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I participated in a pride march in an MMO that I play. Never participated in a real life pride event though, maybe I should one day. I know very few people in the LGBTQ community so it feels weird to just go there.
I don't have a flag and I would not put up a flag where I live. There is quite a risk that people would complain, most people are really accepting but so far I have seen only 1 flag in the city where I live. The office where I work did put up a pride flag though, so that was nice.
I had essentially the exact same month. Also, the actual pride event for my area is in July (because that makes complete sense).
Same here, mine are in July as well and in the past that has usually felt like it extended Pride month for me. This year is different though. I can't believe I miss rainbow capitalism.
Glasgow?
Newcastle, although I would like to go to Glasgow Pride at some point. It's a nice place.
Ours is in October (Vegas), June is too hot.
Pride events in Canada for example are all summer. Toronto is the end of June, Vancouver is the first weekend in august, Montreal is the weekend after that, and Calgary is on Labour Day
This actually works out really nicely since you have the option to travel to multiple prides if you want
Where I am it’s mid-August! Guess they give people plenty of time to go to the bigger ones elsewhere haha. Although it’s actually surprisingly pretty good here so who knows.
Ours got moved to October a few years back because of Covid, and it’s stayed there since it’s too hot here to do anything outside in June.
I proposed to my long-term partner, and they said yes! Very excited to be gay and married together ♥️
I disclosed being trans to more neighbors and relatives, but stayed at home for all pride events. I don't feel safe...
big hugs
This was the first year I carried pepper spray, but I still went, and I still carried a flag
My town's Pride isn't too exciting, and I hate how many things about it are paywalled, but I always make it a point to show up and have conversations with people
Came out as a trans enby to the people closest to me. Feel lucky too, because they were all accepting and encouraging. Dysphoria sucks ass though. Most I could do locally so far was to get a referral from my GP to a specialist. The waiting to get on HRT is hard to cope with. Afraid to DIY because of potential health complications.
Sorry that you had a bad month. Hang in there.
Mine was pretty good. I'm not a very social or celebratory person so I didn't hang out in the parade or anything. But I did help out my community by organizing a sober space and providing armed security.
Glad you were OK. I'm just not sure how I'm meant to keep going, is it OK if I open up?
Sure, you are also free to send me a message if you'd like.
Basically I'm just really worried about my bf. On June third I got these 3 texts from him
"I almost got robbed or kidnapped idk sorry" "I'm not feeling well" "I don't want to do this anymore"
I replied immediately but from there I just got radio silence. He's the only person I cared about. Considering the fact that he is quite depressed I'm scared he might have commuted suicide. He was the only person I gave a shit about.
Up until June 23 I was near constantly in tears and now, even tho I had a few good days I just feel sad and empty now. Only thing that kept me going was the hope he would come back now I'm not so sure.
I've been through a lot leading up to me meeting him and while being in contact. I miss him. He is everything to me
Do you have anyone to contact if you're concerned about their safety?
I understand how scary and isolating that must feel. I hope you get some resolution and a path forward soon.
No, its long distance and I don't know anyone else in his life. His parents are very abusive and them finding out would cause more harm. The best case scenario is that he's in a mental hospital or just got bored of me
I see. If you know their full name and location you might be able to do some research. But like you say, they might also not be able to communicate or they might not want to be communicated with right now. Sorry things are so unclear. I've been in a similar situation in the past and remember it being really difficult.
My friends have known I'm bi for a long while now ... but this month I also came out as genderqueer and updated my HR portal to they/them (brain flowing between he, they and she at times is really confusing to both me and my partner) ...
Been exploring the fem side and attended my first Pride event.
Went into the office with pretty shoes I picked up and a lovely scrunchie and hairband.
Also completely crashed with feeling overwhelmed by it all and starting making steps talking to the doc about it....
So yeah... a pretty rollercoaster of a month.
Well enough, I suppose. I didn't really do anything different, though. I don't attend any pride events because they're absolute hell for someone with ASD.
It's always a quiet month for me, as I'm not in a hospitable area for the community. But it's wonderful to see the photos and videos of people coming together anyway around the world, despite the scary times we're in right now. I think times like these are when we need pride celebrations the most.
Sorry to hear, I feel you where I'm at is not too great either. Fuck religion
it's definitely a rough time to be in a red state or other conservative area of the world. I'm sorry you've been struggling so much too.
Didn't really manage to celebrate, but had a good month anyway. Managed to socialise with people I care about and made good progress on my garden! Oh I did use ace dice in my D&D game :D
I'm disconnected from the local LGBT community. So, just like all other months.
Same. Too gay to be straight, too straight to be good for anybody's reputation around here.
Been OK. Used to go on marches but my partner's recent operation has reduced that quite a bit. We used to go every year here in London (and sometimes Brighton). We saw Pride in Canada a few years ago... it was odd to us seeing our hotel celebrating it.
I still remember my first gay pride march in the mid '80s when it was political in the UK, and we marched outside No 10 Downing St and yelled "Gay Rights!" back then.
No different from any other month. Work. A little tinkering. Only real difference was having to go on travel for work for a week.
This was the first year of me experiencing pride month in germany , paying attention to it while also being aware of being trans, even if thats new for me. It's been kinda depressing, between finishing up my bachelors Degree work, no local events and constant bad news internationally about anti trans propaganda working very scarily well, and the german alt-right party winning their first election with a majority vote, its been really depressing honestly...
I also intended to go out and buy some really campy rainbow capitalism merch as like a joke with my GF but sadly even here the pink washing has been toned down by a lot... no campy shirts in sight, just very safe rainbow tote bags or similar things