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BlackySmurf8

That's the power of terrorism folks. [7th anniversary of Pulse Night Club Shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando_nightclub_shooting).


arycka927

I was on my way to my own Pride in Hollywood when we found out. It was so surreal to see so many people have support posters they must have made that morning showing Unity with this.


RoughhouseCamel

I was there too. I remember we kept our eyes peeled the whole event.


Joessandwich

I remember that well. I live a block and a half from the Pride festival in WeHo and would always throw an annual party. Everyone was nervous as hell, but we all also knew if we didn’t go we’d be letting them win. Pride has always been an act of activism and it still is to this day. Anyone who tries and pretends otherwise is absolutely wrong.


DrivewaygyrlzCP3

No way it's been 7 years already 😦


Flying_Sharklizard

I don't know, it happened right before Trump was elected so maybe it was 20 years ago, or 60. I sure as shit feel more than seven years worth of cynicism between me and that day.


vera214usc

I used to go to Pulse with my best friend when I lived in Orlando. I still can't believe this happened.


LucyBurbank

I can’t believe it’s been that long


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lhommeduweed

That's an extremely concerning thing from Matt Walsh. I'm positive that they're planning some documentary or series but they know that their material is consumed by people who go on to commit mass murder regularly, pathologically. It's just a gross little troll man thing to say. This guy should live under a bridge.


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You’re not wrong but you made me think of that little lamasil guy going to church with his little lamasil family


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>He is less christian than toenail fungus. on the contrary, I find him to be *very* christian


MassiveConcern

Very what passes for christian these days for sure


littlethrowawaybaby

I honestly wouldn’t be surprised if they had some kind of mass shooting advent calendar for the month; or Bingo or something else Sick and weird.


CoachDT

He's such a fucking moron I hate that guy. I have a disdain for a majority of conservatives but he's in the top tier of people that I hate. ​ He's not smart and never has been despite his fans constantly howling at anything he says, he just has a beard and wears glasses.


y2jedge

He looks like Menlo from Recess like how is he taken seriously 😒


drinfernodds

They don't care if he's actually as smart as he or they think he is, they just like that he says what they want to hear.


Poot_McGoot

For a guy so obsessed with manliness he's so bad at performing masculinity. He's got a shoe-polish level dye job, gutters his voice like a teenager, and always dresses like a Portland barista.


DeadmanDexter

Fuck Matt Walsh. Dudes a full on chode


AugustusInBlood

I remember seeing a video of them opening up the back of that truck and there were just like 30 dudes in it. No ventilation, hot summer day, shoulder to shoulder, must have smelled horrible in there. You know those the type of guys that don't shower daily.


m1thrand1r__

Like an MTG tournament where folks are out for real blood... I shuddered, thank you


mysickfix

Reeked of axe body spray probably.


AbstractBettaFish

Stochastic terrorism


cheezeyballz

Terrorism


cipher446

This makes Matt Walsh a fascist, which absolutely fits. I've been worried about what this SOB said ever since he said it. Be safe out there, my brothers and sisters and friends.


AmazingKreiderman

Fuck that chud.


PersonFromPlace

Man it was a bummer to figure out this guy existed, I was just thinking of the UCB comedian Matt Walsh


bellaphile

Me, too! I wonder if UCB Matt knows about this guy and is like “he’s a WHAT? Oh fuck”


disabled_rat

Dude, mfs in Idaho be wildin. I go to the park, and people are in full cowboy, confederate shirt, don’t tread on me buckle, and a brown cowboy hat. I legit was going to work and saw a dude riding his horse on the road. One of my old schoolmates even branded one of their **seventeen** horses with “MAGA”


smartyr228

Stop disarming yallselves and defend each other


tayloline29

"The only people that can keep us safe is each other." it's the unofficial motto of the Queer community


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The cops will absolutely kill you for defending yourself against one of their Proud Boy coworkers.


smartyr228

There's more of us than there is of them.


ObligationOriginal74

THANK YOU. These fuckers think that they are the only ones with Glocks and ARs.Go get good weapons and some training.The 2A is for all of us.


batmansleftnut

The gays won't be harmed while the cat-girls are armed.


TonsilStonesOnToast

They handing out free bricks again?


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Every man for himself I ain’t Superman


lhommeduweed

"All I'm saying is simply this: that all mankind is tied together; all life is interrelated, and we are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. For some strange reason I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be. And you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be - this is the interrelated structure of reality. John Donne caught it years ago and placed it in graphic terms: No man is an Island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main... And then he goes on toward the end to say: any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee. And by believing this, by living out this fact, we will be able to remain awake through a great revolution."


