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vercetti2021

(10,403 posts)
Tue May 23, 2023, 10:41 PM May 2023

Will we even have pride in the future?

Given how companies are bending over backwards to a small religious minority with the loud mouths. Bills being passed to essentially ban LGBTQ events, drag, and act. Will pride month even be a thing anymore? People are scared of these troglodytes and its essentially forcing us back into a closet again. Or am I just overthinking this?

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Will we even have pride in the future? (Original Post) vercetti2021 May 2023 OP
One of my coworkers who is gay told me today his husband who lives in Florida is thinking of moving kimbutgar May 2023 #1
I live in Illinois and had been seriously planning moving to Florida ... Phil01 May 2023 #8
I don't think you are overreacting leftieNanner May 2023 #2
Things have definitely gone the way of the 80s/90s again MutantAndProud May 2023 #3
Too many have become complacent. Behind the Aegis May 2023 #4
No Duncanpup May 2023 #5
Pride started as a protest. icymist May 2023 #6
Damn right, sister! Behind the Aegis May 2023 #7
So long as there are stones to throw LostOne4Ever May 2023 #9

kimbutgar

(23,607 posts)
1. One of my coworkers who is gay told me today his husband who lives in Florida is thinking of moving
Tue May 23, 2023, 10:44 PM
May 2023

To California because he’s getting nervous living in Florida.

Phil01

(189 posts)
8. I live in Illinois and had been seriously planning moving to Florida ...
Wed May 24, 2023, 09:11 AM
May 2023

Full disclosure: Gay and retired. Key West looked good.

Those plans are on hold, probably permanently.

Just one data point.
My trouble is as nothing compared to those who live and work there.

leftieNanner

(15,742 posts)
2. I don't think you are overreacting
Tue May 23, 2023, 10:48 PM
May 2023

There's some toxic crap going on.

I hope we will be able to beat this back.

 

MutantAndProud

(855 posts)
3. Things have definitely gone the way of the 80s/90s again
Tue May 23, 2023, 11:01 PM
May 2023

But worse since they can track you with tech now

I plan to leave my state asap. Not sure for where though. Everywhere is expensive and my targeting has interrupted my college and my health

Behind the Aegis

(54,926 posts)
4. Too many have become complacent.
Tue May 23, 2023, 11:11 PM
May 2023

I see it, mostly with younger people, this attitude, that "it will blow over". I can kind of understand it. It is similar to the complacency among some women, again, mostly younger, in regard to Roe V. Wade. The upside, is it has lit a fire under a number of peoples' asses. The downside? I don't know how capable our communities and national/regional organizations are and if they are going to be able to handle it.

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