“You can’t talk about pride without talking about pain”, Taylor Swift’s saving message for LGBTQ+ rights

Five days ago Pride Month kicked off. While performing on stage at Soldier Field in Chicago, Taylor Swift spoke out against the regression of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States.

“You can’t talk about pride without talking about pain »

Taylors Swift didn’t just perform her headline You have to calm downwhose content is committed to LGBTQ +: “Try to control your urges to yell at all the people you hate / Because anger has never made anyone less gay »especially sings the artist in his piece.

Expressing the wish that his concerts be a “safe and celebratory space” at the end of her headline, even Taylor Swift confided in her wish “every place is safe and beautiful for members of the LGBTQ community”.

The artist insisted“we can’t talk about pride without talking about pain” :

“Today and in recent years, there have been so many harmful laws that have endangered members of the LGBT and queer community. This is irritated for everyone. All allies, all relatives, all people of these communities. »

The vote, a central tool in the fight against homophobia

For Taylor Swift, her commitment to LGBTQ+ rights isn’t just played out in art but also in the polls. The artist with 262 million subscribers on Instagram he reiterated the importance of making one’s voice heard during election periods. “That’s why I always remember the dates of the midterms and primary elections”she explained.

Taylor Swift urged her audience to ask the right questions before voting by wondering about a candidate: “Is he a defender? Ally? Protector of equality? Do I want to vote for him or for her? »

This statement is more than welcome. On the same day as the concert, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed the law into law a law that prohibits the provision of medical care to transgender minors.

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