Should straight acts with no history of LGBTQ+ advocacy headline Pride events?
A post shared by John Summit (@johnsummit)DJ John Summit is headlining one of the biggest dance parties at New York City Pride this year, despite being a straight man with a minimal history of LGBTQ+ advocacy.
The curious decision generated a curious response, especially among those in the gay and electronic dance communities. “Allies are welcome, but these spaces aren’t intended for you.
For context, this is like having an ‘international women’s day’ event and booking Tiësto,” wrote a queer EDM enthusiast on social media.
Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.A commenter on Reddit put their opinion bluntly.“He is a massive name, but I am surprised that’s who they got since he is very much straight frat bro douche energy,” they wrote.The DJ discourse begs the question: Should non-LGBTQ+ acts headline Pride events?thoughts about the dreamland pride event in new york because people have been asking me in the DMs how i feel about it(tl:dr i don’t have beef with @johnsummit, but i think this booking was more about money than the culture) pic.twitter.com/y97uVllb5LBefore we go further, it’s important to note that we’re not talking about longtime LGBTQ+ allies like Madonna, Paula Abdul and Kylie Minogue.
