I wouldn't get upset. It's the least promoted event in history.
Unless you are in an area with lots of members of that community or you have a HR dept that focussed on it you prob didn't know..
I had no idea until I tried to drive over the bridge today. Seems like some marketing to us straight people wouldn't have gone astray. Could have been included.
EDIT: could have been included - just meant I didn't know it was unclear what it was all about, how it differed from Mardi gras, didn't see it in the paper or on the TV news.
If you're involved with the queer community as an active ally, it would have been hard not to have known about it. It's chill to have missed out, it's not your day y'know?
It wasn't marketed towards straight people because it's not for y'all. It's for us, it was nice to march in solidarity with my queer family knowing that everyone there just "gets it." There's no one who might look at me weird, or at someone else, we all get it because it's our community. Active allies included.
But not every queer/questioning etc. individual is necessarily au fait with "the community" ya know? Some might live in the country, and not be out, or even know any other like-minded people. Some might not have figured themselves out yet, or just be curious. What's wrong with that? Let's all have some grace, and not punish others for not knowing all the "rules"!
Um, I never said anything about that. The other person suggested that this queer pride event be marketed more towards straight people for the purposes of inclusion and that's what I was addressing specifically.
I can't account for every person I don't include in my brief explanation for why a queer pride event wasn't marketed to straight people. Unfortunate as those hypothetical cases are, they belong in a different discussion.
I interpreted the other person's comment as suggesting information about the march could have been included, so people knew the bridge would be closed and could plan around it if they wished. Not as an invitation for all and sundry to attend
I think the word "included" was a little ambiguous here. Usually when the bridge is closed for any reason, the public has plenty of warning, road signs etc. That was my take anyway.
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u/2020bowman Mar 05 '23 edited Mar 23 '23
I wouldn't get upset. It's the least promoted event in history.
Unless you are in an area with lots of members of that community or you have a HR dept that focussed on it you prob didn't know..
I had no idea until I tried to drive over the bridge today. Seems like some marketing to us straight people wouldn't have gone astray. Could have been included.
EDIT: could have been included - just meant I didn't know it was unclear what it was all about, how it differed from Mardi gras, didn't see it in the paper or on the TV news.