Talk:Ilia Amitola/@comment-28171999-20190726144956/@comment-4010415-20190731025309

They're not treating it like it's special, though. It's more along the lines of... well... what LGBT people used to say: "We're here, we're queer, get used to it." LGBT Pride isn't "We're proud to be LGBT because we're sooo special", it's "Those of you who discriminate against us can't make us hate ourselves and hide in the shadows. We're right here, and despite hate and discrimination, we're proud to be who we are."

Once they


 * Have equal rights


 * Are legally protected from being evicted, fired, or mistreated by medical personnel just for being LGBT


 * No longer being beaten and/or murdered just for being LGBT

then they won't need Pride Month or Pride parades. Pride is about telling the world that that stuff won't keep them down.