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[yuuago]

Pride YMM sent out a notice about a far-right anti-gay/trans protest tomorrow. Nationwide, apparently, with one happening in our city. I'm not surprised, just sad and frustrated.

I was at a Pride YMM meetup a few weeks ago, and the subject came up. No counterprotest planned at that time, and there's nothing planned now. This does not surprise me, considering the safety issue.

When it was first mentioned, I didn't realize that it would be... in the morning on a Wednesday? So, all things considered, I expect it'll be very small. My city has a lot of 'phobic shitheads, but like... people gotta' work. With luck, it'll amount to a whole lot of nothing.

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[rocky41_7]

These people seriously don't have anything better to do on a Wednesday morning? 😩 Hopefully you're right and it will end up being small, and they'll all be embarrassed to be a part of it.

[yuuago]

Apparently not! Pretty early on a Wednesday morning, to boot. Which is a weird choice.
Just going to hope this thing flops.

[hokuton_punch]

Ugh, that's awful. D: I'm sorry, and also hope it won't amount to anything much.

[yuuago]

Thanks. <3 I'm kind of confident that the local one will be nothing of note. (Though, unsure about the rest of the country... Augh.)

[ireneultramarine]

That's terrible! I'm so sorry that this is happening. I hope you are right that few people would show up — who the hell wakes up early on a weekday morning just to publicly reveal how pathetic and hateful they are?? D:

[yuuago]

IDK, man! If I had a weekday morning free, I sure as hell would be doing something more fun with my time. :V

[taevachi]

I'm sorry you're having stuff like that over there. I think in my town there was a car that was blasting something about Jesus or what not, with homophobic stuff... at ass o'clock with barely anyone around, and were notably absent when there was Pride going on (good). Interesting protests when you're trying to go as unnoticed as possible.

[yuuago]

Interesting protests when you're trying to go as unnoticed as possible.

No kidding. Funny how they time it for when they wouldn't make much impression. ...Not that I'm complaining about that, mind you.