At Seattle’s Pride event, adults encouraged children to throw mock “bricks” at images of Republican icons, including Trump, DeSantis, and Cruz. This disturbing scene unfolded alongside Admiral Levine’s “Summer of Pride” announcement. Another incident involved a man reading the Bible, who faced verbal abuse and had his holy book torn apart. These events raise questions about what kind of “Pride” we are promoting – hostility, exclusion, or true acceptance and unity? Differing views deserve dialogue, not divisive actions that undermine the principles of the movement.
