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“I said to my boy, ‘How would you feel if I went in Mardi Gras, as a parent transgender supporter?’ He went ‘Oh yeah, oh yeah!’ and I said ‘Fuck, I guess I’m doing it then!’”

Buzzfeed writes on the incredible float in the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras parade dedicated to celebrating families with transgender kids, and the parents who love and support them.

In the article, Buzzfeed narrates the stories of specific individuals, from parents finding trans parent groups surprisingly comfortable environments, to transgender teens finding community through secret Facebook groups and group chats.

In the parade, in the open, all participants exude in a shocking euphoria. 

(To view enlarged chart, click here.)

WHAT ARE PRIDE PARADES REALLY ABOUT?

Over 200 different groups participated in Chicago’s pride parade this year. As usual, hundreds of thousands of people showed up to view the event in one way or another. Personally, I went to promote Project Queer and document what I saw. And honestly, what I saw sickened me. 

Above is a pie chart that I made using a list of pride parade participants (found here).

The findings were as follows:

CORPORATION/BUSINESS/BANKS: 132

RELIGIOUS: 11

MILITARY/POLICE: 6

HEALTH & EDUCATION: 23

POLITICIANS: 34

LGBTQ GROUPS: 11

BISEXUAL/QUEER GROUPS: 1

QPOC GROUPS: 5

TRANS GROUPS: 1

OTHER: 29