A “recovering bigot” has been praised for giving out free hugs at a Pride parade.
The man was seen at Denver’s Pride in Colorado in June, wearing a rainbow garland and holding a sign that read, “Recovering bigot. I am sorry. Free hugs.”
A TikTok user captured several hugs between him and other Pride-goers.
“To own up to your discriminatory beliefs and say: ‘I hear you, I see you, and I’m sorry’, is top tier. Everyone could learn something here,” the TikTok user said.
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— Pink In Our Lives (@pinkinourlives) June 28, 2023
Several other people added that they had also previously held anti-LGBTQ+ views, and that the man’s show of support was inspiring, with one saying: “Welcome to the good side, sir.”
Another said: “I was raised ultra-conservative and didn’t start having my own views and letting myself see more than one side until about a decade ago… I’m sobbing.”
A photo of the man’s sign made it on to Twitter, where one user explained that Pride is a “perfect opportunity [to] make amends”.
For many Christians, #Pride month is a perfect opportunity to workout one’s confession and repentance muscles. A friend in Denver sent me this photo of a “recovering bigot” making flesh-on-flesh amends with the children of God he once maligned pic.twitter.com/vWTgDTfIqi
— Jonathan Merritt (@JonathanMerritt) June 26, 2023
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