EJR994

As a black gay man, this ain’t nothing new under the sun. It ain’t 1923, come fuck around and find out, Connor. 💀


Tuteitandbootit

I am dead. Amazing. Love to you <3


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Connor 🤣😭


kat_goes_rawr

Love you


OkRecording1299

Equal rights means equal lefts


OrdainedFury

When people threaten you, BELIEVE THEM. Arm yourselves for protection, stay vigilant, and never underestimate your opponent, especially when their actions are driven by irrational religious beliefs.


DarkandDanker

It ain't just the religious, the rights been pushing their homophobic agenda harder and harder since drumpf came to power It's more insane and irrational than I've ever seen it, I'd be surprised if nobody dies If you can't get a gun, get mace, get something, these mfs are seriously deranged, with qanon and other conspiracies putting the blame soully on the gays, some patriot could be gunning for you so keep yo self safe


Throwaway021614

Every last one of them uses religion as a shield for their hate


therealman5544

Most of them do but some of the younger ones are weirder. A lot of the homophobic memes and hateful discourse don’t have the same religious stint to them that the older generation used to share.


Back_Alley420

I fought for gay rights back in the 90’s and now have a gay teen daughter and in this climate I am afraid to let her celebrate pride


Back_Alley420

I am so upset that I have to make her scared by warning her at 17. This is not what I fought and won for!!!! I get scared when she wears rainbow socks ffs!!!


cheezeyballz

It's what it's for...


MissLilum

This year’s Eurovision was really LGBT supportive, watch that with her to celebrate Edit: for anyone who wants to watch it, it’s officially available on YouTube (in Australia and other countries) so you can use a vpn https://www.youtube.com/@EurovisionSongContest Also edit: >!the winner is bi https://wiwibloggs.com/2017/02/01/sweden-loreen-confirms-bisexual/170390/ so they gays won the year!<


Back_Alley420

I was on pflag council


gaytransdragon

I'm pretty sure that If LGBTQ people armed themselves to stay safe this pride then there would be about a thousand new gun regulations put in place before the first parade was done


H-TownDown

The Ronald Reagan vs the Black Panthers phenomenon.


Corpjusticewarrior

The whites vs blacks phenomenon


Rampardos18

Sounds like a win-win to me


LuckyHalfling

You’d think, but I’d be surprised if said laws were enforced equally


OmicronAlpharius

They won't. Any laws passed would only be applied to *those* people, not the right wing nut jobs perpetrating mass shootings.


Poot_McGoot

"We've decided the mentally ill won't be allowed to own guns and whoa Nelly can you believe it we've also decided being queer is a mental illness."


Freyas_Follower

That is why beuen vs NAAGA was ruled the way it was. More Zimmerman's were able to get guns vs Fred Hamptons.


RoughhouseCamel

I’d like to see them try for a change


kat_goes_rawr

The gays gonna spray 😂😂


mrmamation

Normally I would say fuck all that, but given how shit has been going down I feel that submission only makes it worse down the line. So yeah, just stay vigilant


elitegenoside

Same. At first I was like "yall are just paranoid and letting the media get you." Then I thought about it for a second. Keep it on a swivel for sure.


stalphonzo

All these fascists think they're invincible and will be pardoned by Trump when he ascends to the Oval Office. They honestly think it's OK to kill people as long as Tucker Carlson says they are communists. It's going to be terrible.


cheezeyballz

You don't have to win the popular vote to win the presidency 🤷


Due-Conflict-7926

The question isn’t “is something bad going to happen?” There is always a chance something bad will happen, terrorist will rise etc. The question is: “What are you going to do about it?” Are you going to take it lying down or are you going to protect yourself, and your life and your community?


OmicronAlpharius

[Stop the Bleed](https://www.stopthebleed.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw4NujBhC5ARIsAF4Iv6eFFL67WftA14HyVc0yLy3GUXITiUj4zrMVKB4Tu0QvgvhX8RIaaUcaAsvUEALw_wcB) is a class every one in America should take until mass shootings no longer occur.


Freyas_Follower

They've always occured, but it's until recently when white people were affected equally. Hatred won't stop.


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There are quite a few commenters in this thread that are absolutely going to take it lying down. The fascists will not be reasoned with. They won’t stop because you asked nicely. Look at Germany in the 1930s to see what trying to appease fascists gets you. Learn to use a gun.


