Heterosexuals do not need a Pride Day, Pride Week, Pride Month, or what have you.
Let me expand.
You are the privileged sexuality. You are not denied comforts of life for being heterosexual. You are not given dirty looks whilst holding hands with your significant other. You do not have to live in total fear whilst being in a bar after the Orlando shooting. You are not killed for being heterosexual. You are not systematically oppressed. Who is? LGBT+ people. Honestly, what is the worst behavior you have faced for being heterosexual? And do not give me that, "Oh, well, someone on Tumblr called me a cishet scum!" crap. Tumblr is a garbage website with a toxic community that became radical with their ideals. Do not use Tumblr as an example. Give me a real, legitimate example.
I am 100% sure that those of you defending Het Pride Day/month while saying things like "But we're proud too," and, "I thought LGBT+ people wanted equality! Why can't we have our own day/month too?" do not know what Pride is even about. The whole purpose of Pride is to raise awareness of LGBT+ issues. It is to reassure LGBT+ people that they are human even given their sexuality. It is not necessarily about being proud of being LGBT+.
Heterosexuals, you do not have issues because of who you love. You are already reassured that you are human even given your sexuality. Every. Day. Be happy that you do not need a whole goddamn month to show the world that you are valid. Don't hiss about it and whine because you do not have your own month.
In eighth grade, I came out as bisexual. This was the first time I was treated differently for being such. It was during a presentation in English where I provided the argument that being queer is unnatural, whilst providing many counter-arguments. During such, I provided a Skype log between me and a same-sex significant other showing how happy we were, and it very clearly said my name in the log. I looked to the class for reactions, many of which were borderline pokerface while others were visibly uncomfortable. Subsequentially to that event, I suppose the word spread that I am bisexual, because even people who I didn't know would give me dirty looks. People would always come up and ask, "Ross, are you actually... y'know... bi?" and I would have to tell them that I was. No point in denying the truth. So they'd snicker and walk off.
Heterosexuals, that will never happen to you unless you live in some totally upside-down-backwards world. Nobody will come up to you and go, "Steve, are you actually... y'know... straight?" and proceed to mock you for being het.
Oh, and those of you supporting the Heterosexual Pride idea while also being LGBT+, you are not excused. "I'm gay, and even I support Heterosexual Pride Day/Month," that doesn't make it okay. You being gay does not justify your argument. You do not get a golden ticket just because you are LGBT+, you are just as in the wrong as the heterosexuals supporting the idea. You can be transgender and transphobic, you can be homosexual and homophobic. Not saying any of this means you're homophobic, that is just a side-point. I had to point this out because I am seeing actual... real... people who are saying this. My head hurts.
Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against heterosexuals. I don't see why I would. In fact, I applaud you for being as socially acceptable as you are. Good job. By all means, be proud of your sexuality. Anybody should be able to be proud of their sexuality.
However you do not need a Pride Day, Pride Week, or Pride Month. You have a Pride Existence. Recognize that.
I am so sorry for making this journal. Truly, I am. But if I didn't preach about my perspective, you can trust that I was probably going to go batshit insane. I just honestly cannot believe that some people cannot understand why other people think Heterosexual Pride is a stupid idea. I can only hope that you are educating youselves... I say this as kindly as possible.
If you wish to argue against me... please, keep it polite, formal, and educated. I have dealt with too many people yesterday who were not any of those things.