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It only seems unfortunate because of toxic issues and misunderstandings.
In reality, the goals of the two groups are completely aligned. Mental health, acceptance, being treated fairly, and just wanting to be happy and free. A lot of pride is essentially modern feminism, which also encompasses men's rights in good, healthy ways that are ACTUALLY good for men.
As a flaming neurodivergent queer, I can tell you, that pride and men's health have so many goals in common, that the Venn Diagram is basically just a single circle.
We can absolutely share.
The toxic issues and misunderstandings are precisely the reason why these months exist in the first place.
While it's true that they're generally aligned, that doesn't mean that they actually gain from sharing the same month. Even queer people haven't all accepted that this is a fight that needs to be fought together, and many men are afraid to get close to queer movement(s) not even necessarily because they themselves think it's bad, but because they're afraid of what, let's say, less enlightened people will think and do.
For the record, I'm queer, too.
I prefer to think of men's health as pride's child event: pride has many movements under it, and as long as they don't go against the spirit and movement of pride, they're welcome to join.
People will be afraid of anything, for all sorts of real or imagined reasons. I welcome them in peace with arms wide open, for all those that are willing to try in good faith are welcome to seek peace and a better tomorrow. We are all human, just trying to be happy. If we can reach ascension and self awareness, together, we can go, together, and behead each and every billionaire and bathe in their life force and consume their cursed flesh, making the world a better place and a better tomorrow for us all 🫂
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Thank you for saying this! This is the bridge building that can make a future worth living