What's there to celebrate? Khakis? Nicholas Sparks? Being able to walk down the street holding hands with your partner without fear? What exactly would a straight pride parade look like? Well first off, it doesn't seem like it would be fun. Even 'woke bae' king of Twitter, Chris Evans, weighed in on organizers' 'i am feel uncomfortable when we are not about me?' moment.ġ5 awesome ways to celebrate #HeterosexualPrideDayĪnd then, of course, there came the memes. Of course, there were the nuanced takes on identity politics and privilege by public figures such as Chasten Buttigieg, AOC, and Smash Mouth. Immediately, Twitter began to clown the guys. Recently, three dudes in Boston wanted to prove how oppressed they really are as straight people by requesting a permit to host a 'Straight Pride Parade.' Some people insist on taking it a step further.
But every year during Pride month, like clockwork, there are always a few huffy clowns that come out of the woodwork to ask, 'What about me? Where's my parade?' It's like a kid at someone else's birthday party who cries when the birthday child opens gifts, but they don't get one too. Straight pride is neither real nor necessary. What's a pride parade without the rainbows, the public displays of LGBTQ love and community, and a history of resisting oppression spanning decades? A straight parade.
