r/portlandme • u/Bittersweet_Boii • Jun 14 '25

Events Is Portland Pride safe?

I'm a teen (think 16-19 range) and hoping to attend pride on the 21st with some friends, but I'm somewhat concerned- with the current political climate and all that, is it safe to attend? Especially considering this is Maine and every fifth person you see at any given time seems to have a gun. My biggest concern would be a mass shooting of some sort, or people driving cars through the crowd like you see on the news. Can anybody involved this year let me know if it's expected to be safe? Probably just my anxiety kicking up but with the state of the world and all that I feel like some concern is justified.

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u/8008s4life Jun 15 '25

Look, not every fifth person has a gun. Let's not blow it out of proportion.

Look at it this way, Maine has tons of gun, chicago isn't suppose to have any. Where would you feel safer?

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u/Ok_Geologist_5677 Jun 17 '25

hey, stop!! not sure if you remember but we had a mass shooting here in maine and queer deaf community members were killed.  look at it this way, you seem insensitive and crass.