It's important

While it is not necessary to parade down the straight to prove your worth as a human being, gay pride does present an important opportunity to feel proud of your sexuality, feel a part of a community, and promote diversity, acceptance, and visibility. The LGBT community has been silenced for so long it is very important that we do step forward to let our voices be heard. If we live in silence, then we are facilitating our oppression and letting heterosexism be the norm, and reinforcing straight privilege. There are no straight parades because heterosexuality is the default sexuality and most people take its ubiquitousness for granted.

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