As Twitchy reported back in June, three guys in Boston, inspired by Pride Month, applied for a permit to hold a “Straight Pride” parade in the city and wanted to fly the Straight Pride flag (that’s an actual thing) over city hall. They insisted to our sister site PJ Media that they were serious, and the whole event was a way to “to promote our community and its diverse history, culture, and identity.”
Nevertheless, the whole thing sounded like some next-level trolling of Pride Month, and we’d forgotten all about it — until today when marchers actually took to the streets of Boston to represent for straight pride.
The #StraightPrideParade hashtag is mostly being used in tweets calling the marchers Nazis and white supremacists, but a couple of TV stations are providing some straight news — no pun intended — coverage.
First amendment attorney now saying no guarantee that Boston PD will stop an antifa bloc.
“We’ll see what happens.” pic.twitter.com/k39UoKSmxV
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) August 31, 2019
In case you were wondering, “Super Happy Fun America” is the official name of the group that applied for the parade permit, so we have a feeling they have a sense of humor about the whole thing.
Buffer zone set up between Straight Pride Parade participants and onlookers at Copley Square.
Parade is supposed to start at noon. Not much of a crowd along route. Tourists stopping to ask what’s going on. #Boston @boston25 pic.twitter.com/Gef3dxzTSk
— Peter Wilson (@PetesWire) August 31, 2019
Parade beginning to move on Boylston St. #StraightPrideParade pic.twitter.com/ic0YxOsyNv
— Kelly Sullivan (@ksullivannews) August 31, 2019
Here’s the #StraightPrideParade coming down Boylston Street by the Common with police officers all around. Lots of shouting from protesters along the barriers. Lots of signs supporting “normalcy” and #Trump2020 in this parade. @boston25 #Boston pic.twitter.com/0aEL4JeQg7
— Litsa Pappas (@LitsaPappas) August 31, 2019
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The #StraightPrideParade now on its way to City Hall Plaza. #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/44RayYZVRU
— Kelly Sullivan (@ksullivannews) August 31, 2019
OK, we’ll admit that that’s not a lot of people and also way more people than we expected. We see a dinosaur, a “Straight Lives Matter” sign, the Israeli flag, a lot of Trump shirts, and a lot of American flags. Here’s a big Trump float:
Float of supporters for President Trump arrives to cheers from #StraightPrideParade organizers. #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/3vqV5pYOQF
— Kelly Sullivan (@ksullivannews) August 31, 2019
And here are some protest signs, including one saying, “You lost twice, get over it” and picturing the Confederate flag and a swastika.
Protesters with signs line Boylston St in Copley Square ahead of today’s #StraightPrideParade. #Boston25 pic.twitter.com/latr8D0HXZ
— Boston 25 Photographers (@Boston25Photogs) August 31, 2019
So, this doesn’t really seem to be about straight pride at all, or else we’re just missing the floats depicting great moments in straightness.
Here’s a drag queen protesting:
Queer people have the most fun at counter protests: drag queen JP Delgado performing Shakira! ?
After the performance she said, "Thank you for showing that Boston, Massachusetts, and New England stand against hate!"
?#StraightPride #StraightPrideParade ? pic.twitter.com/a4GfBn1GWW
— Fighting Against Arlington Racism (@ArlingtonRacist) August 31, 2019
Counter protest and site of #straightprideparade stage/speakers @boston25 https://t.co/Y9rakhY0Ay pic.twitter.com/fCUjUxbsUF
— Evan White (@EvanWhiteIII) August 31, 2019
We have not heard any reports of violence, but if we do, we’ll update this post.
Related:
Chris Evans again conflates homophobia with closeted gayness in response to ‘Straight Pride’ parade https://t.co/L5sP2cLpKO
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) June 5, 2019
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