As June rolls around each year, a growing number of people in the LGBTQ community take issue with big corporations capitalizing on the concept of Pride. You've undoubtedly seen the rants on social media that company logos are suddenly rainbows and stores are full of products to make money, money, money for the greedy CEOs who couldn't care less about Pride come July 1.
The other rant, though admittedly quieter, from within the community is what has become of the Pride event overall.
While I appreciate the sentiment behind Pride – a celebration of identity and a protest against discrimination – I often feel like the current manifestation of Pride Month is a caricature of the lives of many gay men. It’s as if a vibrant, multifaceted community has been flattened into a single, flamboyant stereotype.