Why Pride 2025 is different than years past : It's Been a Minute
By: Brittany Luse, Corey Antonio Rose, Neena Pathak (NPR)
Pride Month should be replaced with Prig Month. Prig Month would allow all virtue signalers to wag their fingers, guilt trip people, gaslight everyone, and scream at the sky.
If you listen to the broadcast, there is an attempt to push all the buttons. What does that tell us? LGBTQ+ has become mainstream. And no one gets excited about the mainstream. You gotta get your freak on to grab attention (and anything else).
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Is it just us, or are the Pride month vibes a little off this year?
Between targeted censorship, legislative attacks on LGBTQ+ health care, and a financial pullout from many corporations, queer people and their allies are celebrating with heavier hearts this year. But perhaps it's a moment to reconsider what "pride" is really for?
This week, Brittany is joined by culture journalist Tre'vell Anderson, and author and organizer Raquel Willis to parse through the contradictions of Pride 2025.
This episode was produced by Corey Antonio Rose. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Supervising Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our Executive Producer is Veralyn Williams. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.
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If we're going to waste a lot of time celebrating phony outrage that has become mainstream then we only need one Prig Month. That would be equitable. Everyone would have the same opportunity to celebrate their phony mainstream outrage, virtue signal, gaslight, and stand in the spotlight.
Everyone has a human right to get their freak on.
Prig month? We're 5-1/2 years into prig century.
Is that supposed to be backdoor intersectional Christianophobia? Or just exercising the ol' inner Church Lady?
Only when confronted with sheer drops higher than a crucifix on Calvary.
The fall from grace can be very short. But it's usually a hell of a long climb back.
There is joy to be found in being too old and too wise for either activity.