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Half of London and New York is gay, the other half don't care, pride is just another Saturday night out. Where I frequent it has no meaning. I'm sure if your from a smaller town pride is a big deal, like Christmas but celebrating something that's real.
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There is some truth in what you say.
But without the gay pride many social achievements would not have come.
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I used to think it was pointless for there to be such a thing as gay pride events as being gay is a trait, not an accomplishment. However, I do believe it's nice to have such an event you know everyone around is in celebration and gay. After all, it's not as though you can safely hit on a guy you found cute and thought maybe there might be chemistry with in public unless you happen to live in a gay area. Such also is a good purpose for having a certain style by which others will know your preferences.
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be more concrete
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The whole "Gay Pride Parade" is optional, see? Just because you're gay, doesn't mean you have to go. I personally think nothing of it. If you want to go and have a good time watching beautifully chiseled olympian demigods in speedos and hitting freely on other guys, go. If you want to celebrate the "freedom and recognition" we nowadays have, go. If you just want to look and blend in the multitude, go.
Or simply ignore the whole thang. Much like I do. Also, ignore the voices of the ones who think the whole "gay parade" is an spectacle of pervertion and sin. It is not.
Or simply ignore the whole thang. Much like I do. Also, ignore the voices of the ones who think the whole "gay parade" is an spectacle of pervertion and sin. It is not.
Let's not forget our history. When they first had gay pride here in Boston, it was a radical
event that took some courage. Some people marched with masks because their jobs, homes, families would be ruined if they were known.
By the late 80s it bacame easier, but for a mainstream politician? Marching with faggots dropping from aids was an act of solidarity, and yes, courage.
It's become more of a party now in most places. But courage still matters. There are people fighting for pride where? Warsaw maybe? Do they even dare in Tehran? I don't know. But there are certainly places where it still matters. At it's core, a gay pride parade is an act of
defiance of bigotry, and an act of affirmation of gay people's humanity.
It only needs to be us against them...if they are against us.
event that took some courage. Some people marched with masks because their jobs, homes, families would be ruined if they were known.
By the late 80s it bacame easier, but for a mainstream politician? Marching with faggots dropping from aids was an act of solidarity, and yes, courage.
It's become more of a party now in most places. But courage still matters. There are people fighting for pride where? Warsaw maybe? Do they even dare in Tehran? I don't know. But there are certainly places where it still matters. At it's core, a gay pride parade is an act of
defiance of bigotry, and an act of affirmation of gay people's humanity.
It only needs to be us against them...if they are against us.
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I guess pride events (or better say gay events) are important everywhere where they are possible. In societies where homosexuality is more accepted they serve the purpose of just that - showing acceptance and celebrating gay people. In some other societies they are steps towards getting equal treatment and justice for gays.