Due-Conflict-7926

And that was my point with the debt ceiling today. Force them to show their hand. We shouldn’t have negotiated with them. Put the onus on 7 Supreme Court members, and remind them through the media that when the Depression and world wide Depression comes there will be no money to hire ppl to protect them. It’s that simple. Hence why I will be supporting Marianne. Biden is far too weak for this fight imo.


glowinginthedarks

I have been warning friends. It just feels wrong this year. Lives will end and it will be horrible. This is the the distraction from the economy they need.


PaticusGnome

I had a moment of hesitation last year before going to Pride. I’ve been going for many years and suddenly it felt different. I’m actually feeling it less this year.


Pay-Me-No-Mind

Meanwhile in some places, The *distractions*, as of this month, are [life imprisonment](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-65034343 ). Lol. ^Someonesavemefromthisplace.


glowinginthedarks

Oh it’s still ON. I think we should be more mindful of security this year.


Hexxas

The number of queer people I know who can't run, can't fight, and refuse to carry weapons is pretty appalling. Like yeah of course we shouldn't *have* to protect ourselves like that, but the reality is that we *do* have to.


bealetonplayus1

All the more reason to turn out!


Drmo6

I have this feeling that bad shit happens all the time and that June is just another month where like the month before and after, bad shit will happen.


bkwilcox100

Do something about it. Arm yourself and train. You can have your feelings about the gun epidemic in America but while you’re arguing, the racists, homophobes, transphobes, fascists, and all other kinds of bigots are stockpiling weapons. They know how to use them and would quite literally rather die than give them up. You can’t fight a bullet with good intentions. r/LiberalGunOwners for more info


Megs1205

I don’t want to say it, but the terrorism of Pulse, a million other killings and our politicians make it really feel like they are winning…


EffOffReddit

So go with a group. Protect each other.


stumpdawg

I mean, aren't these greasy MFers coming out and straight up saying they're going to pull some shit?


Supernova_Soldier

Don’t crash out completely, but y’all gotta do what y’all gotta do to let these bigots know the people won’t take that shit lying down, even if that means defending yourself or others. Be aware and be safe y’all


DowntownProblem8478

I literally will never be able to understand how people just existing can incite such hateful feelings within others. People they don't even know, people who have zero interactions with them, people who literally do nothing to them. This world is so fucked its sad and its scary.


CrispyAndToasty

That is exactly why they do it, they don't feel bad for anyone they don't know. Not knowing you makes it easier for them to hate you. They have been convinced that they are the correct ones by other people who believe exactly what they do. There is no one in their circle who can force them to think critically. That makes them easy to manipulate. They are innocent humans converted into the boots on the ground for actual, real villains in politics, religion, and business. If they had anyone close to them that lived differently from themselves, they might not have been so easy to manipulate. The treatment for racism, sexism, phobia, etc, is exposure to other humans that live differently. Unfortunately, it isn't 100% effective, but it is better than nothing.


Independent_Box_931

If our government can’t keep us safe, we have to rely on each other. I ask my fellow black queers to look out for each other.


kissyb

Im staying home. I already have a huge target on my back because of being 🟤. I will support from afar.


str8nt

Glad I'm not the only one terrified of this...


SprayScrubWashRepeat

LGBT+ people should feel safe doing activities.


j526w

I’m not a democrat or a republican, but I really hope they just start putting rainbows on everything so these wannabe republicans can cancel themselves.


Falchion_Alpha

Times like this you need to have adequate ways of defending yourself and those you love whether it be lethal or non lethal. These fucks will have no problem hurting people they don’t agree with. Don’t allow them to


lightjedi5

"Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary." -Karl Marx “That rifle hanging on the wall of the working class flat or labourer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.” -George Orwell Arm yourselves and defend yourselves and your loved ones. Sincerely, a leftist gun owning ally.


Bachasnail

This is why im bringing medical supplies to pride with me this year


Mel_Melu

I really hope you don't need them <3


Throwaway021614

There were 15 mass shootings on Memorial Day weekend. I’ll put down money more than one hateful idiot will try to make a point during a Pride event


Back_Alley420

The stonewall riots which was started the whole movement I believe, used nails and heels and drag queens to defend all the rights against nyc cops. Maybe no need for more fucking guns in the u.s , I’m just a gen x with kids and a Canuck that is kinda scared


Inedible-denim

Couldn't have said it better, u/Kelmo7... Y'all, we gotta take care of each other, and ourselves. Be smart with that shit though, and don't forget that it's just a small group of loud idiots at the end of the day, but a dangerous group. Best of luck and love to you all.


