It’s a weirdly comforting moment when you hear the words “Pride Month” and “canceled” in the same headline — and the cancellation isn’t about some Christian baker losing their job or a mom getting booted from the PTA for objecting to Drag Queen Story Hour.
No, this time it’s because the attendance was so anemic that organizers couldn’t justify flipping on the disco lights.
According to KBOI-TV, the so-called “Pride Season Kickoff” in Boise, Idaho — originally scheduled for June 6 — was scrapped due to what they politely called “insufficient attendance.” This despite, they claimed, “strong online enthusiasm.”
Sure, Jan.
The now-canceled event was supposed to be a prelude to Boise’s actual Pride parade, which is strangely being held in September. Why Boise decided to celebrate “Pride Month” three months late is unclear — but I’ll let you Google that if you’re curious, because I’ve got better things to do, like wondering if the state of Wisconsin is eating enough leafy greens.
And speaking of that “strong online enthusiasm” — it’s a wonder none of it showed up in person. Because as much as organizers claim they hear constant cries for more Pride programming, somehow nobody could be bothered to attend this particular show of colorful solidarity. It’s almost like people just hit the like button online and went back to watching baseball.
But never fear, organizers have promised to “reflect, reset, and come back stronger.” You know, the same message we heard from Democrats after Kamala Harris lost every swing state in 2024 and somehow still thought the lesson was: “We didn’t lecture hard enough!”
The real issue here isn’t a canceled event — it’s that a cultural shift is happening, and activists in rainbow-feathered blinders aren’t seeing it. They’re still talking about “community connection” while parents are tired of having to navigate Pride-themed children’s books in kindergarten and dance routines at city parades that would’ve earned a citation at a Vegas nightclub.
In reality, the only “community connection” they’re forging is within their own echo chamber, where every hallway reflects the same three slogans and hashtags. They insist that “the desire for more Pride programming is real” because that’s what they’re telling each other. Meanwhile, the public is walking away — quietly, politely, and in growing numbers.
This is what happens when the emperor has no clothes — literally, in the case of some Pride events. And this time, the public didn’t even have to call it out. They just didn’t show up.
Maybe, just maybe, sanity is creeping back into the conversation. Maybe Americans are remembering that it’s OK to say “no thanks” to the culture war and stop pretending that everything the activist class insists is important has to be important.
If you’re looking for signs of that change, you don’t need a big headline. Just take a look at a canceled party in Boise that no one showed up for — no matter how many virtual hearts they clicked on Instagram.
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