#just. the security guards banning ppls shit - after waiting in a VERY long line - was so shitty

[criminal-sen]

Alright, corporations at Pride has reallllly gotten out of hand. The parade was 99.9% banks, campaigning politicians and various other businesses that do absolutely nothing for queer rights. Ah yes, National Grid and National Fuel, they'll cut anyone's utilities regardless of their identity, how woke of them🤦‍♂️ There were still some very cool, non corporate floats in the mix, but it seriously felt like 0.1% of the total parade

The event afterward was bad. It was POURING rain and quite cold, but they fucking confiscated everyone's umbrellas at the gate, plus backpacks, and outside food and/or drink. I luckily had a raincoat I could wear, but I forgot to get my umbrella back... and my friend's backpack they had to leave at gate got stashed Outside of the tent and just got fucking soaked the whole time:/ I'm assuming the umbrella thing was so we'd have to buy some overpriced Gay Umbrella inside, but I literally didn't see a stand selling them

Uhhhh the event had some cool stuff - the tent with drag performers was there again, for one - but it was hard to enjoy anything when we were FREEZING OUR ASSES OFF WITHOUT AN UMBRELLA IN THE POURING RAIN!!! Like I'm... ugh I'm just still really pissed about it

Anyway, I'll probably go to the parade again next year just to see all the queer folks gathered, but am definitely saying Fuck It to the event. I've heard of cities having an 'anti Pride' which is a more raucous, cop and corporation-free parade, and yah... I get it:/