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"When you hear of Gay Pride, remember, it was not born out of a need to celebrate being gay.

"It evolved out of our need as human beings to break free of oppression and to exist without being criminalized, pathologized or persecuted.

"Depending on a number of factors, particularly religion, freeing ourselves from gay shame and coming to self-love and acceptance, can not only be an agonising journey, it can take years.

"Tragically some don't make it.

"Instead of wondering why there isn't a straight pride be grateful you have never needed one.

"Celebrate with us."

-- Anthony Venn-Brown, A Life of Unlearning - a journey to find the truth

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Yes. Also, context: "gay pride" as a phrasing and context comes out of the same time and political culture that contained "say it now and say it loud, I'm Black and I'm proud." It's not "proud" the way someone might be proud of winning a marathon or being valedictorian, it's "I am not ashamed of this, being black and/or gay does not make me inferior to you."

(You know that, being I think slightly older than I am, but what we grew up aware of is now part of history.)

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