text: Perhaps some history will help you here. The Pride parades for the LGBTQ community were born out of protest- namely the protest at Stonewall Inn in 1969 after police came in and arrested, beat up, and otherwise accosted patrons there for the "illegal" activity they were engaged in. Maybe consider how much of a privilege it is that you don't have a Pride Parade, because you never faced the oppression that our community has faced (both historically and today).