The Teen Who Brought Gay Pride To Mike Pence's Hometown
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- When 18-year-old Erin Bailey decided to put on a Pride festival for her senior project, she expected maybe 50 people would show up.
But she happens to share her hometown of Columbus, Indiana, with Vice President Mike Pence--a vocal opponent of LGBTQ rights--and her idea quickly blew up, becoming a symbol of resistance in a largely conservative region.
We followed Erin on the day of the festival, and met other members of the community who spent years making an event like this possible.
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It breaks my heart that she starts off by saying "Not that I'm like, popular," bby you're a cool kid to us
not really. I dont care if you are gay, but why go around and tell everyone? Why is it ok for people to dress up sexual around kids? Its all a bunch of pandering for morality.
@born free
Okay ur reply had nothing to do with what @jpup was saying-
But it’s not that she’s “going around and telling everyone” she’s simply trying to raise awareness and like she said, be a voice to others and just kinda spread the word that it’s okay and there accepted.
born free I agree they shouldn’t dress so sexually around young ones
@@bornfree8073 where In the video are they dressing sexual around kids? And it's not like she's going around telling people it's for people to be proud, yk like pride month
@@bornfree8073 OK BOOMER
The title had me thinking she brought a gay parade to a pence rally. I wanted to see him freak out.
MrReasonablethinker, "you guys thing" what group are you referring to? It's just me buddy. Are you referring to liberals? Because you don't know me and my political views. Also what in here shows hatred?
MrReasonablethinker nigga please.
Really?
MrReasonablethinker seriously dude.... u must be that stupid to think that A HUMAN BEING CANT HATE! Yes I’m get but I still hate things and people when we say no hate we mean towards PEOPLES SEXUALITY GIT IT THRO UR THICK ASS HEAD BOI 😂🖕🖕
@MrReasonablethinker you think having a gay pride parade is equivalent to hate???
can I just say that erin's dad's reaction when he figured out she was bisexual was actually a great way to go about it. he actually noticed some signs of it, but didn't treat her different. didnt make it a huge ordeal or overreact about her sexuality, or when she came out to him. he just wants her happy. if I were to also to come out to my parents, then im pretty sure it'd be a big overreaction on my moms part (even though she's supportive and actually a part of the community herself). props on both erin and her dad
@Sagaris Starlight Christianity is a barbarous religion belived in by fools and by people in a constant state of barbarism. Daynand saraswati Indian Philosopher on Christianity compared to Hinduism
My mom said that if I ever turned out LGBTQ (and I'm lesbian, still haven't come out tho) she would say, "Cool wanna go to Starbucks." And if I was straight she would say the same thing~
•Mizuki-chan•
What do you plan on getting at Starbucks tho
@@angsilaw that one strawberry drink just 👌👌👌👌👌
@@eden_marie ah, lucky,my parents found out about me liking a girl and yelled at me a lot and took my phone away and threatened to send me to a psychologist or a Catholic school
Everybody: We want the focus to Erin’s actions and not on Mike Pence
Video: Lets put Mike Pence’s name in Title and not hers
No but actually this video made me so happy
Natalie Wiehl - Yes, that’s a great point, actually. Buuut, tbh, I wouldn’t have clicked the video if the title were different. That said, Erin seems like a wonderful person who has done so much for her community, and deserves the recognition. And it is especially admirable that she accomplished this in Mr. Bigot’s (Pence’s) hometown. 👍🏼🌈💜
@@amyb4381 Nobody asked you, lol
Patrick Ranes you can shut up know lOl
Patrick Ranes patrick,,,,, thats what comments are for
Patrick Ranes *asked* what
Mike Pence just got Rick Rolled and he doesn’t even know it.
Cakie faxxx
Periodt xD
@Andrea Mendenhall Well thats the point, he should.
I liked your comment and now it's 666
Cakie It’s me Kookie, didn’t expect to see you here lol
“i ain’t queer but i’m here” LMAO I CANNOT
Timestamp?
sup casual potatoes 11:19
LOL
Lol me
900th like here
I love that "Could Be Gayer" shirt.
THOMAS
Queer Monarch :3 SANDERS
@@ASeed17 YEESSSSS
@@matianuclaudiu3201 Stop
@@matianuclaudiu3201 Sin people? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Did you know that your god does not exist, or any other god?
This has the same energy as when Amsterdam put a bunch of rainbow flags when Putin visited
Yep!
Viper Dude use the correct grammar and I might just take you seriously. You must have autocorrect so use it.
Viper get out of here with your heterosexual enforcement Karen
Viper why did you watch the video? It’s clear in the title what it is about
Get some hobbys and find something you like
Viper, just stop, you’re embarrassing yourself.
She ran this shit better than tannacon
Cesar Ferrufino truuuuu😂😂
😂😂😂
FGHJDSKJKA IM DYING
I had to laugh lmao
Cesar Ferrufino AHAHAHQHA
I'm so glad to see other bi teens as me doing such a huge change, in the past, bi people have been accused of doing no shit for the community, but here she is, I could feel from the beginning she was the b in LGBT, my bidar told me. So proud of her, I wish I could do the same one day
Rainbow Sweet Pride was co-started by a bi woman.
And gay people dont really believe in bisexuality
So why are you surprised that most bi people dont associate with lgbt community.
@@valentine93 yoo right, i feel like i dont get to fit in, even though there is a b in lgbt, we should feel more included than just getting a letter,
lainabug93 that's why rather not even bothered with it. As long as people take my sexuality a a legit one and dont make me feel other wise. I dont need the lgbt to feel like im real.
