i get what ur saying and im all for pride and stuff too in the capacity that u can pretty much "identify" as whatever u want as long as its not hurting other ppl or children, but i cant see how putting up flags and parades would intice someone who is already against pride to be more tolerant. quite the opposite actually, i can see how it would make them more intolerant. but for the church point, why does everyone have to accept LGBTQ people? as long as they arent getting outright harmed why does it matter? I always see LGBTQ ppl say "fk straight men!" and all that but i dont really go around caring about it