Straight pride

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Straight pride

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[[File:Boston Straight Pride Parade attendees 33 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Attendees at the Boston Straight Pride Parade on August 31, 2019. An attendee holds a sign depicting [[OK gesture|two hands making the 'OK' gesture]].]]
[[File:Boston Straight Pride Parade attendees 33 (cropped).jpg|thumb|Attendees at the Boston Straight Pride Parade on August 31, 2019. An attendee holds a sign depicting [[OK gesture|two hands making the 'OK' gesture]].]]
'''Straight pride''' is a [[reactionary]]{{Cite web|url=https://dubeat.com/2019/09/18/the-bizarre-fledgling-straight-pride-movement/|title=The Bizarre, Fledgling "Straight Pride" Movement|first=Kartik|last=Chauhan|date=September 18, 2019}} slogan that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It has been used by some [[social conservatives]] as a political response{{Cite report |url=https://www.massresistance.org/docs/downloads/romney/CommReport_Making_Colleges_Safe_7-93.pdf |title=Making Colleges and Universities Safe for Gay and Lesbian Students |date=July 1993 |publisher=The Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth |location=Boston, MA |page=22 |quote=A relatively recent tactic used in the backlash opposing les/bi/gay/trans campus visibility is the so-called 'heterosexual pride' strategy. |access-date=August 28, 2021}} to ''[[gay pride]]'',{{cite book|last=Eliason|first=Michele J.|url=https://archive.org/details/healthsexualmino00meye|title=The Health of Sexual Minorities: Public Health Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations|author2=Schope, Robert|publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]]|year=2007|isbn=978-0-387-28871-0|editor1=Meyer|editor-first=Ilan H.|editor-link=Ilan Meyer|pages=3–26|chapter=Shifting Sands or Solid Foundation? Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Identity Formation|doi=10.1007/978-0-387-31334-4_1|quote=Not surprisingly, individuals in the pride stage are most criticized not only by heterosexual persons but also many LGBT individuals, who are uncomfortable forcing the majority to share the discomfort. Heterosexual individuals may express bewilderment at the term 'gay pride,' arguing that they do not talk about 'straight pride'.|editor2=Northridge|editor-first2=Mary E.|editor-link2=Mary Northridge|url-access=limited}}{{Cite book|last=Eliason|first=Michele J.|title=Who Cares?: Institutional Barriers to Health Care for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Persons|publisher=[[National League for Nursing|NLN]] Press|year=1996|isbn=9780887376764|pages=55|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wkrcU5Z2FrcC&dq=%22straight+pride%22+origin&pg=PA55|url-access=limited}}{{cite web|last=Zorn|first=Eric|date=November 14, 2010|title=When 'pride' turns shameful|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/11/14/when-pride-turns-shameful/|access-date=August 28, 2021|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]}} a slogan adopted by the [[LGBTQ]] community in the early 1970s.
'''Straight pride''' is a [[reactionary]]{{Cite web|url=https://dubeat.com/2019/09/18/the-bizarre-fledgling-straight-pride-movement/|title=The Bizarre, Fledgling "Straight Pride" Movement|first=Kartik|last=Chauhan|date=September 18, 2019}} slogan that emerged in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It has been used by some [[social conservatives]] as a political response{{Cite report |url=https://www.massresistance.org/docs/downloads/romney/CommReport_Making_Colleges_Safe_7-93.pdf |title=Making Colleges and Universities Safe for Gay and Lesbian Students |date=July 1993 |publisher=The Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth |location=Boston, MA |page=22 |quote=A relatively recent tactic used in the backlash opposing les/bi/gay/trans campus visibility is the so-called 'heterosexual pride' strategy. |access-date=August 28, 2021}} to [[gay pride]],{{cite book|last=Eliason|first=Michele J.|url=https://archive.org/details/healthsexualmino00meye|title=The Health of Sexual Minorities: Public Health Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations|author2=Schope, Robert|publisher=[[Springer Science+Business Media|Springer]]|year=2007|isbn=978-0-387-28871-0|editor1=Meyer|editor-first=Ilan H.|editor-link=Ilan Meyer|pages=3–26|chapter=Shifting Sands or Solid Foundation? Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Identity Formation|doi=10.1007/978-0-387-31334-4_1|quote=Not surprisingly, individuals in the pride stage are most criticized not only by heterosexual persons but also many LGBT individuals, who are uncomfortable forcing the majority to share the discomfort. Heterosexual individuals may express bewilderment at the term 'gay pride,' arguing that they do not talk about 'straight pride'.|editor2=Northridge|editor-first2=Mary E.|editor-link2=Mary Northridge|url-access=limited}}{{Cite book|last=Eliason|first=Michele J.|title=Who Cares?: Institutional Barriers to Health Care for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Persons|publisher=[[National League for Nursing|NLN]] Press|year=1996|isbn=9780887376764|pages=55|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wkrcU5Z2FrcC&dq=%22straight+pride%22+origin&pg=PA55|url-access=limited}}{{cite web|last=Zorn|first=Eric|date=November 14, 2010|title=When 'pride' turns shameful|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2010/11/14/when-pride-turns-shameful/|access-date=August 28, 2021|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]}} a slogan adopted by the [[LGBTQ]] community in the early 1970s.


