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Jenny Ryan and Anne Hegerty educated a man who did not understand why Pride events took place.
The Chase star Jenny, 39, took to Twitter ahead of Manchester Pride this bank holiday weekend to remind her followers she would be performing at Via Manchester on Canal Street on Monday.
She wrote: ‘I hope everyone attending @ManchesterPride this weekend has a brilliant time!
‘I’ll be performing @ViaCanalStreet’s closing party on Monday night, give us a wave – if you make it that far,’ followed by a series of heart emoji in multiple colours to represent the rainbow flag, with its shades reflecting the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community and the spectrum of human sexuality and gender.
However, one puzzled person wrote in response: ‘I can’t understand these pride events. Gay people always say that they want to be inclusive and then go and advertise themselves as different.’
Hitting back, Jenny responded: ‘I suspect that it’s not that you “can’t understand”, Bob. It’s that you’re choosing to willfully misunderstand the purpose and origin of Pride events.
‘Also the difference between “inclusive” (which Pride very much is!) and “included” – which sadly isn’t always the case…’
The man responded: ‘Maybe rather than inclusive I should have said normal.’
Jenny, who is known at The Vixen on The Chase, replied: ‘With all due respect, Bob, you can shove your opinion where the sun don’t shine. x
‘The Vixen said GAY RIGHTS, TRANS RIGHTS, LOVE IS LOVE.’
She added: ‘If you couldn’t tell, this was heavily edited for language.
‘Think it goes without saying, but any homophobic or transphobic followers should do me an unfollow, there’s nothing for you here xx.’
Jenny’s fellow Chaser Anne chimed in: ‘Well, Bob, I have to say you don’t sound terribly inclusive yourself.’
Pride events happen around the world to celebrate lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary and queer social and self acceptance.
They highlight the achievements of individuals and the community as a whole, as well as issues surrounding legal rights such as same-sex marriage.
Many events take place in June to commemorate the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York, which were demonstrations by members of the community following a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, which served as a haven for the city’s gay, lesbian and transgender community.
Homosexual acts were illegal in every state except Illinois at the time, and bars could be shut down for having gay employees or serving gay patrons.
Police raids on gay bars were common and the raid stoked tensions between the cops and the gay community causing an uprising.
The year after the riots, the first gay pride marches took place in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, with gay rights organisations being founded across the US and the world within a few years.
However, there are still 69 countries that have laws that criminalise homosexuality in the world.
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