These women are so inspiring.
I used to be someone who marched in my local Pride Parade every year and felt I was part of a community (albeit one where the men were front and centre but isn't that every community?). Now I try to be somewhere else when Pride is on because I find it too upsetting.
It would easier if Pride just ceased to exist - It's worse having to see it going on, all the media presenting this happy clappy image of the LGBT 'community', straight acquaintances posting 'happy Pride' messages and photos all over Facebook, all the corporate organisations getting in on the act.
Apparently, it's all wonderful and progressive and the lesbians have achieved equality and we are one big happy family, except we are not and lesbian rights are being pushed right back and we are being denied even the language to describe what is happening to us.