Thanks for the lecture, it appears you missed the parts of my comments where I pretty much acknowledged everything you said...

I personally haven't hit on people at the pride events I've attended...

then I suppose it is something I shouldn't attend in the future...

Thanks for the info, it appears I misunderstood the event.

I was never on the debate team in school, but I feel like conceding the point to the person you're talking to is a pretty shitty method of arguing with someone.

Also, this whole idea that you cannot have an opinion if you're not part of whatever group is being discussed is absolutely ridiculous. I'm agnostic and had to explain to my catholic friend why christianity is not synonymous with catholicism, and basically the entire history of the protestant reformation. Given that is an extreme example because he is admittedly a pretty horrible catholic, but just because I'm not christian, or gay, or black, or a certain nationality doesn't mean I'm not allowed to discuss my opinions on matters that relate to those communities. Disagreeing with someone isn't the same as not respecting them.

That being said, I'm fully aware I'm not part of the LGBT community and absolutely recognize their ownership of the event, so if they want it to be about flipping the script and making straight people feel like outsiders for a day, that is absolutely their choice. That just wasn't what I understood the event to be about.