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A Boise, Idaho “Heterosexual Awesomeness” festival drew paltry attendance last Saturday, attracting only “dozens” of attendees despite its promises of “live music, food trucks, kid-friendly chaos, and hard-hitting talks.” At one point during the festival, a minor incident occurred after a pro-LGBTQ+ singer snuck onstage to perform a song about a transgender boy.

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[–] Naich@lemmings.world 16 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

I think "dozens" is exaggerating a bit, looking at the footage. I'd say there were about 4 people.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Maybe throughout the day?

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

Look, 5 were in the biffies…

(All 3 of them.)

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 33 points 10 hours ago

The event, organized by bar-owner Mark Fitzpatrick and held at Cecil D. Andrus Park across from the Idaho State Capitol [...] Fitzpatrick reportedly rushed the stage and took the microphone from Hamrick and then got into a scuffle with another attendee[...]

“He sang a song with lyrics that go against our values.”

What a hate-filled loser. His "values" are discriminating against and hurting people who are different from him.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 59 points 11 hours ago

Racist Alert: While live-streaming at the Hetero Awesome Fest and discussing the benefits of living in Boise, Idaho, David J. Reilly, host of the self-described American Nationalist podcast The Backlash, bragged that, "There aren't any black people here."

Yeah this is pretty explicitly hate based. Rational people know and acknowledge that everyone is welcome at Pride so long as you don’t act like a raging prick.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 9 points 9 hours ago
[–] Zombie@feddit.uk 20 points 11 hours ago

This article is comedy gold! I particularly enjoyed the list of straight pride events in the past, such big successes!

[–] BroBot9000@lemmy.world 21 points 12 hours ago

Love it!

Fucking hateful bigots deserve all the shame and public humiliation.

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 hours ago

Now that's art!

[–] thisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

is there any video of the song?

i love the lyrics but can't find a video

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago

It's a TikTok in the article. Pretty catchy song, too.

[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago

The unfortunate truth is that this is the mentality that controls the laws and the budget.