Six months later, Trump and Pence were voted into office. The palpable optimism in the air during the summer of 2015 - which started with the Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage - quickly disappeared a year later, when news of the Pulse Nightclub shooting struck everyone across America. The past couple of years for the LGBTQ community hasn’t been easy. And it’s not just her - many well-intended allies are asking themselves similar questions, especially in 2018. She wants to show her support for the LGBTQ community, but isn’t sure if celebrating Pride is the best avenue to do so. My mother isn’t gay, transgender or bisexual, but she does have a queer son - one that she’s incredibly proud of and unconditionally accepts. “Is it appropriate for me to attend the Pride parade?” my mom asked me last June.
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