I know what you mean hun but some of us do like to get that sense of community.
They've got it together; eventually, there won't be a need to 'come out', it wouldn't even be a big deal; you'd just be accepted.
Listen2Me 05 i wish for that too, for our sake. Just Equality, Love, peace and harmony among humans.
Finally, a thread of comments that doesn’t spread hatred and ignorance c:
and it happing really fast! :D
It's gladdening that Lgbtq+ Rights are becoming more and more like Basic Human Decency. We all deserve love don't we?
I never "came out" I just said what I wanted to say, dated who I wanted to date, etc. I've been asked multiple times when I came out and my honest response is that I never did because I never felt like it had to be blatantly said, straight/cisgender people don't have to. Why should I? I hope it becomes more like this globally because I'm aware that I was very lucky to grow up where I did.
Oh boy, I am so proud of Erin, I feel like she's my little sister from across the world! I wish I had had the guts to be out and proud when I was this young. She deserves all the recognition she got for organizing this event!
Flareontoast !! God is so angry at her, and you, He sent his only begotten Son, to suffer his wrath and vengeance on a cruel bloody cross, to pay all our sin debt, that we could never pay, so that we would have a way to escape his wrath because of our sins, and be saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone, by the preaching of the gospel, and I just preached to you, the gospel, now its your choice, His messenger Rose , ,
Rose Hinton can you not?? thank you
Ew
@ dude 👊😔, don't go around telling people God is angry at them
@Viper say sike rn 👊😔
This doc was beautifully made. And, speaking as a 55 year-old gay man, I’m so pleased that you drew the connections between generations of LGBTQ activists. That coalition of youth and experience is powerful and makes things happen!
where are the "libtard snowflakes" yelling and cursing as the conservatives always whine about? non-binary gender is a delusion but religion is not, apparently. hmm...
Gram T : shut up please
I know right
I’m a 12 y/o Lesbian! xD
Kawaii MC hi I'm also 12 y/o and I'm BI
I was there at pride, and grew up in Columbus, honestly the huge sense of community there was amazing, to my surprise I didn't hear any negative comments about it, despite knowing that there was. Truly amazing, so proud of Erin, heard she got a really good grade on her senior project too!
@MrReasonablethinker
If by "very tolerant" people, you mean very tolerant of their own blatant hatred towards the LGBT+ community, then I agree 100%. Conservatives are indeed very tolerant people. That said, I don't believe all Conservatives are ignorant like you. Some of them are probably more reasonable and tolerant than we give them credit for. Unfortunately, people like you give them a bad name by spreading hatred on the internet. You are not so "reasonable" as your name may suggest after all, are you?
May I suggest the hypocrisy you exhibited?
1) You should also grow a spine and not get triggered when someone like me disagrees with you.
2) Realize that things aren't always going to go your way. You want to praise ALL conservatives for being so-called "tolerant" and put down ALL liberals? Sorry, but that's simply not true and I will say it like it is.
3) Recognize that you're not always going to GET your way. Don't like how I disapproved of your statement? Guess what? You will have to deal with it.
4) Reconcile yourself to the fact that you'll run into people who hold a different viewpoint from yours. People can have a different opinion, you know?
"Because conservatives are very tolerant people. They exhibit AND extend the tolerance that liberals demand but are unwilling to return."
Were you not attacking ALL liberals in this statement, saying they demand tolerance but are unwilling to return? Nice generalization. Nice personal attack. Nice hypocrisy.
On the other hand, I openly said I don't believe all conservatives are ignorant and intolerant people. I believe some of them are probably more reasonable and tolerant than we give them credit for. Did I attack ALL conservatives? Nope. But hey, if the shoes fit...
I respect different opinions from different people as long as they can be tolerant of our differences. But people like you who resort to attacks on an entire group of people based on generalizations and false assumptions are the ones I truely despise.
You are out here making a claim that ALL conservatives are "very tolerant people" while we have countless examples of how intolerant some of them are. May I ask you what's the general view and opinion on same-sex marriage for conservatives? (Not all, but many) Do they accept and support it even if they don't necessarily like or agree with it? Or do they rally against it, send their kids to "pray the gay away" camps, protest with "God Hates Fags" signs, refuse to make a damn cake for same-sex couples, and disown their LGBT+ children? Ladies and gentlemen, this is "Tolerance."
I have heard a lot words used to describe conservatives, but tolerant for sure isn't one of them.
Liberals are unwilling to return (tolerance)? I don't remember the last time I protested against people for being straight. I don't remember the last time I protested against Christianity or whatever religions you believe in. Do I believe in them? No. I disagree with their beliefs, but I don't hate them or try to change them. I mind my own business as long as you mind yours. I am not here to change the way how anyone lives their life as long as they don't harm anyone in the name of beliefs. You do you and I will do me. You can believe in whatever God you want, and marry whoever you want as long as he/she is a consenting adult. It's none of my business and doesn't affect me in any way. Don't you think life is too short to worry about how other people live their lives? As cliche as it sounds, I am a firm believer of love, acceptance, and tolerance. I don't have to like you or agree with you, but as long as you are not harming other people, I can accept and tolerate you.
More importantly, there's a difference between disagreement and blatant hatred.
TestamentInsanity i would sure hope she got a good grade!
