Dharma loves going outside just to relax on the deck. She doesn’t want to go inside and she thinks if she becomes one with her surroundings, her goal of staying outside will stand a better chance of being accomplished.
Today is the first day of pride week.
And here’s where I provide my opinion — and it’s one you may not agree with. I’m ok with that… just the same as you should be ok with my opinion too. 🙂
A consistent principle: treat people as individuals with equal rights; voluntary association and speech.
It’s easy, right? I’m not saying that people who are gay should hide behind leaves like Dharma. But I do feel that support erodes when tactics resemble reverse exceptionalism. Gay Pride originated in a context of real persecution and consisted of visibility tactics against majority norms. But in 2026?
It seems to me that these celebrations — especially those including nudity in public spaces (documented yearly) — contradict “just like everyone else” and signal ongoing grievance culture rather than integration.
Less friction — better traction.
Corporate rainbow branding, school curricula, and blah blah blah breeds backlash… and polls show that to be true. Gallup & Pew data indicates declining net favorability among younger demographics and independents, asserting these pride events are a spectacle.
Acceptance of orientation itself is high. Disagreements cluster around behavioral extensions and involving children. And that’s why you find me in the disagreement group. I don’t celebrate gay pride month and I don’t agree with naming June as such.
If the end-goal is acceptance (homosexuality as a neutral trait, no special stigma or elevation), ongoing emphasis on “pride” in the trait itself undermines it.
Now you know: The bald eagle holds the record for building the largest nest of any bird. The largest nest recorded was in St. Petersburg, Florida in 1963. Constructed by a pair of bald eagles, it measured 9.5 feet across, 20 feet deep, and weighed more than 4,400 pounds.