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Many Starbucks stores have scaled back their Pride Month celebrations, according to To some reports, the coffee chain’s top executives denied it was an official policy.
Disney’s first non-binary character, Pixar’s “Elemental” We’re screwed over the weekend.movie fan “ice” According to The Hollywood Reporter, it was the lowest box office opening weekend in modern Pixar history. Oops!
All of this is happening during the most controversial Pride Month in years. Why did the controversy arise? Pride departs from its original, noble goal of combating discrimination against gay and lesbian people.
Pride Month began in June 1969 as the Civil Rights Movement. Demonstrators take to the streets to protest a police raid on the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village.
A year later, demonstrators gathered in Chicago to celebrate the anniversary of the attack, and over time, Gay Pride became a national movement.
The goal was to end the stigma of gay and lesbian people and promote tolerance and mutual respect. These values are as American as apple pie, and everyone can celebrate them.
But aggressive activists and far-left politicians have turned some pride events into hateful attacks.
June 16, Los Angeles Dodgers game hold Pride Night pre-game ceremony honoring the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence is a group of mostly male LGBTQIA+ activists who dress in nun customs. They mock the Catholic faith, pole dance on crosses, and mock “cool Jesus” and “sexy Mary.”
Their motto is “Go out and sin no more,” a direct take on Jesus’ command to “Go and sin no more.”
The Dodgers have hosted Pride Night for a decade, but this year they’ve taken a turn. Outside the stadium, Catholics prayed in protest.
Americans want to be tolerant, but they don’t want minorities to impose their beliefs on others. David Leatherwood, director of the nonprofit Gays Against Groomers, said many gays and lesbians do not support the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and that the activism of transgenderism. He sees the aggressive push as a threat to what Pride has achieved.
The Los Angeles Times reports that this year’s Pride event will feature transgender and non-binary people differently than in previous years.
very little 0.6% Percentage of American adults who identify as transgender, according to the Williams Institute. Meanwhile, 70% of Americans identify as religious, 64% of whom are Christian, including Jews, Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists, according to Pew Research. These beliefs have codes of conduct that discourage sexually explicit behavior in public.
If you ridicule religion, your bottom line will suffer.Axios report Anheuser-Busch, Target and Kohl’s have collectively lost $28 billion in equity value since April 1.
Anheuser-Busch, maker of best-selling Bud Light, hired transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney to promote its brand. Sales of Bud Light were sluggish, and Modelo, a Mexican beer, jumped to number one.
Coles and Target featured LGBTQIA+-themed clothing in children’s departments, including swimwear made to fit “various body types and gender expressions.”
Customers (the silent majority) took their purchasing power away, and corporate stock prices plummeted.
Politicians, especially elected school boards, are watching.
At Satikoy Elementary School in Los Angeles, the mother of a 6-year-old protested that a pride rally was inappropriate for an elementary school. It was fine for middle school kids.
West High School in Manchester, New Hampshire, set off a firestorm after hosting a Pride event that used thousands of dollars from the American Rescue Program Act to pay for Pride decorations and drag performers. Daniel Mowry, a self-identified gay man from Manchester, said: “We should educate students about civic pride, not gay pride.”
In America, the majority rules within limits. US Constitutional Maker James Madison warned of the dangers of an unrestricted majority. The Bill of Rights was added to protect the rights of minorities, which was the original purpose of Pride.
From Bill Clinton to Donald Trump to Joe Biden, successive presidents have recognized Pride Month. But in order for Pride to survive with the support of the state, the movement needs to return to its founding purpose and stop attacking. Don’t let extremists ruin your pride.
Tell the Pride leaders that America will always stand up for minorities. But the silent majority, including those of faith, have rights too.
Betsy McCoffee is a former Lieutenant Governor of New York and chair of the Commission to Reduce Deaths from Infectious Diseases. Follow her on her Twitter @Betsy_McCaughey. To learn more about Betsy McCoy and read other creators featured by her Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit her Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com.
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