They were protests until we let giant corporate sponsors take over, suddenly they were entertainment events with huge budgets to get the best performers. A circus. We shouldn’t need to fly in Gloria Estefan to flood the streets with our people for a day.
As has been pointed out a few times this year, pride parades have always been protests. Fuck the system, and fuck the haters.
They were protests until we let giant corporate sponsors take over, suddenly they were entertainment events with huge budgets to get the best performers. A circus. We shouldn’t need to fly in Gloria Estefan to flood the streets with our people for a day.