Straight pride events have attracted controversy and media attention, often due to their opposition to LGBTQ pride movements. School policies and court decisions concerning freedom of expression have also brought attention to the concept, particularly in relation to protests against policies intended to reduce discrimination and [[Discrimination against LGBTQ people|harassment of LGBTQ adolescents]].
Straight pride events have attracted controversy and media attention, often due to their opposition to LGBTQ pride movements. School policies and court decisions concerning freedom of expression have also brought attention to the concept, particularly in relation to protests against policies intended to reduce discrimination and [[Discrimination against LGBTQ people|harassment of LGBTQ adolescents]].
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=== Straight pride parades and public events ===
=== Straight pride parades and public events ===
Events described as "Straight Pride Parades"{{Cite news |date=July 8, 1999 |title=London hosts straight and gay pride parades |work=[[Waterloo Region Record|The Record]] |location=Kitchener, Ontario, CA |id={{ProQuest|275631883}} |quote=The city's gay pride parade on Sunday has a rival – a straight pride parade organized at the same time and on practically the same route. |agency=[[The Canadian Press]]}}{{Cite news |last=Laitner |first=Bill |date=June 17, 2002 |title=Oakland Today |work=[[Detroit Free Press]] |id={{ProQuest|436381186}} |quote=About 100 people marched through downtown Ferndale on Sunday morning in a Straight Pride Parade...}} or "Straight Pride Days"{{Cite news |date=October 17, 1997 |title=Straight Pride Day fails at ETSU campus |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=110FE9B22D968458&p_docnum=1 |access-date=August 28, 2021 |work=[[The Oak Ridger]] |agency=[[The Associated Press]]}} have been organized in response to pride events held by LGBTQ groups.{{Cite news |last=Manning |first=Anita |date=June 2, 1992 |title=Gay topics go public // Issues are entering the mainstream // Exposure brings air of acceptance |work=[[USA Today]] |id={{ProQuest|306536183}} |quote=On college campuses, where gay student groups are no longer unusual, 'you see increased incidences{{verify spelling|date=September 2022|reason=''incidence'' is normally used only in the singular form, perhaps ''incidence'', ''incidents'', or ''instances'' was intended}} of straight pride rallies in retaliation against gay pride activities'...}} These events have attracted attention primarily due to their controversy, rather than from large-scale participation.
Events described as "Straight Pride Parades"{{Cite news |date=July 8, 1999 |title=London hosts straight and gay pride parades |work=[[Waterloo Region Record|The Record]] |location=Kitchener, Ontario, CA |id={{ProQuest|275631883}} |quote=The city's gay pride parade on Sunday has a rival – a straight pride parade organized at the same time and on practically the same route. |agency=[[The Canadian Press]]}}{{Cite news |last=Laitner |first=Bill |date=June 17, 2002 |title=Oakland Today |work=[[Detroit Free Press]] |id={{ProQuest|436381186}} |quote=About 100 people marched through downtown Ferndale on Sunday morning in a Straight Pride Parade...}} or "Straight Pride Days"{{Cite news |date=October 17, 1997 |title=Straight Pride Day fails at ETSU campus |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=110FE9B22D968458&p_docnum=1 |access-date=August 28, 2021 |work=[[The Oak Ridger]] |agency=[[The Associated Press]]}} have been organized in response to [[pride events]] held by LGBTQ groups.{{Cite news |last=Manning |first=Anita |date=June 2, 1992 |title=Gay topics go public // Issues are entering the mainstream // Exposure brings air of acceptance |work=[[USA Today]] |id={{ProQuest|306536183}} |quote=On college campuses, where gay student groups are no longer unusual, 'you see increased incidences{{verify spelling|date=September 2022|reason=''incidence'' is normally used only in the singular form, perhaps ''incidence'', ''incidents'', or ''instances'' was intended}} of straight pride rallies in retaliation against gay pride activities'...}} These events have attracted attention primarily due to their controversy, rather than from large-scale participation.


