An emotional exchange of flags between a grey-haired man and a Pride-goer has highlighted why we still need Pride in 2024.

Footage published on TikTok during Porto Pride in Portugal, a viral clip shows an older man waving a Portuguese flag as the march passed by.

One of the parade’s participants, Lily, said she noticed the man was pointing towards her and calling for her to come over. Many in the crowd were unsure of the man’s intentions because flying a national flag can sometimes be a right-wing nationalist signal of anti-LGBTQ+ views.

“Everyone’s really worried about what could happen next,” she said in a TikTok video. “So for everyone’s safety, everyone sort of stopped.”