THIS PEOPLE R LESDING PEOPLE INT HELL LIKE ELLEN DEGENERATE
MrReasonablethinker You literally only commented to extol how virtuous and tolerant conservatives are and then you just disproved your own point with your comment about how this isn't *"worthy of education"* . Did you watch the video? They explained within about the first 15 seconds how this was *CREATED* out of an education-led project and even if you showed up here saying you weren't tolerant, etc. I still don't know how you reach the conclusion that the event the student organized went far beyond the expectations of the assignment. You're really bad at maintaining any consistent argument.
"I ain't queer, but I'm here" my GOD I need that for next year's pride!!!
Yes, same!
Well, did you use it?
@elementwind91 one’s the time to use it!
I’m here, I’m queer, and filled with existential fear
MAGA hat man!
We found them
The master gay
The one to rule us all
Amem
Can we get a gay amen
Gaymen
Gaymen haha I’m so funny 💀
Gaymen
she is going to change the world. i have to admit, i dont normally get emotional while watching videos, but i definitely got a little teary eyed while watching this
Marko Vujovic Your mind is sick.
Marko Vujovic She is not sick. You wanting to lock someone away and them up everyday for wanting to simply support someone is sick.
@@Whitewitch_25comment got deleted 😂
Remember what happened to Sodom and Gomorrah the same thing will happen to you guys, what a shameful culture you are you should be embarrassed about yourself
She's a freak .
gen z kids will save the world
Mi Ca she doesn’t represent gen Z she’s a geek weirdo lol just look at her
FlyBoyZay FlyBoyZay Oh look, a weirdo! They’re a weirdo because they like something I don’t like! Ahahaha I am intelligent!
@@zayzanotti1399 Geek weirdos are most of gen Z speaking from experience. I myself am a geek weirdo gen Z kid. Nothing wrong with geek weirdos
@@zayzanotti1399 Her style is that of Gen Z's. She is quite representative.
Mi Ca yeah they have saved so many lives by celebrating there gayness
That gothic diva queen bride look with the umbrella GAVE ME LIFE !!!!! YAS! Slaying in the RAIN!
kyle nicholson that is "sister who does she think she is"
OH MY GOD THE GUY WITH A SHIRT THAT SAYS “i’m gay for mike pence” HHAHAHA
Can you blame him? That Mike pence is a hunk and I'm straight guy saying this
@@omidhassani4988 😟....
@@kammyyyyyy I mean seriously the dude is quite good looking. The fly on his head seems to agree with me
11:40 is the timestamp if anyone’s wondering.
@@omidhassani4988 😭💀
A huge slap to Mike Pence himself, having to see his hometown becoming more progressive.
I hate rapists, pedo's, murderers and thieves, I also hate stubbing my toe, not getting enough sleep etc, I hate a lot of things. There's different types of hate
MrReasonablethinker its really not
@MrReasonablethinker what about that comment spews hate?
Hating hate is hate, I guess. Whatever buddy.
In a tolerant society, the only thing we can't tolerant is intolerance.
His own home town is saying gtfo. Beautiful.
Andrea Mendenhall I take it Christ promote hate?
Andrea Mendenhall I mean...they should be only if they would hire that very exact same if they were straight. When you hire someone it should be based solely on the individual person’s merit, not their sexuality, skin color, gender, etc. So not hiring a gay person because they’re bad at a job is fine, but not hiring a gay person because their gay is a blatant form of hate and discrimination.
Andrea Mendenhall yeah because torturing people is disagreeing
Andrea Mendenhall he supports conversion therapy, which is a place that people send their LGBT kids to so they can “get rid” of who they are. They physically, emotionally, sexually, and mentally abuse people in the conversion camps. People are killed in them.
Andrea Mendenhall Conversion therapy is abuse. They get r*ped, beaten, and killed in those camps. That’s not “intense counseling”, that’s assimilation.
im crying in the club right now, i wish i had the courage to come out to my parents so i could go to pride
I don't know your situation, but I hope you get the courage to come out. Some people will love you no matter what.
I don’t know where you live but you don’t have to come out to go to pride! Your parents don’t have to know (even tho I do understand that honesty can be a big deal for some people) if you don’t feel safe to come out to them you can still participate! Maybe the energy at pride will help you 😊😊
Me too, but Im a younger member so I dont know if they would take me
Aw I hope they accept you for who you are. They are your parents after all and they should love you no matter what
Also moomin!
Well, this is really late. But we f***ing love you as a human being. YOU ARE WORTH IT.
Can we be real for a second. Erin is really cute😍😂
ikr thought i was the only one who thought that 💀💀
Ikr
Lesbian Disaster She is so pretty
She is a queen!
Ik
I can't imagine anyone being scared of such nice people.. vibrant and thriving!
No one is scared of them, but they have no right to stomp on people’s freedoms and impose their ideology in a country that was built upon CHRIST. Because they pushed for legalization i am as a US citizen got my freedom of speech slashed. THAT is not EQUALITY.
Native Americans engaged in satanic witch craft Christians came to save them from hell. Life and death is your choice.
Sailing across oceans to Slaughter native people is satanic and proves the violent cult you probably belong to.
Baptists don’t fight witchcraft, most people are afraid to of the spiritual realm. Speaking the truth is not shaming. Any person practicing witch craft rituals is satanic regardless of race or nationality. How would the indigenous know God if they were geographically removed? There is no specific way to speak the truth expect to say the truth. I don’t beg God I’m not mislead Catholic. I practice in the Holy Spirit.
Jesus challenged others. I chose to do what Jesus did. Oppressed silence doesn’t bring change. I don’t have respect for sin. The point is to stir error so that people take notice. I care about offending God not Man.
I got teary-eyed with the second half of the video. Thank you Vice
Isn't it great how they manipulate your emotions
Ew
Is this Vice?