Other events, typically occurring in United States high schools where [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] issues have arisen,{{Cite news |last=Juarez |first=Vanessa |date=October 3, 2004 |title=They Dress to Express |url=https://www.newsweek.com/they-dress-express-129581 |access-date=August 28, 2021 |work=[[Newsweek]]}} have involved people wearing "straight pride" T-shirts.{{Cite journal |last=Case |first=Mary Anne |date=2010 |title=A Lot to Ask: Review Essay of Martha Nussbaum's ''From Disgust to Humanity: Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law'' |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228257774 |journal=Columbia Journal of Gender and Law |volume=19 |issue=1 |quote=The public schools have been the locus in recent years of what might be called the T-shirt wars, with a number of federal constitutional lawsuits addressing the general question of whether 'a public high school [may] prohibit students from wearing Tshirts with messages that condemn and denigrate other students on the basis of their sexual orientation,' and specific questions as to whether a range of T-shirt slogans from 'Homosexuality is Shameful "Romans 1:27{{" '}} to 'Straight Pride' and 'Be Happy, Not Gay' qualify for such a prohibition. |via=[[ResearchGate]]}}{{Cite news |last=Spencer |first=Kim |date=September 8, 2003 |title=Telling it (too much) like it is |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FMTB&p_theme=fmtb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FDC12F5483FB98B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |access-date=August 28, 2021 |work=[[Fort Morgan Times]]}}{{Cite news |date=June 8, 1998 |title=Gay pride display removed |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=39c_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ISEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3934,5119685&dq=straight-pride+day&hl=en |access-date=August 28, 2021 |work=[[Lodi News-Sentinel]] |agency=[[The Associated Press]]}}{{Cite book |last=Saunders |first=Kevin W. |title=Degradation: What the History of Obscenity Tells Us about Hate Speech |publisher=[[NYU Press]] |year=2011 |isbn=9780814741450 |pages=187–88}}
Other events, typically occurring in United States high schools where [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] issues have arisen,{{Cite news |last=Juarez |first=Vanessa |date=October 3, 2004 |title=They Dress to Express |url=https://www.newsweek.com/they-dress-express-129581 |access-date=August 28, 2021 |work=[[Newsweek]]}} have involved people wearing "straight pride" T-shirts.{{Cite journal |last=Case |first=Mary Anne |date=2010 |title=A Lot to Ask: Review Essay of Martha Nussbaum's ''From Disgust to Humanity: Sexual Orientation and Constitutional Law'' |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228257774 |journal=Columbia Journal of Gender and Law |volume=19 |issue=1 |quote=The public schools have been the locus in recent years of what might be called the T-shirt wars, with a number of federal constitutional lawsuits addressing the general question of whether 'a public high school [may] prohibit students from wearing Tshirts with messages that condemn and denigrate other students on the basis of their sexual orientation,' and specific questions as to whether a range of T-shirt slogans from 'Homosexuality is Shameful "Romans 1:27{{" '}} to 'Straight Pride' and 'Be Happy, Not Gay' qualify for such a prohibition. |via=[[ResearchGate]]}}{{Cite news |last=Spencer |first=Kim |date=September 8, 2003 |title=Telling it (too much) like it is |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FMTB&p_theme=fmtb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FDC12F5483FB98B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |access-date=August 28, 2021 |work=[[Fort Morgan Times]]}}{{Cite news |date=June 8, 1998 |title=Gay pride display removed |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=39c_AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ISEGAAAAIBAJ&pg=3934,5119685&dq=straight-pride+day&hl=en |access-date=August 28, 2021 |work=[[Lodi News-Sentinel]] |agency=[[The Associated Press]]}}{{Cite book |last=Saunders |first=Kevin W. |title=Degradation: What the History of Obscenity Tells Us about Hate Speech |publisher=[[NYU Press]] |year=2011 |isbn=9780814741450 |pages=187–88}}
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