It'd help if those same men (and I say this as a cis guy) would stop bringing up men's issues only and exclusively as a whataboutism in response to women's/trans rights/issues.
If you cared about these issues so much, you wouldn't have weaponized them to this extent.
I mean… why not? Veterans fought for our freedoms. allowing us to live the way you and me do. I think that’s at least just as important as letting others know a guy should be able to do the dirty with another guy. My comment is asking why not increase recognition for veterans and NOT asking to decrease the recognition for pride month although I’ve heard people say that. I’m just stating that I feel the world would be a more respectful place if we all remembered just how hellish veterans lives were back in the past and even now
Pride month started at the stonewall riots. The gay community organically came back to stonewall a year after it happened and held a celebration of remembrance. It became a yearly tradition and started growing in size. Eventually, it started spreading to other cities to celebrate the gay community every year during that month. It eventually became so large that it became an officially recognized month.
There isn't just someone out there deciding who can and can't be celebrated. If veterans have a yearly celebration, they can keep putting resources towards it as much as they want. No one is preventing them from following in pride month's footsteps.
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u/TheReaperAbides 29d ago
It'd help if those same men (and I say this as a cis guy) would stop bringing up men's issues only and exclusively as a whataboutism in response to women's/trans rights/issues.
If you cared about these issues so much, you wouldn't have weaponized them to this extent.