As June unfolds and the world recognizes space for queer folks to be prideful of our existence we come to a moment in the U.S. that is fraught with tension and anxiety. Protesting is again linked with the celebration of gay Pride as our very existence as queer people is becoming endangered if we stand in solidarity with all queer folks, trans and non-binary alike. Darling Mental Health chooses to take a stand and support the efforts of queer liberation, the use of peer-reviewed research and scientific understanding of gender and sexuality, and working to decolonize our lensing for authentic mental wellness, health, and healing.
This weekend also marks the celebration of the U.S. Army’s 250th birthday, an organization that specifically was ratified to fight against the tyranny and oppression that the King of England perpetuated during Colonial times. We now find ourselves watching that celebration with a President who has fashioned himself as a King at different times throughout his public speaking and for this reason over a thousand protests are being organized for “No Kings” in the US and of special significance, the city known for rallying the call for revolution by spilling tea is holding its gay pride on the same day.
Tomorrow, Boston’s Pride for the People will be a joint gay pride celebration and No Kings protest, further cementing Boston and Massachusetts history as a paradigm for seeking justice, freedom, and liberation through revolution and rejection of tyrannical oppression. We hope that the weekend shows a country united against a rising tide of racist ideology and bigotry demanding compliance to a worldview that is limited by natalist propaganda and white supremacist belief in manifest destiny over reciprocal integration of Indigenous and diverse people throughout our land.
May you and your loved ones have a safe, happy, and festive Pride month!
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