A van has slammed into people gathered for Berlin’s famed LGBTQ+ event, killing one person, injuring at least 16 others and prompting police to call off the celebrations and a concert in the German capital hours after they had begun.
I feel like this is reason to continue the events not call them off. Change the tone to somber or angry but stopping things plays into their hand of inciting fear. We go to pride to show people we aren’t afraid, we’re willing to be visible, and that if they threaten us they have to deal with an entire community. I’ve never considered it to just be a fun party and I’ve always assumed something dangerous might happen. I’d be out there twice as hard today
I feel like this is reason to continue the events not call them off. Change the tone to somber or angry but stopping things plays into their hand of inciting fear. We go to pride to show people we aren’t afraid, we’re willing to be visible, and that if they threaten us they have to deal with an entire community. I’ve never considered it to just be a fun party and I’ve always assumed something dangerous might happen. I’d be out there twice as hard today