‘Straight pride’ announces far-right speaker and actually has its own rap

Jul 27 2019
Written by Lily Wakefield

Enrique Tarrio, speaker at straight pride and head of proud boys

Enrique Tarrio, speaker at “straight pride” and head of far-right group Proud Boys. (ProudBoys USA/ YouTube)

Super Happy Fun America (SHFA), the organiser of the Boston “straight pride” parade, has announced speakers for the event including a member of a far-right group.

Speaker Enrique Tarrio is the leader of Proud Boys, a far-right organisation listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) as a white-nationalist, extremist hate group.

The group states on its website: “We long for the days when ‘girls were girls and men were men.’

“This wasn’t controversial even twenty years ago, but being proud of Western culture today is like being a crippled, black, lesbian communist in 1953.”

According to the SPLC, the founder of Proud Boys and leader preceding Tarrio, Gavin McInnes, previously said: “Palestinians are stupid. Muslims are stupid. And the only thing they really respect is violence and being tough.”

The group, which is strictly cisgender men only, has been linked to multiple violent incidents.

Two members were arrested earlier this year over an alleged homophobic attack, and in October 2018 members were filmed attacking people and shouting homophobic slurs.

Tarrio has been suspended from Twitter, and according to “straight pride” organisers he was “censored on social media… for exercising his first Amendment rights.”

According to ABC news, Tarrio admitted to attending the “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville where participants were filmed chanting “f*** you, faggots.”

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - AUGUST 12: White nationalists, neo-Nazis, the KKK and members of the "alt-right" attack each other as a counter protester (R) intervenes during the melee outside Emancipation Park during the Unite the Right rally August 12, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia. After clashes with anti-fascist protesters and police the rally was declared an unlawful gathering and people were forced out of Lee Park, where a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee is slated to be removed. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Enrique Tarrio attended the violent “Unite the Right” march in Charlottesville. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

The “straight pride rap” has been liked five times on Soundcloud

Another speaker announced was G Notes Justice, who according to SHFA wrote the “official straight pride rap.”

Lyrics include: “When you know you can procreate with a woman, and raise beautiful children… look at the people, thinking you evil, just because you want to see the human race have a sequel.”