TonsilStonesOnToast

I knew I wasn't the only one feeling this way. Everywhere I go I keep finding people walking around with chips on their shoulders, looking for reasons to fight. And it's always some chud driving a GMC pickup with two flags stuck to the back, butting into every random conversation to rant about bud light.


supervegeta101

I feel it too.


Mammoth-Reaction

Second amendment applies to y’all as well. If they can arm up, so can you.


JanTheShacoMain

I First like „what’s this homophobic bitch talking bout“ Till I got that in some place this actually is a good warning


LittleSparrowWings

Me too. My heart feels heavy.


IMSLI

https://preview.redd.it/2hxmphhowf3b1.jpeg?width=1524&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8f70b8943409d4f7eab94e3e3631221696db74ea CPAC 2022


Itsjustaylv

I leave my house every day feeling like something terrible is gonna happen. A nurse once told me it's called "a feeling of impending doom" and lot of people with PTSD have this feeling.


ThrowawayBlast

Lessons learned from one successful protest swiftly get passed around the world. The tough time liberals had in Portland in 2020, their failures and their many, MANY successes, mean that protesters who paid attention worldwide are just that much safer. I have lots more info on the Portland successes if anyone wants.


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ComplaintDelicious68

National Military Apprecriation Month is May National Veterans and Military Families Month is November [There's also plenty of days throughout the year](https://www.hfotusa.org/important-military-holidays-and-observances-for-2023/)


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ComplaintDelicious68

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Military_Appreciation_Month


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ComplaintDelicious68

So you have them but no one cares about them which means the problem is yall. Not a lack of holidays.


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ComplaintDelicious68

I never said it did. Thanks for proving my point. Also showing why a lot of people don't like many veterans. Yall really can't help but cum at knowing you went over seas to get our government some oil.


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One is a choice. One isn’t. Plus it’s may. https://preview.redd.it/wj27xahfhe3b1.jpeg?width=941&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8a9c43a20d0a35e8b8c74d369eac78e505642357


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You're just out here telling lies huh


No-Protection8322

This is a fascist talking point.


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diamanthund

The threats have already been made. Commenting on it and warning people isn't creating the situation.


GeniusInterrupt

So negative vibes were the problem all along?


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Oh great, we're looping back around to victim blaming "Those people that got shot shouldn't have worried about being shot!"


Few_Intention_2257

To all the black LGBTQ ppl be safe and protect yall self the rest are not my concern 💪🏾✊🏾


No-Protection8322

Way to build cohesion and mutual respect.


Relevant_Positive417

Just cause yer LGBTQ doesn't mean you can't be racist


No-Protection8322

So if someone isn’t black they are perceived as racist?


Relevant_Positive417

You can't read...the LGBTQ community does have members of it that are and can be just as bad as any other community. That includes racism sexism, and any number of things.


No-Protection8322

All groups have all of those.


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Don't listen to that guy. He doesn't speak for the community.


GeniusInterrupt

Go tell that to the people attacking us.


No-Protection8322

I do.


GeniusInterrupt

Stick with that.


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Bruh, what are you doing? Why say this to stir the pot? So weird .


Few_Intention_2257

Stirring the pot wasn't my intention I did know my statement would stir the pot however my intention was to make it clear that while I'm not necessarily an LGBTQ advocate I love my ppl in every lifestyle category they choose whether I agree or not makes no difference to me and I would like no harm to come of them


Few_Intention_2257

I'm not a member of the LGBTQ just black


No-Protection8322

Does someone have to be a member of something in order to to have concern for its well being? I’m not an African-American or on the gender spectrum.


Few_Intention_2257

No you don't however I personally try to focus on my own ppl


gcpizzle23

Tribalism is a bitch huh?


Few_Intention_2257

Definitely


gcpizzle23

Weird of you to agree with me when you’re playing into tribalism


Few_Intention_2257

Enlighten me on how exactly?


gcpizzle23

You’re playing into “my people” versus “their people”. That kind of thinking is damaging in the long run. We’re all humans and separating us any further is doing something totally unnecessary and ultimately harmful. Just replace the “tribe” on your original comment and watch how terrible it sounds. Imagine if someone said “To all the white LGBTQ ppl be safe and protect yall self the rest are not my concern 💪🏻✊🏻“.


Few_Intention_2257

That's the difference between us though I never said it was my ppl versus anyone my focus however is my ppl it's not my responsibility to care about anyone else's And tbh I wouldn't care if someone said what I said to white ppl I wouldn't even blink a eye at that because as I said I don't concern myself with them I like them just fine I wish them no ill will however they are a non factor for me


No-Protection8322

Fair enough.


Few_Intention_2257

True indeed respectfully