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Former trainer on The Biggest Loser US, Jillian Michaels, who came out as a lesbian in 2012, has found herself in hot water after contending that Pride month has gone too far.

In a titled 鈥淲hy I, a gay woman, can’t celebrate Pride Month now that it’s been hijacked by leather daddies, drag shows and corporate stunts鈥� the former Biggest Loser trainer argues that Pride has lost its class and outlived its usefulness.

She claims the event has shifted from righteous protest to hypersexual capitalist spectacle, taken over by 鈥渟hock value, sexual exhibitionism, and corporate hypocrisy.鈥�

Controversy over kink in Pride has a long tradition

Jillian Michaels comments contribute to a concerning the presence of kink subcultures at Pride events.

鈥淲e’ve all seen the footage鈥� she writes. 鈥淟eather daddies in assless chaps simulating sex acts in public. Drag queens twerking in thongs in front of children. Parades that look more like adult fetish conventions than civil rights celebrations.鈥�

Illustrated with a picture of Mr Leather UK wearing a fetching leather crown and a drag queen in trans colours, the article argues that Pride parades have lost their purpose and their class, becoming superfluous in a world where gay people 鈥渃an marry. Adopt. Run for office. We have legal protections and public support鈥�

Michaels also criticises corporate involvement in Pride, arguing that brands have turned the event into a marketing opportunity rather than a meaningful celebration and particularly criticising pride themed clothing for children.

Michaels鈥� is not the first to criticise the inclusion of kink or corporations at Pride. The debate over who Pride is for and how attendees should conduct themselves has raged for half a century. But her article struck a chord online, attracting more than a thousand reader comments.

Daily Mail comments ironically demonstrate why Pride is still needed

鈥淧eople month seems to go on all year long these days,鈥� wrote one commenter, 鈥渁nd really it has just become a showcase for weirdos and the debauched.鈥�

鈥淚magine demanding a whole month to celebrate the fact your back alley is open to the public!鈥� offered another.

鈥淲hilst one has sympathy for these afflicted by these deviations from nature鈥檚 design,鈥� added a third, 鈥渋t is hardly something to celebrate.鈥�

Many comments called for Pride Month to be abolished, or for a Straight Month to be established.

Michaels shifts further to the right

This is not the fitness celebrity鈥檚 first foray into culture war commentary. In 2023, she the Paris Olympics鈥� opening ceremony, accusing queer performers of mocking Christianity and warning that it would provoke a backlash against the 17c起草社区IA+ community.

Appearing on this year, she described gender-affirming care for trans youth as 鈥渢he sterilisation of kids鈥� and 鈥渁 medical travesty鈥� after a long conversation about the dangers of vaccines.

She wrote an article for the asserting that Hollywood stars are turning their children trans as a fashion statement.

And while she once called Mike Pence 鈥渢he number one anti-gay politician in the country,鈥� Michaels now says she voted for Donald Trump in 2024, after praising RFK Jr.鈥檚 views on public health.