VOICES: Anti-war protests at Pride were a moral imperative
On July 12, Dallas Voice published an op-ed from contributing columnist Mark Segal critiquing those of us who have opposed LGBTQ complicity in the ongoing genocide in Gaza.
In the article, Segal accuses the many queer people who protested Pride parades around the country this June of “seeking to destroy a core part of our movement for equality.” He equated these protesters with the anti-queer forces that regularly attack our community saying that these protesters “are no better than those who wished we didn’t exist.” These accusations are offensive and part of an ongoing effort to shame and silence those who oppose the genocide and stand in solidarity with the people of Gaza.
I stood with dozens of other queer people outside of Fair Park on June 2 to protest not the visibility of queer and trans people, not our joy, celebration and community and certainly not our right to exist.
What Segal’s op-ed conveniently fails to acknowledge is that Pride festivities around the country are sponsored by corporations complicit in the genocide.
