The small community of Millport is to have an LGBT+ pride. Thoughts?

I saw a video of the parade.

There weren't any "puppy masks" or "men in chains" (sorry to disappoint) but there looked like a lot of happy locals waving pride flags- including the progress flag with the chevrons and the trans flag.

It's a nice idea.

And these remote Pride marches are nothing like the big city ones. There will be mostly a bunch of rainbow flags, well meaning people, trade unions and some corporate teams, and one or two drag queens and men dressed as women. Activists on best behaviour, no antagonism. It's the lovebombing aspect of the movement. The kind of march the politicians used to go on. No furries. No arses hanging out.

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Young Adults 12-25 years
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12 to 25 is an odd age range. What 25 year old wants to hang out with 12 year olds?

Sounds like it's more needed there than anywhere else. Pride in cities is often very corporate, this sounds far more organic and homegrown.

It will really help LGBT children who daren't come out, and sounds fun. Hope everyone has a good time.

It was a good while ago now, but when my neighbours’ daughter came out as a lesbian when still in her mid-teens, her parents took her to the Pride march in the nearby (small) city and marched with her, which I honestly thought was lovely.

I also have lesbian friends on Facebook who March every year and seem to have a great time.

I hope it’s a lovely occasion where positivity dominates.

This is much how I hear it went down on Bute, and Oban.

Glasgow marchers bussed in. In fact the Waverly even brought a load.

I know someone who travelled up to Oban. A straight person with a lanyard.

Locals just stayed clear apart from the small handful of those involved.

It's manufactured consent, I suppose. Gives the appearance of nationwide movement by reusing the same busload of people with a bunch of polyester flags and whistles.

Potemkin villages.

The Oban Pride this year had someone called Sister Alaska of the Haus of Nunsense leading a "moment of noise", something about to show the right wing fascists to show that they are still here. I see if I find the Oban Times report on it somewhere.
I have honestly no idea how this is helping some local gay kid.

I'm on Millport, and with 20+ years connection to the island. Grew up just over the water from the island. I know the area and the people.

I can tell you this much. The native islanders - most of them families who've been here for generations, and the elderly west of Scotlanders who have retired here, most of whom have been desperate their whole working lives to get to retire here, and the most frequent island visitors - don't want this event.

But they don't want to have to deal with the people behind the event.

The people behind this are not from the island. They are seen as an annoying, hyper woke pestilence, doing the usual meddling and imposing that incomers do, and best ignored.
No-one wants anything to do with them, except the few other incomers.

The island businesses will take their money tomorrow, and tolerate them. But aside from the one pub known locally to be gay friendly, where the flags would be expected - on this night before the event, there are no flags on the streets of the town, and only a few windows with small A5 size posters.

If there are any numbers tomorrow, the majority will have been boated in from elsewhere. They will not be islanders.

The Oban Pride this year had someone called Sister Alaska of the Haus of Nunsense leading a "moment of noise", something about to show the right wing fascists to show that they are still here. I see if I find the Oban Times report on it somewhere.
I have honestly no idea how this is helping some local gay kid.

Not sure that it’s a particularly ‘christian’ community? And don’t see any problem with a Pride event on the island.

How lovely! So nice to see grassroots celebrations and community events like this!

I don't see a problem with this either. It'll be a day out for most participants, very similar to this one a few miles to the south: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-61605733

I've never been there at the right time to observe it, but having spent a great deal of time on Arran over the last quarter of a century I'd be amazed if everybody participating was resident there. It's a small place with a lot of elderly people but also a lot of slightly alternative types, a huge number of visitors and a fair number of high profile businesses run by gay men. In many ways it's not surprising that this has been set up. I see they've lent their equipment to the Millport Pride and encouraged their followers to go. I hope everybody has a lovely day.

Well the elderly can also be LGBTQ, and I know a lot of Christians who also are

Plus anyone can support Pride - there must be some desire for it to be happening

Are you against it for a personal reason?

By your description, it sounds like a grassroots event spearheaded by passionate locals. Good on them.