'No', we retort wearily, 'you see, straight people get to be proud everyday whereas yesterday someone specifically stopped their car to shout 'fucking lesbian' at me for daring to walk by their car being a lesbian.' And 'Straight pride' is not just an invention made up by Twitter's professional bigot brigade it's a suggestion I've heard in work, at university, from people who are generally well meaning but simply do not understand its significance. There's the well-worn suggestion that there should be a 'Straight pride' if we wanted true equality. Every year Gay pride in the UK faces criticism.
