Almost three dozen people were arrested over the course of Boston's 'straight pride' parade over the weekend, with counter-protesters those attending the controversial event.
The protest was organised by US group , who made their plans public - citing Boston's supposed problem with heterophobia.
According to their website: "Super Happy Fun America is committed to creating spaces for people of all identities to embrace the vibrancy of the straight community."
It continues: "We believe that true diversity is only possible when people of all sexual orientations are free to celebrate their lifestyles."
However, the parade, which included a speech from openly gay alt-right agitator Milo Yiannopoulos, only drew a crowd of several hundred - while the counter-protest had an .
"I'm outraged by the idea that straight people need a pride parade," counter-protester Shoshanna Ehrlich .
'Straight pride' marchers were reportedly outnumbered by counter-protesters. Source: NurPhoto
"We are not an oppressed majority by any stretch of the imagination."
She added: "This is full of hate and offensive."
Black Lives Matter organiser Monica Cannon-Grant that it was vital to "stand up against hatred.
"I feel like they capitalised on Boston Pride, which is our LGBTIQ+ celebration. They used it as their next thing to hate on."
Signs carried by marchers at the parade included slogans such as 'being straight is great' and 'make normalcy normal again.'
Super Fun Happy America has faced growing criticism for the parade.
Among the event's high profile critics was actor Chris Evans, : "Just a thought, instead of ‘Straight Pride’ parade, how about this: The ‘desperately trying to bury our own gay thoughts by being homophobic because no one taught us how to access our emotions as children’ parade?"
He added: "Whatta ya think? Too on the nose??"
New York Senator Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez also slammed the parade, branding it performative toxic masculinity.
"For men who are allegedly so 'proud' of being straight, they seem to show real incompetence at attracting women to their event,"
"Seems more like a 'I-Struggle-With-Masculinity' parade to me."
