When he left Key West, he went to Kiev and led the Gay Pride parade there and had rocks thrown at him. To my right was Stuart Milk, Harvey Milk’s nephew, who has been for a lifetime a champion for oppressed peoples in dark corners of the world. RG: What has been your most impactful Pride experience?īH: Last year, the morning after the Pulse massacre, I drove the grand marshal’s convertible in the Key West Pride parade. There are a lot of people that think Pride perpetuates negative stereotypes the LGBTQ+ community, but I think its an opportunity for us to come together and celebrate our differences. Rapid Growth Media: What does Pride month mean to you?īenjamin Heyn: For me Pride-be it month, week or a parade-is an opportunity to not only wear glitter and crop top down the street, but to express yourself in a way that honors the fact that trans people, gay people, and queer people in general, fought, bled, and literally died for my right as a human to be recognized.