JustDave no, this is broadly
No this is patrick
I spot that kid wearing that Thomas Sanders shirt.
Emerson Atomic You have no idea how long it took me to find a comment about this :)
I love Thomas Sanders so much.
OMG THERES A KID WEREING THOMAS SANDERS SHIRT!!!! TELLL MEEEEEE I NEED TO SEEEEEE
YES!
W h e r eeeee
It’s funny how there is no actual homophobic comments at the top of the comment section because whenever someone makes a homophobic remark, no one likes their comment, lmao. That’s why you only find them in replies because that’s the only way they get the attention they feed off of.
I think that crowd is bigger than Trump's inauguration! :)
Meant funny I assume.
Diane Evans ... lol just ignore the troll
Definitely is
Well sure definitely bigger than the view of the crowd that CNN showed! But not even a fraction the size of the actual inauguration crowd.
mood
Big respect to her
simon caymer calm down. Shes not eating yours
simon caymer I don't see how that's bad dude 😂
simon caymer well damn vagina tastes good
@simon caymer wait hang on, straight men don't go down on their gfs? I kind of feel bad for straight girls if that's the case
@C caymer Stop being angry that she eats puss and not you
It only takes one person to make a difference! She's super courageous!
linda marcelo she’s a coward with nothing better to do.
mdtgolfer 1990 not really XD she planned a whole parade
mdtgolfer 1990 u stupiddddd
@@all-americandad9780 no u
The dad is amazing. "It's not a big deal" is a perfect way to put it someone being lgbtq is just a part of them it isn't something to either worry about or be overly excited about.
bless erin bailey she's doing so much good for the lgbtq folks in her state
My first year of university I marched in the town’s first Pride, organised by one of my friends. That year there were maybe 50 people there and it was the first time I was ever ‘out’ in public, and it was absolutely magical. That was four years ago and the event has grown so much, it’s amazing to see what a small group of people with determination can accomplish!
Sagaris Starlight Oh shut up.
I’m being 100% serious when I say I am crying my eyes out. This is so beautiful
3:18
Her dad: *"Immense amount of pride."*
Me: *(Snort.) "Heh. Yeah it is."*
I can't go to these LGBT events, I'm bi, and my family doesn't know, despite my art.. I really wish that one day I can walk around the streets and wear rainbow and my flag and my symbol as earrings. I want to be free of these homophobes, and grow so far that I'll be so high up in the rainbows that they can't reach me, I'm closer to the clouds that way, and at the end of the rainbow treasure and the treasure is not the money, it's the love.
I'm also bi in a homophobic home, and I really hope you can be free soon! You're very strong and you wrote this comment beautifully. 💜
This is beautifully written.
Ayy me three
THIS yes
i feel you😢
10:20 the person next to that lady’s son was wearing Thomas Sanders merch omg
I saw that and it made me so happy omg
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*fander squeals*
Yesss Thomas would be so happy.
Omg
No refunds.
No one should ever be or feel scared or alone because of who you love!
@Lanla Colan I'm sorry hun, you are loved, you're a amazing human being! Don't stop fighting for who you are and what you believe in!🤗
What if your attracted to minors???? Exactly love is forbidden for a reason
Marlin Anemone Poseidon the seventeenth That is a completely different story and you know that.
@@marlinanemoneposeidonthese3558 Ok, if the person has the mental capacity to legally consent and it doesn't hurt any of the people you are dating then love who you want to love. jeez, you know what they meant
@@marlinanemoneposeidonthese3558 that's not good, and theres one difference: consent. Also, things like being a psychopath or uncontrollably violent, THAT should be changed, but not being gay.
I've lived in Columbus all my life and I went to pride this year and I've never felt so loved and accepted💜
Those 759 people that disliked the video can go live under a rock
Apparently Mike Pence has 812 alternate accounts
If you want to make it more extreme, tell them to go live under Iraq.
Those 759 haters are all narrow minded, bible thumping screwballs.
Nikolai Anderson don’t worry they already do.
Pfffft they can live under the trump rock
Still Catholic, but I 100% support LGBTQ+ rights!!❤️
Nathalie S. still christian but i let whoever love whoever they want
Nathalie, And God almighty is still 100% your enemy, you nor they, have ever been born again by faith in Gods only begotten Son, Jesus Christ alone, and been baptism of his holy Spirit , who indwells all true believers, If you had been, you could not embrace this abominable sin, nor bowl down to those catholic idols, ( Mary ) being one among the many, thats not the real Mary, by the way, Jesus Christ suffered the vengeance and wrath of His Father in heaven, on a cruel bloody cross, to buy our pardon, so that through him ( Jesus Christ alone,) we might repent of our sins, and receive that pardon, not by good works which we have done, but by the shedding of his precious blood he saved us, and without the shedding of blood, theres no remission of sin, John 14:6" Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father " ( in heaven ) " but by me " The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is life everlasting ", Its all our duty, to know what the scriptures say for ourselves, God never told us to follow men, but rather, him , by the gospel, I dont follow my pastor, or listen to him outside the written word, the 1611 King James authorized bible, thats why I made it my calling to be in the written word for myself, so I could safe guard my eternal soul from ruin, dont follow people, no matter how wise you believe them to be, follow Gods written word above all and at all times, in every situation of life, and you`ll make it home to your desired haven safely , Woe to you when all men speak well of thee, for so did their fathers to the false prophets !!
@ oh shut up go be homophobic somewhere else
Catholic priests love little children. That religion is a joke.
