Topic: We should cancel pride parades
stopping pride parades makes no sense unless they stop all sorts of parades.
such parades can affect traffic. they can be offensive to some religious people.
such parades can be good for society in the sensed that they reflect tolerance and understanding.
the behavior of the people who are in the parade can be offensive to children.  they require extra protection from the police which increases expenses.
the cancellation of pride parades runs totally counter to a society wishing to preach tolerance and equality, and would set a dangerous precedent.
the constitution allows for freedom of expression even if you dont personally approve of it
the expense of policing these parades due to them being an easy target for violent protesters is not worth the gains
the lgbt community have every right to celebrate their freedom and rights in a peaceful manner.
the lgbt population has every right to celebrate their lifestyle preferences.
the lgbt world has suffered and fought greatly for equal rights, they deserve to have a parade or march in honor of such.
the march of pride is immoral and perverts family values
the only way that different groups of people have progressed to better equality is to stand up for themselves and show their importance to others.
the parade of pride is immoral and a bad example for children
the parades are often offensive to religious people and hurtful to them
the parades are too sexual in manner and offend many people.
the pride parades are a symbol of solidarity and celebrates how diverse humanity can become.
the pride parades are immoral and evil
the pride parades can get too outrageous in their costumes and protests and it is not good for young children to see,
the pride parades help the idea of all ethnic groups being respected by the society and spread awareness
the right to have pride parades is protected by the first amendment.
the wide range of people in pride parades slowly gives way to making further immoral acts such as pedophilia to become acceptable.
thepride parades are part of the empowerment of the lgbt community
there are laws discriminating against gay people like adoption and "religious freedom" and if you don't keep fighting for your rights they can easily be taken away.
there are no need for self-congratulary parades and that is what pride parades are.
there are parades for every group and it is discrimination not to give gays their parade
there are plenty of other ways of celebrating and signalling acceptance of the lgbt community that do not attract hate attacks and put many people at risk
there are things at pride parades that young children should not see, regardless of one's sexual preferences.
there is no logical reason for this that i could think of.
there is nothing wrong in letting a group show that they are not embarrassed by who they are
there should not be singling out of groups, we are all americans.
there too much nudity in pride parades
there’s no straight parades so why should there be pride ones?
these parades are not something that is needed
these parades are to help enlighten the public
these parades help support and bring gays into the open