muldez:

straight people (and some lgbt people yikes) saying “go to the parade !!! be proud of who you are !! don’t let this change anything !!!” as if someone wasn’t literally just arrested today for taking guns and explosives to the LA pride parade with obvious murderous intentions like ?????? obviously if you go the parade that’s amazing and i’m proud of you but i’m also so so proud of you if you decide to stay home too because you’re afraid. it’s okay to be afraid. this “don’t let them get you down !!!” mentality is so dangerous like i know it’s usually meant with the best of intentions but if someone feels afraid or unsafe they shouldn’t be made to feel bad for not going to a pride event. if you want to stay in your home or if you want to hang out with friends instead of going to a parade that is literally 100000% fine and you do not have to celebrate pride if you personally don’t feel like celebrating. your safety and comfort should be the number one priority.