Rose Hinton
random homophobic person on the internet: exists
me: is this a wbc member
Dude kudos to her. Like this reminded me that “oh dang dude that’s right I’m going to pride this year” because my parents are finally supportive after YEARS of that weird awkwardness that is lowkey homophobia!! Yay :) *AnywaY,* I was like “bro ima invite my friends too and we can be a squad” but then I realized, “oh shit dude we can even like do some kind of thing to raise awareness n stuff” but then I was all “Why stop there ima start a bUSINESS that supports my fellow lgbts” so that’s how ya local lesbian decided to be a businesswoman all because of this lovely, inspirational bi person :)
VIRTUAL HUG RN!!!!!!!
Tabitha Mentch aw thank you :))
Seeing so many straight allies made me cry. Thank you Erin!
Mike Hot-Pence is hilarious.
Pence would be great in gay porn movies... as a bottom taking BBC.
She is honestly everything i aspire to be...
Same
oh so u aspire too be gay
"My first response for him when he came out was for his safety."
We need more people like this!! We stan and love a supportive mom!!!
nah, that's classic passive aggressive mom talk, she doesn't wanna say she disapproves so she insinuates society disapproves... that's passive aggressive mom 101
as a near 60y-old out man my whole life, thank you Erin for have Pride Break-out in another place
i love it and once again i'm in tears over a Pride Moment
james hendry, hi there, near 60 ? you're a baby. just so you don't think you're old, I got you beat by many more. have a nice day.
I cant imagine what it's like being around before this I'm grateful to born in a time I can be safe with my loved ones I hope your ok rn and I'm happy you got to see this world you probably thought was impossible
We need this goodness and pureness everywhere
AZTL No more evil than heterosexuality, sad man.
Sagaris Starlight You really are a horrible human being aren’t you?
Dino Loaf or the whole conservatism good liberal bad mindset
@Sagaris Starlight hmm how though? I am a lesbian and I love who I love is it so wrong. In the new testament its says nothing against being gay. I am religious too! Also the old testament was talking about pedophilia not gay people.
@@genghissmith4949
It’s not about fleshless sexuality,but intuitive “spirituality”, although i don't believe in these things.
As an active atheist, identity is a subject Idea 💡,not an objective real being.
The loving relationship between her and her father honestly is so great to see. How supportive he is and proud of her he is SO amazing.
This girl is so sweet, oh my goodness! So much hope for my generation!
Rose Hinton Can you leave religion out of this for one fucking moment? No? They are loving who they love, and they shouldn’t be denied that right. They are in the right to be who they are, but some people can’t accept that.
@ being gay hurts no one. Why should we be punished for it??
THAT GIRL...
No wait, THAT GANGSTER BOSS LADY ROCKS MY WORLD!!
You are amazing! Your event was incredible and with this piece and all of the attention you'll get over it you're going to need a bigger street next year!! I'm thinking FRONT AND CENTER right down MAIN ST! I wish I lived nearby because l would have been there in a heartbeat to support the LGBTQ community. Not only that but l would have brought my husband and son, my besties who are also allies, and all our fabulous and fantastic LGBTQ friends.
When l graduated HS in the early '90s l didn't think l knew or had met anyone who identified openly as gay or bi EVER. My class was less than 100 people and my whole school, 7th-12th grades, had about 550-600 students. OBVIOUSLY there were several gay students, but no-one l knew was out. There were a few people l suspected, but that's about it.
Then l met a boy. Both of us still in high school but not at the same one. Our first phone conversation he told me about his family. He's the baby of 5. He talked about his 2 oldest brothers and their wives and one had 3 kids and then he said, without skipping a beat, "then there's my middle brother and his husband, my sister and her girlfriend, and me." And the only thing going through my head was, "I must have heard that wrong or he mixed it up or something." I was so naive it's embarrassing. But l asked. I really wanted to meet this guy and l genuinely wanted to know. "Did you just say brother's husband?" And he just said, "Yup" and went on with telling me about how his parents pretty much always knew about their son and when he finally came out their dad said, "It's about damn time!" and gave him a huge hug. He and his husband have been together for over 30 years. Unfortunately their dad passed away when my husband was 12 and his sister wasn't out yet. I'm sure she would be nervous to come out to her parents, but she'd seen over a decade of love and support for her older brother's family. She's now blissfully married to the sweetest lady. (Not the original gf, but they met and started dating maybe 2 years after we got married.)
I really thought about how I felt about the gay community. I'd been told that it was wrong, it was dirty, and that all gay men had AIDS. I really challenged myself to decide if I'd be able to handle meeting his gay siblings one day if we started dating. I realized that all that bullshit I'd been told was mainly fear, ignorance, and prejudice. I think a lot of kids like me had similar views as their parents because it's what was taught and on tv. It wasn't blatant in my house, but I knew exactly how my family felt. I'm sure you all realize at this point that l was FINALLY shown a different family, just over the first phone call we ever had, and realize almost IMMEDIATELY that if l had the right to love who l wanted to love, so did everyone else. My HS boyfriend and l have been dating for 25 years come November and married for 21 just this past June.
