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Trump Declares End Of Pride Month Recognition — And Canada Is Watching Closely

Trump Declares End Of Pride Month Recognition — And Canada Is Watching Closely - IN Magazine

What Canadians can do
We don’t control U.S. policy, but we do control our response.
Speak up: When Pride visibility is under attack—even elsewhere—we need to be louder in our solidarity. Local businesses, schools, and governments should reaffirm their support explicitly.
Support queer media and organizations: From Rainbow Railroad to The 519, Canadian orgs are doing frontline work that often fills in the gaps left by political inaction.
Challenge imported rhetoric: Whether it’s book bans or “parental rights” bills, we must recognize when American talking points show up in Canadian debates—and push back accordingly.

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Your daily reminder that trans rights are human rights. Gay rights are human rights. Any government trying to roll these back is only rolling back rights for all of us to be who we are.
Supporting trans people is not taking away from women, these things aren’t zero sum.
- Sports is the only ring where it kinda makes sense to have separate leagues, but how much of an issue is this actually?
  There’s no way it’s worth the rhetoric and actions people have been taking.
  
  Out of curiosity, what is with peoples usage of sports as some magnificent example of why trans rights shouldn't be allowed to exist?
  Speaking as a nonbinary person, I don't care about sports. I genuinely have no interest in it. Why am I not allowed to exist comfortably just because someone old fart in another country got mad their sports team lost? Like, oh noooo, our existence is spoiling your beer and fun times with the bros. Who cares.
  
  Trans men get the ability to compete with other men, I assume you mean trans women get to compete with other women.
  No one actually cares about women's sports until "the trans issue" comes up. This argument is just an excuse to try to harm trans people. Most people can't name a WNBA team, or name more than 5 female athletes.
  Biological differences is what professional sports are. That's why people who have similar builds seem to play the same sports.
  
  Seeing sports exclusively through the lens of competition is toxic masculinity.
Like that's going to stop people from celebrating. What a moron.
It still sucks though. It really makes lgbtq people feel unwelcome in society.
- Remember, TACO.
we had pride way before we had legal recognition for pride
- PRIDE IS A PROTEST. IT WAS THE FUCKING GOVERNMENT WE WERE LARGELY PROTESTING. If they backslide, we will fuck their shit up all over again.
When the U.S. shifts gears on human rights, we feel the tremors. Policies and perspectives from the U.S. often embolden similar sentiments here, especially in communities already skeptical of inclusive education or trans rights. We’re not just passive observers—we’re downstream recipients of American culture and, increasingly, its political aftershocks.
So when Trump declares Pride Month is over, it reverberates in Canadian classrooms, Pride parades, and policy tables. The question isn’t if it affects us. It’s how long until it does.
This is a real concern. A lot of the time people aren't acting on strongly held values so much as just following the tide. Without MAGA craziness in the USA we wouldn't have had truck convoys and Fuck Trudeau flags here. While some of us are well grounded in our values and unlikely to become bigots just because others are doing it, many will just drift gradually into it, especially if it's easier to be a bigot than not. We need to double down on lobbying politicians for commitments to LGBTQ+ rights and supporting organizations that do this. Here are some I know of, for anyone who wants to get involved:
https://www.momentumcanada.net/
https://egale.ca/
https://pflagcanada.ca/
- Rights erosion already happened in the UK. Take this extremely seriously.
Oh yes, Lord Turducken of the Queef. I'm so sure that just because you said you're angry about rainbows that suddenly we will just go away.
Us queers have never asked for permission from you sundried tomato looking asses. Ain't about to start now.
Told a guy to headbut a box knife if he had a problem with a crowd funded and volunteer painted rainbow crosswalk
I'm tired of anything short of violent acceptance
Attend Pride events, march in the parades, whatever your orientation is. Arguably they can benefit from more organic support and fewer bank floats.
What does that even mean. I don't think it was ever made a public holiday. Might as well declare an end to saint patricks day for all it will do.
- next up, mandatory Columbus day
Thanks, anti-electoralists/accelerationists and protest (non-)voters for doing your part to increase human suffering. /s
Derek Berry is our prophet they were always right.

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