#whyPride
December 4, 2024 at 2:45 PM
#whyPride because visibility is important. I grew up without a bearded lady computer programmer gay man(ish) role model and it was hard.
December 4, 2024 at 2:45 PM
#whyPride because the personal is the political, I've always been as out as I can be.
December 4, 2024 at 2:45 PM
#whyref="/hashtag/whyPride" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#whyPride and #why @ANZ_NZ because I have a cat to feed and I can be my queenly self at work.
December 4, 2024 at 2:45 PM
An event can't be written off by the actions of a few. Violence is shit. And trust me, a childhood in Ngaruawahia taught me that. #whyPride
December 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
#notProud that I suspected radical queers would target #AucklandPrideParade and I was fearful of that as I marched #whyPride
December 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
#whyPride because all we have are each other.
December 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
#whyPride beside a minority community is helped by the support of the majority.
December 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
#whyPride because I only exist because of my community.
December 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
#whyPride so protesters can protest & raise awareness of trans & Māori abuse in the prison system.
December 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
#whyPride because Christians get Christmas.
December 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
#whyPride because “white cis gay men” are committing suicide too. I've personally lost 4 of them.
December 4, 2024 at 2:40 PM
#whyPride because HIV/AIDS still has no cure
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
#whyPride because National want to sell state housing to the Salvation Army
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
#whyPride because we are all making the best of a bad situation
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
#whyPride because like it or not I live in a capitalist democracy and corporate sponsorship pays better than art grants.
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
#whyPride because Drag is a fabulous (& ridiculous) art form. And it's all that was available to me and a gender-variant child of the 80s
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
#whyPride because New Zealand is too small to pull off a pink-washing conspiracy. Trust me, we are just some fags who wanna have fun.
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
#whyPride because the only thing that has ever worked in my life is being honest and speaking from my heart.
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
#whyPride because I feel scared of a backlash to these tweets, and what does that remind me of (hint: the closet)
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
#WhyPride? To honor the trailblazers like Attny General Keith Ellison who stood firm against federal efforts to roll back protections for trans students, emphasizing that MN’s human rights laws supersede discriminatory policies. His leadership continues to safeguard LGBTQ+ rights #EqualityMatters
June 29, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It's Pride Month - #WhyPride? To remember and honor the brave trailblazers like Alana Banks who made history as the first Black transgender woman elected to a school board in the U.S. She ran on policies supporting LGBTQ+ students, mental health, and e-learning options.
June 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
#WhyPride? So we don't forget victims like Brandon White, who survived a violent anti-gay attack in 2012, and was inspired to become a police officer to support victims and strengthen LGBTQ+ community ties. Graduating from the academy in 2023, he now promotes resilience and unity.
June 27, 2025 at 12:13 PM
#WhyPride? So we don't forget victims like Monika Diamond, a 34-year-old transgender activist and businesswoman, who was shot to death while receiving treatment in an ambulance in Charlotte, NC. She was co-CEO of the International Mother of the Year Pageantry System.
June 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
#WhyPride? So we don't forget victims like Sebastian Thomas Robles Lascarro, a 22-year-old Colombian model, who was attacked by a group of 10 to 15 individuals attacked inside a Washington DC McDonald’s after a member of the group uttered homophobic slurs.
June 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM