Toby Duff, a young gay conservative, got roasted after questioning the need for Pride on TikTok. He says he doesn’t understand why Pride is “a thing.”
In a response video, another gay man rose to the occasion and suddenly school was in session.
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After slowly lighting a cigarette and throwing a bit of side-eye, John S. Blake casually throws some required reading materials for the class on the table.
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“Because you don’t know the history or choose to ignore it,” Blake, who goes by @blackfluidpoet on the service, says bluntly.
And after running through a concise and sharp recent history of what queer folk has endured, Blake summed it up well.
“You weren’t here for the bashings and the beatings. You wouldn’t even be making a video if it wasn’t for them.”
No word yet on whether or not there will be an exam.
@blackfluidpoet #stitch with @tobyduff #pridemonth #foryoupage #foryou #fyp #PerfectAsWeAre
Come thru Gay Auntie. Tell the children how it was.
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️❤️✊🏽#HappyPride https://t.co/cMWkSWYHHs— Viva Palestina! 🇵🇸🌿 (@thespinsterymc) June 7, 2021
it was the queer history tiktok 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
— no ‘i’ in 3zun | cqlle 👅👀🖤🔮 (@cqlle) June 8, 2021
