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CMV: As a gay person, I find the idea of having pride parades and pride month detrimental to achieving social equality.

My issue with pride parades and pride months stems from the fact that it separates the LGBTQ+ community  from the rest of society. Unfortunately, some people look at gay/trans pride and say “Why do they get a whole month/parade for themselves?  Why do they have to be so *different*?” Instead, we should just get to the point where gay marriage, transitioning, etc is normalized and not viewed as different from everyone else. We’re not. We contribute to society the same way everyone else does. All we want is to be treated with basic human dignity, right? 

Furthermore, I think it’s silly to take pride in one’s sexuality/gender identity in general. It’s not an accomplishment to be gay, it’s something you’re born with, and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. Those who don’t support the LGBT+ community view it as narcissistic. 

To conclude, everyone should be proud of who they are, but in order to achieve true equality we can’t separate ourselves from everyone else.

I mean no disrespect at all, and hopefully my perspective can be changed. I look forward to hearing your opinions!
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The reason it's called "pride" is because the prevailing force applied to homosexuality previously was that of _shame_.  It's hard to understand pride-as-the-absence-of-shame if you haven't lived with massive forces insisting you feel shame and then experiencing the release from that shame.  

It's not to be "more proud" than others, it's to be prideful like others.  to some this may look like it's "extra pride", but this is just because many haven't experienced a force encouraging shame.  it is not an accomplishment to be gay, but it IS an accomplishment for many to be gay and to not _be ashamed_.  That's what Pride is all about.