[Far too many people in today's western societies] "Why do we even still need Pride events? Those people aren't being persecuted anymore..." Errrmm... that's not quite true though, is it? There may be a tiny slither of legal acceptance (and even that is back-sliding in some countries), but culturally there are still many that think violence against LGBTQ+ is acceptable. One dead, 16 injured at Berlin Pride event after vehicle crashes into crowd, police say - BBC News https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyqzylz3zno