LGBT Pride festivities across the U.S. and Canada over the weekend featured rampant nudity, including a Pride parade in Seattle in which men on bikes rode naked in front of children (video here; warning full frontal nudity).
The Seattle Pride parade, which declared on its website, “Parade is all about inclusiveness – so all ages gather along the route to watch the festivities,” also featured Boy Scouts marching in the event:
Happening now: Seattle Pride kicks off being led Boys & Girls Scouts of America.
Video by TPM’s: @KatieDaviscourt pic.twitter.com/dw693yP37N
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 25, 2023
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell tweeted, “It was great to feel the love, energy, and sunshine at today’s #Pride parade with @CityofSeattle employees! Our diversity makes us stronger, which is why we must send a clear message to our LGBTQIA+ community today and every day: we see you, we support you, and you belong here.”
It was great to feel the love, energy, and sunshine at today’s #Pride parade with @CityofSeattle employees! Our diversity makes us stronger, which is why we must send a clear message to our LGBTQIA+ community today and every day: we see you, we support you, and you belong here. pic.twitter.com/O1Ab3RHi2A
— Mayor Bruce Harrell (@MayorofSeattle) June 25, 2023
Producer Dennis Michael Lynch snapped, “If you’re going to paint yourself, walk around naked, and play in a public fountain, I question your level of sanity. But when you do it in front of kids, without pause, I think you should be placed on a watch list.”
If you're going to paint yourself, walk around naked, and play in a public fountain, I question your level of sanity. But when you do it in front of kids, without pause, I think you should be placed on a watch list.
— Dennis Michael Lynch (@realDennisLynch) June 25, 2023
The nudity in front of children was not confined to the U.S.; in Toronto, naked men stood nonchalantly on the street as children passed them.
Nudists at Toronto Pride in areas where children are present. pic.twitter.com/wP6VfrHBCT
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 25, 2023
The Toronto Pride festivities, which were partially sponsored by Bud Light, also offered attendees the chance to vote on whether sex education should be taught to kindergartners:
Spotted at Toronto’s Pride festivities pic.twitter.com/zmMccc8l2Z
— The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) June 24, 2023
“Bud Light Canada has been a proud partner of Pride Toronto for the last 10 years. This year, we’re commemorating this milestone with Pride Toronto by featuring them on our can design, as well as continuing as the official beer sponsor of the festival,” Bud Light states on its website, adding, “In 2023, Bud Light Canada is also providing a total of $100,000 to various organizations supporting the LGBTQIA2S+ community across Canada.”
Bud Light has been battling a public relations nightmare prompted by its endorsement deal with Dylan Mulvaney, a flamboyant trans influencer who claims to be a woman. Customers have abandoned Bud Light in droves; Bud Light’s sales plummeted 17% and 21% in volume in the week ending April 15 after Mulvaney, a male who identifies as a woman, posted a video to his 1.8 million followers on Instagram promoting his partnership with Bud Light on April 1.
“This month I celebrated my day 365 of womanhood, and Bud Light sent me possibly the best gift ever, a can with my face on it,” Mulvaney said.