So yesterday I was at my local pride and there were a few things that bugged me:
1. A large part of it was on grass which is very non-accessible and the park had porta-potties but of course these were also non-accessible – somehow nobody considered this in planning the event
2. The local drag queens wanted to wear heels during the parade, of course. However, the parade was over a cobbled area and they knew their feet would hurt. Their solution? HIRE MOBILITY SCOOTERS. there is 1 shop in the city that lets you hire them and many people need them, yet they used them just because they wanted to wear heels without their feet hurting.
What if someone else couldn’t go to pride because all the scooters had already been hired out to people? Someone who actually needs one to participate? THE WHOLE POINT IS THAT THEYRE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED THEM. THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH FOR US AS IT IS SO PLEASE DONT TAKE THEM IF YOU DONT NEED THEM
(I will say that the volunteeers there were amazing though – I was taken ill in the afternoon and the ambulance crew on site were amazing, as well as the security – it was peaceful so it was all minimised well)
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