Moar Pride Madness
Plus erasure of women in Philly and Pittsburgh in major events
No one on Planet Earth believes the man on the right is a woman.
Photo from Brighton, UK, Pride 2025, from Julie Bindel’s Substack.
Here’s a recent roundup of articles about Holy Month.
But first, this one is about the upcoming FIFA [Men’s] World Cup in Philadelphia.
NOT ONCE does the [Philadelphia] Inquirer’s FIFA article mention Males’ Anti-Female Violence against women & girls. The article’s discussion of homeless people is sex-neutralized so as not to bring attention to the realities that homeless women face everyday on our streets. Since they are an invisible group to many, the city sweeps right over their existence because of the intersection of their female sex and financial access. Notice how sex-neutralization is used in a myriad of ways against women and girls.
Read the archived Inquirer article here.
In April, the NFL Draft happened in Pittsburgh. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published a similar woman-erasing sex trafficking article to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
Anyhoo, back to Holy Month.
Many Prides are experiencing financial difficulty as corporate sponsors stop funding.
For Philly’s LGBTQ+ community, June is still a month to show our Pride — with or without sponsors [Philadelphia Inquirer]
Pittsburgh Pride rebounds after funding scare [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
‘We will always pull this off,’ say Pittsburgh Pride organizers [NextPittsburgh.com]
June is Pride month: How did it start and what does it mean in 2026? PennLive.com
Here are a few good national and international articles about Holy Month.
Does LGB Pride Still Have a Place at Pride? [LGB Alliance USA]
Reclaiming Pride 2026 [ideas for safe direct action from LGB Alliance USA]
Red states push conservative rebrands of Pride month in backlash to LGBTQ+ celebrations [Guardian]
A Pride of Perverts [Julie Bindel]
Pride celebrations struggle as corporate sponsorships dry up [NPR]
We now know of at least eight cases in the last three years in which a senior Pride officer has turned out to be a paedophile. [@ripx4nutmeg on Xitter]. Reduxx has numerous instances of Pride organizers who are pedophiles.
The TQ+ Threat To LGB Rights [Andrew Sullivan]
Finally, moar Pride madness
British library apologizes for hiring 'rainbow dildo butt monkey' for kids’ event [Toronto Sun] Ya gotta read this to believe it.
Science museum celebrates breast binders. Srsly — a Science. Museum.
Now all cheese is 'queer' [Eater.com]
The Regency period was queer and trans. Bridgerton barely scratches the surface [The Conversation] Was it, though? Was it?
Trans Period Pride 2026 [Mass NOW]. Massachusetts taxpayers funded this event.
Join us for our third annual Trans Period Pride Consciousness Raising! We'll be learning about trans experiences with menstruation from the MA Trans Political Coalition and hold a group discussion to connect and share. This event is free to attend, and both members of the Trans community and their allies are welcome to attend. Please RSVP for directions to the meeting room.
However, Trans menstruators event moved after extremists target it with hate.
“Menstrual equity is a public health issue that affects anyone who menstruates, and no one should be excluded from that conversation because of their gender identity. “
SMH.
When Your Humble Author finds moar of these travesties, she will tell all y’all. If you see any, please send them!
When seen cumulatively, those items listed in your piece make the world seem truly mad.