#now i am not palestinian so if i’ve overstepped tell me and i will take this down

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Celebrating Pride in a Time of Genocide

it’s finally pride month of 2024 in the US!! but there is a lot of things going on in the world right now so i wanted to say some things because i think they should be said 🤷‍♂️

heartbreaking things are happening in the world right now. genocides our government is funding are happening in Palestine, Sudan, and Congo. and we need to keep talking and thinking about these people. they deserve to live and what is happening is disgusting.

but recently, i’ve noticed a trend (at least in my circles) of queer people feeling ashamed or guilty about celebrating pride in the midst of these horrific events. and that is a completely valid feeling, if you pause celebrations in honor of those suffering that is so beautiful and you keep doing that. but also don’t feel bad if you continue to celebrate.

pride at its core isn’t a celebration in terms of “yippee all the bad stuff is over now, let’s get smashed in public!!” because all the bad stuff isn’t over, trans lives are being threatened more and more every day, homophobia still runs rampant, even within our own communities discriminatory actions are prevalent. but in a way that’s what pride is for. at its core pride is about hope for a better future, a future where we can be out and proud, every single one of us. it’s a month where we can pretend like we are all one big queer happy family.

but this years pride is going to and should look a little different. make room for the queer Palestinians that can’t celebrate anymore, make room for the lives they could have led if not cut short by greed and hatred. don’t stop talking about Palestine, Congo, or Sudan. but don’t stop celebrating queerness either. pride is about ending hatred, something that the entire world needs right now.

so go to protests in support of Palestine, and do so with your LGBTQ+ flag on your cheek and your favorite pair of rainbow socks. go to pride parades with a ‘free Palestine 🇵🇸’ shirt on and give some of the money you would’ve spent on some rainbow washed corporations pride merch to a family in need in Gaza.

and do it all with Pride!

Happy Pride Month!!