What’s more, they’ve named Brad Pitt as their “mascot,” saying that “he is a hero to straight men all around the world.” They have also demanded “the same parade route as the Boston Pride Parade the same accommodations given for the LGBTQ+ parade.” This includes street closures and permission to have parade floats. “We will fight for the right of straights everywhere to express pride in themselves without fear of judgement and hate.” ![]() “Straight people are an oppressed majority,” their website claims. Organisers want to use the same route that Boston Pride follows, and have even named their “mascot” for the event. We’re barely five days into Pride Month and already pockets of right-wing bigots are calling for their own ‘Straight Pride,’ completely missing or disregarding the actual reason LGBTQ Pride parades are held in the first place.Ī group of activists in Boston, Massachusetts – consisting of Mark Sahady of right-wing group Resist Marxism, and pro-Trump supporters John Hugo and Chris Bartley – have applied for a permit to hold the city’s first ‘Straight Pride’ parade at the end of August.
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