Boston 'Straight Pride' marchers overwhelmed by mockery, dancing counter-protesters and 'Boston hates you' chants
The Straight Pride Parade held in Boston on Saturday was greeted by counter-protesters -- and a large degree of ridicule.
"In dueling demonstrations about a mile apart, a Straight Pride Parade with a few hundred marchers holding small American flags stepped off at noon from Copley Square as a vocal counterprotest continued to grow at City Hall Plaza, the destination of the controversial march," the Boston Globe reported Saturday. "Hundreds of police, many with gas masks and helmets, stood watch or walked beside the parade toward Government Center, where protest organizers pumped up the crowd with chants such as 'No justice, no peace, no racist police' and 'We’re here, we’re queer, we’re fabulous.'”
"The parade was organized by the group Super Happy Fun America, whose leaders have denied allegations of bigotry," the newspaper noted. "Protesters, however, called the parade an affront to the LBGTQ community that is intended to stoke discrimination."
"Parade organizer Mark Sahady is part of Resist Marxism, a group founded by an alt-right leader that has a history of violence. That group helped organize a 'free speech' rally in Boston in 2017 that critics said attracted white nationalists," the Globe noted.
Here are some of the images from Boston:
The #StraightPride parade was exactly as short, pathetic, and poorly attended as I hoped it would be. As if you cou… https://t.co/oX8VU3bg11— Zack Ford (@Zack Ford) 1567268256
SAME. 😤 #StraightPride #bospoli #mapoli https://t.co/eG4Rzt1EpA— chip goines (@chip goines) 1567263182
Since we all love crowd-size, as of 1:20pm - the folks up on the steps are Milo + #StraightPride's crowd... ...an… https://t.co/oqs12vpRlg— Like Kurosawa, I Make Mad (@Like Kurosawa, I Make Mad) 1567272358
Tourists say they thought the “Straight Pride Parade” in Boston was a Trump rally #WCVB https://t.co/n3YdXjK9sG— John Atwater (@John Atwater) 1567269392
A city’s budget is a statement of its values? Today we learned that Marty Walsh’s Boston will pay $$$? overtime for… https://t.co/Uoole0UHXP— Mom needs coffee (Lisa Green) (@Mom needs coffee (Lisa Green)) 1567274837
straight pride parade: “the straight pride parade is not a homophobic event!” also the straight pride parade: “I A… https://t.co/AIbm5uhuFT— molly conger (@molly conger) 1567277772
Can’t hear the Straight Pride speeches over the crowd outside chanting “bottoms and tops, we all hate cops” https://t.co/KpHAqow45D— Ryan Broderick (@Ryan Broderick) 1567275621
I love ‘Straight Pride’ events. I love the idea that the human mind is sophisticated enough to allow men who can’t… https://t.co/KFK6HFcmLP— James Oh Brien (@James Oh Brien) 1567279092
The Straight Pride Parade— a grift event with connections to violent hate groups— have fewer than 20 people there.… https://t.co/coSfoqwMVo— AntiFash Gordon (@AntiFash Gordon) 1567261788
Counter protesters screaming at Straight Pride participants. #StraightPride https://t.co/Z8wDRuCI6G— Mike (@Mike) 1567269845
Fuck #StraightPride https://t.co/qC1ocn7tlr— TakeBackTheGrid (@TakeBackTheGrid) 1567273725
Was worried that Milo’s straight pride parade would cause traffic problems here my last day in Boston but the traff… https://t.co/HQhLLNRlQ0— Popehat (@Popehat) 1567269696
Straight Priders just rolled past some counter-protestors who blew whistles and yelled. People along the parade rou… https://t.co/V2IEIETfDf— Quincy J. Walters (@Quincy J. Walters) 1567269021
I’m ready.🙂 #straightpride #boston https://t.co/03ma8ek26u— Ash Shimabukuro (@Ash Shimabukuro) 1567248822
One of the Boston Straight Pride Parade floats is a car with a piece of paper reading, Blue Lives Matter taped to i… https://t.co/xt7UIPC6Bl— Sam Bishop (@Sam Bishop) 1567263600
Cops kick a number of journalists out of Boston Straight Pride parade after argument where an officer didn’t want t… https://t.co/WeQaDBJUZH— Sam Bishop (@Sam Bishop) 1567261959
David here at the Boston Straight Pride Parade has been going on for the last 10 minutes ranting about how the Jews… https://t.co/3IURpNDuXH— Sam Bishop (@Sam Bishop) 1567264627
Currently straight pride parade is being outnumbered 100 to around 15 by a group of elderly tourists on the other s… https://t.co/8RmhJQySjn— Sam Bishop (@Sam Bishop) 1567259464
These two men traveled for 8 hours from Pennsylvania to Boston Straight Pride to represent the banned reddit subred… https://t.co/S8HSMLnCmE— Sam Bishop (@Sam Bishop) 1567263838
Here's a guy with green makeup in a kekistan shirt holding a pillow with some weird anime version of sargon of akka… https://t.co/Rwp99McoBN— Wild Geerters (@Wild Geerters) 1567272926
These guys walked in shouting “gamers rise up!” https://t.co/YnBxN7diwT— Ryan Broderick (@Ryan Broderick) 1567262777
A lot of businesses along the #StraightPride route have rainbow flags out, or in the case of this building, signs s… https://t.co/aDJUds3orD— Zack Ford (@Zack Ford) 1567266480
A Straight Pride Parade is a participation trophy for dudebros who are angry nobody ever swipes right on them.— Adam Best (@Adam Best) 1567278502
OK. I’m here in Copley Square at #StraightPride parade for @WBUR. As at past “Resist Marxism” rallies, there seems… https://t.co/rz3MNMC8Jo— Max Larkin (@Max Larkin) 1567264094
The #StraightPrideParade now on its way to City Hall Plaza. #Boston25 https://t.co/44RayYZVRU— Kelly Sullivan (@Kelly Sullivan) 1567268177