Holy crap that is long! Sorry!! One more quick thing to add... My son asked how many minutes were in a year just a few days ago and EVERYONE who's ever seen Rent or turned on the radio in the 90's knows the answer is 525,600 min. He was shocked l knew it so fast and I told him about this special song. So l pulled it up on my phone and we started listening. It gets to the chorus and a split second before they say, "What about love?" my 10 year old says, "or how about love?" I asked if he'd heard the song before or heard the title or anything like that and he said no, first time hearing it. That right there, THAT little boy with the sweetest, most tender heart, is why l have faith in our future. (Really proud parenting moment that brought out the tears IMMEDIATELY!) YOU are another shining example of this! Thank you for being willing to stand up and be heard. You have a huge family's support heading your way from GA! 🏳️🌈 ❤💛💚💙💜🏳️🌈
Why is this comment so long
Stephen Strnge so that l could say everything l wanted to. DUH!!
sharon zona beautiful story. Thank you for sharing!
this is beautiful 😊💖
We sang that song you mentioned in my middle school choir, it was great
i ain't queer but I'm here! and I cried. I am so excited for this young lady and where she is taking her life. You go girl!!
Loca Luna unemployed and still parading all day...
Loca Luna , God sent me to warn you, that if your not for Him, your against him, this sin is an abomination to God, he hates it, your judging this right, according to your human emotions and feelings, and in doing so, you`ve made yourself an enemy of God, even more than when you were just a sinner, now you`ve voiced your acceptance for this abominable sin, repent and turn to God for forgiveness in the name of Jesus Christ his Son, john 14: 6, 1611 K J B, " Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me " how can you be excited for her, when shes on the broad road to hell,?, and accept you repent, there your soul will be aswell, God the Father in heaven, sent his only begotten Son, to die on a cruel bloody cross, and to suffer the wrath and vengeance of His Father, in our place, so that we could have a way to escape hell fire, for our sin debt we could never pay ourselves, so repent and believe the gospel, before its too late, His obedient servant Rose,
@ go away and annoy someone else! not everyone needs to believe in the big ghost man in the sky. Some of us are secure enough in our hearts to not need faith in the unknown and unproven.
If you don't approve of being gay, then don't be gay. Don't condemn people in the name of your beliefs. You have no way of knowing what this god thinks. The bible was written by and interpreted by humans, If the act of these people celebrating their lives bothers you so much, don't click on the pages.
I can relate to that guy's shirt 😆
@ shut up het
This is extremely heartwarming. Thanks for the video!
I may not be part of the LGBTQ, but I’m so proud of her and support anyone who’s in it
Ik! We love Ally's!!!
@@T0B3573R same :)
Thanks
mike: picks up some skittles
me: PUT THOSE DOWN MIKE SKITTLES BELONG TO THE GAYS REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
lol
@@cherriartis W H A T.
HE ISNT ALLOWED TO *TASTE* THE RAINBOW REEEEEEEE
There's no blue skittles so we can't taste the rainbow D:
ERIN BAILEY FOR PRESIDENT
16 years until she can run
After Pete she has my vote
Michael Karpinski Yea only vote for them cuz their gay huh
@@abrahamrivera6298 *they're
Zen BH 🙃my bad
What an inspiration. The youth of this country is the future.
True
Oh no…
I'm scared.
@@CA-vy8et im more worried about are nations debt
@@CA-vy8et and climate change
Great job, Erin. Don't let the religious haters drag you down!
Jeff
Religious discrimination
@@michael-k. its Superstion Christianity
Let's just stick to haters in general '-v-
Noa Schonewille yes good idea
I AM CRYING THANK YOU SO MUCH ERIN (Im Pansexual so this really, means a lot to me)
Im from Northern Indiana and you bet your ass I will be going to next years Columbus Pride. ❤💛💚💙💜
i'll help organize one in Ft Wayne...
Indy's was Awesome, this year.
I'm from Indiana to! I live in Fishers
LittleElfQueen I’m from Indiana as well. My city has a pride festival of its own.
She’s a beautiful soul! I wish her the best, lots of courage! What a wonderful story. She’s going to go far. Look at here impact with her young age. So happy for Columbus!
Hell is not that far.
Your right. And Jesus will send you there for not accepting your brothers and sisters. Live by your book. Don’t be a hypocrite. Have a nice life.
Blasphemy. It’s God’s book. It’s God’s turf. It’s God’s laws above Man’s.
Tell me where in the Bible it says anything about gays? Get a grip on reality and stop throwing your bible at people’s faces. You obviously don’t live by it because your hate totally goes against everything it stands for.
It’s the gays that hate. If I walk down the street in NYC with a cross t-shirt silently. I get ppl who want to attack me. THATS HATE. No strong identity needs parades and other’s validation. They are cowards who obliterate another’s opinion while fighting for equality? Equal doesn’t mean that all bow down to one ideology that’s fascism they moving backwards. They took away my right to disagree publically yet they were given many platforms to voice their concerns. Leviticus 22:18 Sodom Gomorrah and simple common sense that an ass and dick won’t produce life. Error destroys itself as it will happen when God’s Will Be Done.
this is a great idea for were i live, we dont have a pride festival in my town
Talk to some people, or create a Google form for people to sign up on to say they are intrestead in helping out creating a Pride festival.
Have a start up meeting, and s few meetings after that where you work out what to do and how to do it toghther.
Ones you have a few people working toghther to achive something you’ll be suprised how easy it is to create something amazing.
I’ve been the person incharge of creating a few hbtqi- summer camps for youth. And Pride events.
If you have an idea and tell people about it, and give people the opportunity to get involved.
That all you need to get something started.
Same and I'm glad
🏳️🌈⃠🏳️🌈⃠🏳️🌈⃠
@@Skull_838 good for you I guess?
