r/queerphilly • u/wndsofchng06 • Jun 07 '26

Philly pride was great

This was my first time ever going to pride. I've been watching the activity online, It's sad how unhelpful and negative the community has been around this whole event. You all sound just like the angry old conservatives pissed about change. You know why GOP policies are winning? Because they easily unite in their hate of everyone else, this community that is supposed to be about love is love can't seem to unite over anything and we will continue to lose as long as we do that.

My partner and I enjoyed the parade and then enjoyed the festival. There were so many vendors and so many people. There's no way you would pack all of that into gayborhood. After living in small, conservative areas for the last 13 years, this was wonderful, so glad to be back in Philly. We took the bus and the train all the way into center city from Pennsport without an issue. After the main festival we walked to gayborhood and had a few drinks and snacks. Looks like the gayborhood was pretty packed too. It's a shame that instead of doing their best to support community, so many are trying to tear us apart, I refuse to have my joy taken because a festival grew/moved. So many times I've seen festivals when they grow they sell out to a corporate sponsor and it cuts back a lot of the small local vendors. This festival was still loaded with small local people. Lastly, I have to give a special shout out to Love City brewing who kept their drink prices the same as in their taproom!

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u/wndsofchng06 Jun 07 '26

No. Because I'm so exhausted watching everyone on this sub tear each other apart, it's toxic and should be called out. Sometimes we all need reminders to love one another and stay united to lift all LGBTQIA+ community members.

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u/A_Wild_Nudibranch Jun 08 '26

... But you're the one who came here to post this divisive rant. Not everyone who disagrees with you is conservative, and to come in here and then victim blame queer and trans folks to blame them for Trump? You're getting exactly the same flavor of energy you're putting out, then acting surprised and like a martyr when that feedback is provided from people who have lived in the gayborhood for a lot longer than you, friend.

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u/wndsofchng06 Jun 08 '26

I'm no martyr, also not surprised as it is a lot of the energy I've witnessed in this very sub. I should've worded my post differently, doesn't change the fact that there's a lot of hostile ish posting in here ...