Pride is weird.

I'm bisexual. I'm not proud of that. There's pretty much nothing to be proud about. I didn't choose to be bisexual, I just am. And yeah, there's nothing wrong with that, but it's not some kind of achievement either. I find it intensely weird to celebrate pride in something I have absolutely no control over.

Having said that, if it makes people happy to be proud of their sexuality and gender identity, then good for them. I support them and I hope they have a great time during pride month. Personally though, I'll be spending it just like any other month, enjoying a fairly quiet life with my girlfriend.

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SW-User

There’s nothing weird in being proud who you are.

Pride events help support many people in the community and are a good thing whether certain folk like them or not. There’s a choice as whether to attend or not but either way it creates further awareness that no-one is alone and there are others that are like them.

RoboChloe · 26-30, F

@SW-User I think there is. Pride is about being happy with what you've achieved, not with what you were given at the start and couldn't get rid of if you wanted to.

I agree that pride events are [i]generally[/i] good, and helpful. But then when it comes to awareness, I feel a bit uneasy. You have to be careful with how you raise awareness because someone just being [i]aware[/i] of lgbt+ people does not mean that they are supportive. And if there's one negative thing you can say about pride events it's that they're rarely careful.