Pride Month begins in Florida

by philg

I hope that everyone has taken down his/her/zir/their International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia (May 17) decorations because today is the official start of Pride Month.

Here’s what Pride Month looks like in our neighborhood…

If he wants to fit in at Penn, Ellis will need to pack his keffiyeh,. “from the river to the sea” sweatshirt, and “total liberation” sign (Inquirer):

Let’s hope that Penn’s intifadistas don’t hold Ellis’s Palm Beach County heritage against him: “Palm Beach County, Florida, becomes world’s biggest Israel bond investor” (Bond Buyer, April 29, 2024).

Separately, here’s what I think is a gumbo limbo tree near an entrance to our neighborhood, surrounded by Royal Palms:

I am proud to pay HOA fees that maintain these trees.

Pride in DC:

What example do the LGBTQI+ set? And why should someone who doesn’t identify as LGBTQI+ take pride in the achievements of the LGBTQI+? Unless Joe Biden identifies as trans or gay, for example, why is he entitled to take pride in Audrey Hale’s attack on a Christian school in Nashville? I don’t identify as a 17th century LGBTQI+ Englishman. Can I “take pride” in the achievements of Isaac Newton? He is featured as #1 in “LGBTQ+ scientists in history” (American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology). The same article describes Paul Erdős as “asexual” (part of the “+”?). Can a person who doesn’t identify as an asexual Hungarian Jew take pride in Erdős’s achievements? (Maybe Erdős himself was a hater and/or hadn’t heard the Good News about Rainbow Flagism; Wikipedia says “To be considered a hack was to be a ‘Newton’ [in Erdős’s parlance]”)

Why is the celebration limited to those who “fought bravely”? What about someone who grew up within walking distance of one of the “best gay saunas in Miami” and went to the bathhouse every night to mingle with the LGBTQI+, never having had to “fight” or even get into an Uber? Why wouldn’t we celebrate him/her/zir/them?

8 thoughts on “Pride Month begins in Florida”

  1. Only the lesbian gootubers are still watchable. The straight ones are now all over 30 & always showing off a bald fat rich executive.

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  3. Meanwhile, other countries, like China and India are lading spacecrafts on the far side of the moon. Not only that, almost all other developed countries are far ahead and exceeding at educating their kids in STEM vs the USA.

    To that end, I think Pride Months (they are year long events) is not complete without flying over to the USA from any country any person identifies as LGBTQI+

  4. What example do the LGBTQI+ set? None really.
    And why should someone who doesn’t identify as LGBTQI+ take pride in the achievements of the LGBTQI+? They should not.
    Unless Joe Biden identifies as trans or gay, for example, why is he entitled to take pride in Audrey Hale’s attack on a Christian school in Nashville? He’s not.
    Can I “take pride” in the achievements of Isaac Newton? Nope.
    Why is the celebration limited to those who “fought bravely”? It’s not!
    What about someone who grew up within walking distance of one of the “best gay saunas in Miami” and went to the bathhouse every night to mingle with the LGBTQI+, never having had to “fight” or even get into an Uber? Sounds like your type of guy!
    Why wouldn’t we celebrate him/her/zir/them? Because they are gay.

  5. Joe Biden can take pride because he is an ally. It’s like when we take pride that Israel, an ally, defends itself from Iranian attacks (though, it seems, Iran may also be an ally; which means more pride to go around.

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