Charlie Brantner NO !! its a very bad idea, God wrath is going to fall suddenly on America for this and all the other sins being done against the innocent unborn and newborn babies in this country, and when Gods wrath falls for these sins and all others, it will be too late for you who failed to repent, to do so, just as it was too late for Sodom and Gomorrah and the cites about them to repent, when you sin cup in full, mercy is cut off, so repent while you have the chance, ( Gods faithful servant Rose, )
@ well I'm sorry to hear that, you know all we want to be is happy, and if happiness means god destroys everything we love, then so be it. In just trying to be free.
Im sorry, I know this is a very serious video and I love it but
*cummins*
What if my sexuality and my mind is attracted to younger girls maybe even some that are under age. Are you saying that that’s not wrong either and that a therapist doesn’t have the right to tell me it’s wrong. Somethings are just wrong even if we feel that they’re right. Being gay doesn’t make you a bad person just like if you’re attracted to underage girls doesn’t make you a bad person as long as you don’t act upon those urges and try and find another way
Wow, you are a Viper. Second comment I found you on too!
_.CreatureOfHabit._ a lot of guys are attracted to underage girls they just don’t admit. I’ve seen plenty of men checking out my daughter. Especially at the beach. There creatures of habit. You see
@@Bradmhj
Don't flatter yourself
MindLight1 1 you know it’s true about guys tho. Flattery or not
Huge respect to this young woman, so much courage and determination! May she succeed in her future and keep spreading love for all :)
Ciara Creagh-Peschau she’s a coward. The Vice President is a virtuous man.
@@all-americandad9780 HhHHhHHHhHhHHHHHHhHHHhHHHh.
No politician is ' virtuous'.
All politicians are shit
This was so sweet and heartwarming, it made me tear up. Thank you for the video, and thank you Erin for making it happen. 🏳️🌈💕
Gross
sweet rocka i’m sorry your parents never loved you
Disgusting
Josh gaming blogs and more i’m sorry your parents never loved you either :(
Sweet Rocka and Josh Your comments are gross and disgusting because they promote intolerance and conformity instead of love and freedom.
I want to do this in my town what the heck she is amazing
Do it!
Don't! Stop forcing people to accept this satanic idea.
Lexi Loree, God hates all sin, and this sin is an abomination to him, I`m sent to warn you to repent and believe the gospel, that Jesus Christ die on a cruel bloody cross and suffer the vengeance and wrath of his Father, to pay our sin debt, that we, being defiled by the fall in the garden, could never pay, so that whosoever will, could escape the damnation of eternal hell fire, what is your answer to God?, don`t direct your answer to me, I`m just the messenger , God gave us all free will, to refuse or choose him and his way of salvation, and I love God, and therefore I love you enough to warn you, as He commanded me to do, as I myself have been warned, I chose God will over my own, I hope God will give you the same grace to do the same, sincerely Rose !!
Wtf did I just read that sounds like it came directly from the actual bible 😂 how do you take yourself seriously when you talk like that?!?!
@ idk man if what the bible says is true, we'd all be inbred to the point of extinction.
this was the sweetest thing ever and i literally cried. coming from miami and new york i could never imagine not having a pride but this was just so amazing what she was able to do for her community. inspiring!!!
This story was good for showing how important an event like this can be for people who live in small(ish) towns. As a guy from a big city, I didn’t have the same perspective, but this helps me to see what that experience is like.
it's horrible it totally sucks and in some spots like this its really really bad still
Makes me wanna do the same in my trashy conservative town. She’s so incredibly brave and beautiful ❤️ This world doesn’t deserve that kind of strength and love
When she stood upon that stage with the two drag queens, the tears started flowing, this is too good
@Andrea Mendenhall
It has come to realization that all the fear and strict yet meaningless morals placed upon us just from an old book are meaningless just as we all are. No more living up to a book's expectations & standards, we'll worship ourselves instead and live the life we'll never get back. We'll be happy and free. To all who are too scared of the fictional place we call Hell, I'm sorry you're wasting your precious lives and time here on Earth.
@Andrea Mendenhall
OH nO pEople loVing oTHer pEopLe and GendEr IdentiTY is GOiNG to DeStrOY tHe WhOle WorLd.
Buddy, being lgbtq+ isn't going to destroy the government and create anarchy, however if oppression and harassment keeps it up it will cause issues and it won't be our fault since we didn't want issues to be there to begin with. The only unhappy ones here are the people who get bent out of shape over something that doesn't effect their lives AT ALL. Two boys kissing is just as harmless and a boy and girl kissing, trust me I've done it and no one died because of it lmao.
@Andrea Mendenhall Do you think people become homosexual by contact, like some kind of bacteria ? Seriously stupid.
I am a straight vet. I don't care what a person's sexual orientation is. They can serve equally. I went to a pride fest I liked it. Even went to the drag show.
Thank you Erin. People like you make the world a better place.
This is awesome :) I hope she inspires other people to do the same!!
Hummm...no thanks, gay pride is a joke, don't ever promote this lifestyle as positive, it isn't
sweet rocka haha it isn't a lifestyle dude it's just who we are :) we're born this way, do you think we would choose this "lifestyle" with people like you hating on us just for existing?
lucas maclean lmao dude pretty sure you have "mantle issues" if you're talking like that 😂
Andr01d3 we don't hate gays for existing, we hate your tantrums and endless need for attention and drama. Anything for attention.
She has and she does! 💖
this made me cry. im so happy for them
"Indiana......conservative values."
Me, an LGBT+ Hoosier: *chuckles* I'm in danger
Lmao
this video, and this girl, and everyone who showed up is the reason i can believe that everything is gonna be okay
BiggggJohn I don’t think this festival was forced on people. People weren’t forced to go to the festival.
