cor blimey Eresh, it's hard to know where to start with that article.
apparently residents of areas where pride parades have been cancelled are devastated (I am a resident of one such area and so far I'm holding up OK)
Apparently the fact that people can't afford to go to nightclubs is harming the 'queer community' in a way that isn't very clear to me. who knew you needed nightclubs to be gay?
apparently Pride month is like 'queer christmas' (direct quote), but opportunities to be paid for corporate rainbow coffee mornings or to tell horrified female employees about how wearing your sister's clothes made you feel dirty are drying up. "They’re taking all the money away." sad times
and in retaliation 'queer' performers are withdrawing their rainbow labour.
Community-led initiatives, such as the Pull Out For The LADs Fundraiser, have been cropping up to recoup the losses felt by performers who usually rely on corporate Pride gigs as a financial crutch. “If you’ve ever been stuck between selling your morals or taking a gig and you can’t afford to turn down work, especially in this climate, then this is a fund for you,” Barbs, a drag performer and one of the event’s organisers explains in an Instagram video.
it's just a thought Barbs but rather than setting up a fund for people who feel morally unable to take money from the man to host a queer bingo night, maybe (and it's just a thought) you could get a fucking job
crikey that mess of an article made me cross!