I think I know what you mean. I guess it's quite comparable to people who are proud of being born in their contries. In my opinion, pride is kind of the wrong

I think I know what you mean. I guess it's quite comparable to people who are proud of being born in their contries. In my opinion, pride is kind of the wrong word for that. I think what is often called pride is actually the will to (publicly) stand by who they are. With the parades they can express that. Maybe it's a "we know you hate us for being different, but we are many, so it's quite normal to be gay" thing. I think, though, that they can be proud of themselves when they publicly stand by their sexual orientation in a world full homophobics.