No Laney Lister , if you and these other deceived people , continue down this broad road to hell, it will not end well for your souls, hell and the second death await you all, this life is all the time you all have to repent, and only God knows how long you have to make that choice, so be wise, and give your self time to check your lifestyle out, by reading the Bible, and count what sin is going to cost you in the end, and decide if it’s going to be worth it,? I say , no!! It won’t be worth it, but you have to decide for yourself, no one can decide it for you, I hope you make the right choice, sincerely R H
Rose Hinton you disgust me.
@, how about you follow your bible a little closer and show some love. I dont hate you for saying this, but I dont think you should. Your not the person who decides who goes to hell in you religion, as long as I'm not hurting you, you have no reason to talk to me.
@ christianity is supposed to be loving right? It doesnt seems youre a true christian if you are spreading hate
I'm straight and don't really want to have kids. But if I were to have a kid, I wish he/she would turn out like this girl. What a good kid.
I love her? Her energy and courage is amazing and I'm glad that amazing people like her get to be in places to do stuff like this because its really important.
Very inspirational and an amazing idea for a senior project. Well done Erin, you are wise beyond your years.
Yep, rub it in to Pence's face!
i wouldn't rub it in his face, Pence is probably desperate for human contact. I'd dangle it in front of his face, just out of reach.
MrReasonablethinker it isn't hate, it's pride.
MrReasonablethinker But freedom is.
MrReasonablethinker why r u still here? I’ve seen u in so many other comments leave us alone dude
It's more like the other way around, Mr. Thinker.
"I ain't queer but I'm here"
Same. I've gotten so much hate from my family and in general just for supporting the community, I can't imagine the level anger and bigotry they have to deal with every day.
I'll always be here to support you guys!
🏳️🌈
Thank you we dont deserve people like you;-;
Gen z kids are going to chance the world for a better and erin is the best example for that
Tosterus no
We were there and it was a beautiful day. So many people coming together to celebrate and support those we love!
This person is an absolute hero and legend. Honestly iconic
She looks like the female version of Robbie (Cavetown)
wherearetheavocados? ISTG
OMG I CAN SEE IT
Dude I can’t unsee it now
I may not be gay, but I do believe in Gay Pride and the sanctity of people being able to live their lives without fear of other people forcing their agenda on them.
I am from Northwest Indiana and even though we are closer to Chicago, my town is still very conservative. This year my town will be having our first pride festival🏳️🌈
Woohoo!!
Oh what town? East Chicago?
I love this SO much, the world is awakening
ILoveYou Look, you guys like to pat each other on the back and talk about what's so heartwarming about gays helping themselves. But please just try to realize, people don't like gays because of how they act around them, not because some old book told them to. I live in a liberal area and I have given many gays chances to be friends and every single one of them tried to fuck me and when that didn't work tried to bully me. Every single one of them. Do you tell women to go get try to along with men who aggressively try to fuck them and don't care about them other than that? No you don't.
Dear LGBTQ, im glad you support people having the freedom to pick and live how they want to live, now stop suing the people (who do not believe in homosexuality) for simply not wanting to sell you a cake or flowers etc. practice what u parade around for. FREEEDOM
quiggly johnston If you group people in any way, you'll get nice people, you'll get nasty people and you'll get people who are a combination of both. Do you know why? Because they're PEOPLE. Not all gay people are nice, not all are nasty, some are bullies, some are nice. They're people and so cover the spectrum you will find across any group of people.
If you've had these bad experiences, it doesn't mean that all gay people are like that and if you think about it logically, you'd realise that.
If these experiences have made you wary, well, that is understandable, in the same way that anyone who has experienced sexual harrassment or abuse can become wary.
Just be aware that this is not indicative of all gay people.
Genghis Smith this response is not OK
How can you believe in something that's not a choice? Saying you don't believe in homosexuality is like saying you don't believe the sky is blue.
As someone who currently lives in Columbus IN I’m so thankful for this. Makes a real impact.
❤️💛💚💙💜Im so proud of her!!! What a beautiful day!!! It's an absolute testament to the importance of love over hate. .. And love is beautiful!!!. ❤️💛💚💙💜
I’m a Mormon, so I’ve got some more old fashioned views on acting on homosexuality, but I REALLY hate Mike Pence, and would have LOVED to rub this parade in his face!! He can dislike the LGBT community, but trying to take their rights away because of feelings that are out of their control is wrong and the actions only a tyrant would take. Also, just let people live, if natural rights aren’t violated it’s nobody else’s business.
Alex Larson Yes throwing sulphuric acid on him
I like u, u may not agree but at least u respect, I just don’t get why people won’t let me live me life😭
Amazing! ❤️🏳️🌈 Big respect!
not really
@@apples9896 yes really
Ok so I've only known her for less than a day and if anything happened to her I'd kill everyone in the room and then myself
seriously though, she's done such an amazing job here! Not to mention she's super cute lol
Is this a Brooklyn Nine Nine reference ? It must be.
There was so much love. Religion has too much hate. speaking from experience as I was a Christian for 14years.
Artemist Grim was?
@@dianaahakim2001 I said was too times, which do you mean?
He is a former Christian who either converted or is an Atheist
Having just gone to a pride event, I know how much effort goes into organising one GROUP to participate, but this high school student organised a WHOLE pride celebration. Incredible work and dedication. I'm so moved.
13:50 stoppppp my heart!! I'm crying
Erin is a hero! Shout out from Philly! Erin for President in a couple of decades!!!
I’m so proud of her
and they say gen z isn’t doing anything.