The Stonewall uprising was a very positive movement. The thing is, that’s a great thing to celebrate. And the reason it’s a whole month is because we are at the fiftieth anniversary of the New York Stonewall Riots of 1969, when gays, lesbians, drag queens and others fought back against cops who kept barging into gay bars and harassing the clientele.
You could be forgiven for thinking we’ve been conquered by a foreign army that has proceeded to stick its flag in every nook, cranny and orifice of the nation. Jon Snow has even worn Pride-coloured socks. There are Pride-themed sandwiches, beer bottles, cakes. Every bank, corporation, supermarket and celebrity Twitter account has had a rainbow makeover. Town halls across the country are emblazoned with it. It flutters from virtually every building in central London.
Anyone else sick of the Pride flag? It’s everywhere.
