Don’t feel like celebrating Pride with Trump in office?

[Jessica_Rose]

Don't feel like celebrating Pride with Trump in office? That's exactly why we have to this year.

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Story by Faefyx Collington (10 June 2025)

It's the first Pride of the second Trump administration, but phrases like "Happy Pride" might feel a little bit hollow. With everything that we've seen in the last few months (not to mention last year's campaigns), and with three and a half more years of this, it can feel too dark out there to want to celebrate much of anything.

However, that's exactly why Pride is so very important this year.

Beyond the concrete harm that the second Trump administration is causing through legislation, their pettiness on related issues knows no bounds.

The cruelty is the point. They want to beat us down. And it's all so mentally draining. When we feel like curling into a ball and pretending the world doesn't exist, the idea of going to a party and a parade can feel laughable.

But the origins of Pride are in the Civil Rights Movement and in protest. Pride came from a community that was being pushed down by hate and stood up to say no more, to demand dignity and reject shame.

We desperately need to turn up for Pride this year. Not because we're celebrating the current situation, but because we're celebrating that we still exist in spite of it. We're celebrating that they can't keep us down, that we're here, and that we're queer.

[KathyLauren]

the idea of going to a party and a parade can feel laughable

Yes, it is not a year for parties and parades.  Pride this year returns to its roots.  It is a protest, and always was.

[Maid Marion]

We can go to private parties with our friends to show that we still exist.