A flier for the Straight Pride Parade asks attendees to celebrate 'heterosexuality, masculinity, femininity, babies (born and unborn), Western civilization, our wonderful country and Christianity.'
Just a month after the City of Boston granted permission to a group to host a “straight pride” parade, another organization has followed suit by submitting an application of their own in California.
According to a flier posted on Facebook last Wednesday, the “Stanislaus County Straight Pride Parade” aims to celebrate heterosexuality, Christianity, babies — “born and unborn” — our “wonderful country” and binary genders. His platform also includes “abolishing the IRS, the Federal Reserve System and the U.S. Department of Education; eliminating the federal income tax; and banning the vaccination of children,” as reported by the Times.
He adds that the police department will also look into whether there is any risk involved, which is a standard procedure. The Modesto Police Department declined to comment on the event at this time.“The proposed Straight Pride Parade serves only to spread messages of homophobia, racial superiority and dangerously nationalistic ideals,” the group’s president, Chris Ricci, tells Yahoo Lifestyle.
“This is offensive,” another commented. “I am straight but would never dream of making light of the struggle our LBGQT community has endured.” While the city is still processing the application, Reeves clarified that the decision will be made only based on operational feasibility — not the values of the event or speaker, or personal opinions.
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