The Pride Community Must Know its True Friends in 2025

This year’s Pride Month was a testament that things are changing. While the enthusiasm was greater than ever, the diminished corporate financial support was evident. In most places, activities were scaled back. In other places, organizers were forced to charge fees to offset the deficit. This may be a good time for the LGBTQA+ folk to assess its priorities and values as homophobic attacks intensify. The gay community is facing the biggest challenges ever.
We won’t be distracted by war

Since trump and his rich buddy Elon Musk had their public breakup a couple of weeks ago, the country has gone to war with Iran.
The Big Ugly Bill is still being pushed through the U.S. Senate but with less enthusiasm by lawmakers after some serious threats by Musk about any support of the bill.
The “Liberation” of California? The MAGA dictator has moved us closer to a police state

The trump administration’s big lie is that only the most vicious and violent of those in the country without proper documentation would be rounded up.
