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While I do love rainbows 🌈 

There is more to pride than just rainbow flags and pins, and happy parades. 

It is great to celebrate. It is so great, as a gay person, to have seen the Stonewall 50 banners along the Historic Pride festival Route in Boston.  

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.thrillist.com/amphtml/events/boston/boston-gay-pride-parade-2019-route 

“Along the route will be Stonewall 50 banners commemorating historic locations (some still in existence, some not) where local activists fought for equality and inclusion.”

And just seeing these rainbows everywhere alone, creates a foundation for gay people like myself to feel safe to stand on, to feel supported, understood, heard, and welcome. 

I have a large amount of respect for support from local businesses, and gay rights activists groups and clubs in my community, local universities, and all over the world. 

And being a part of these groups, and their existence alone, makes a huge difference for someone, who might find it difficult to find a place to breathe in other parts of their life. 

Gay pride however, is even more so, than for gay people- for celebration, and for rainbows and parades- is more for people who are not gay. 

It is to spread awareness, and generate knowledge and understanding of our issues, our daily lives. To educate and inspire. And to demand justice and equality, and to remember those To which it wasn’t granted. To remember those who fought for us in the past, who we were so fortunate to have. To remember those we’ve lost, or who have been put through injustices and unfortunate circumstances, potentially life altering. Because of their sexuality. 

it is important than these injustices are recognized. It is important that, we are no longer stigmatized, by showing how we are just like everyone else. By correcting assumptions, and generating social awareness. 

To create a safer community for gay people, who live, work, and grow up in these communities everyday. Who have families here. 

And with that, I think it’s important not only, to show your pride or your support for pride- and wear your rainbows- but also- to talk about it, to learn about it, to participate in it, any way you can. 

And remember gay people are just normal people, and should be treated as such. 

Equality. : ) 

This is George Floyd's time, #holdyourprivilege. 

Turncoat said: 

This is George Floyd's time, #holdyourprivilege. 

Both issues are being talked about, it’s ok to talk about both. And the lgbt community this month is in no way trying to take away from his death and the BLM movement. We’re standing in solidarity out of respect for both issues This month and he will not be forgotten

Blanc said: 

Turncoat said: 

This is George Floyd's time, #holdyourprivilege. 

Both issues are being talked about, it’s ok to talk about both.

George Floyd wasn't LGBTQ, hold your privilege woman. 

And the lgbt community this month is in no way trying to take away from his death and the BLM movement. We’re standing in solidarity out of respect for both issues This month and he will not be forgotten

No, they're definitely trying to piggieback a cause that's much older and bigger than them. 

Do we have to have complete tunnel vision out of respect for the movement

i don’t know if that’s what was asked of us to do

of course the issue of racism is an even more serious issue than sexuality. I wasn’t intending to disrespect or take away from the issue. 

I thought it was ok to talk and care about both things

Talking about racism: 

I was lucky, because of years of corruption that exists, my family tree, my ancestors gained a

systematic economic upperhand across decades, and decades. 

that allowed me to be born into a position of opportunity, and freedom. 

I was lucky, because of the corruption that exists, that the societal flack that men, women, and children receive and hatred, abuse, injustice, even death- that results from racism- never has affected me, or my family. 

I was lucky, because of my privelage and what I was born entitled to- I grew up in a bubble, where racism only existed- in a quiet whisper, and a subtle undertone. 

and because it never jumped out at us and screamed- it wasn’t as scary. As George Floyd’s death, and the deaths of many others. 

And I grew up unaware, of the pain and suffering that eminated through out many lives of today- as a result of this same, racism, that I only knew of in bite sized, less threatening pieces. 

But I can take my experience to talk about and educate what I think should be improved upon, and what I can do to change my mind, my actions, my words- and to hopefully inspire change, in others like myself. 

That quiet, subtle, racism is just as dangerous- and is part of the problem, that contributed to the kind that results in tragic, unjust, fatalities- in our country, and around the planet.

Our fellow human beings need to be treated as human beings. And those who desire to be recognized, and heard, a certain way, reserve the right to be treated the way they deserve to be. just as you would desire to be treated. 

and no one- is ever in the wrong for demanding that. And we should continually stand with those who do- in their demand for this, and continue to remember. Because every single small action we take does make a difference.