appreciate any sexualization at these events

6
I hate Pride Parades.

Not because of the gays.
But because of how they act like sex machines.

I'm gay btw.

From:
Somewhere

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