On June 28, 1969, we went to see a play with a group of friends. When the show ended, we left the theater to fine the street full of people. Crowded. It was the first ever New York Pride Parade … and we were there — accidentally — but there.
Photo: Alexander Thompson
I’ve been seeing pictures from Pride Parades taking place all over the world. With all the hate rhetoric and negativity we are seeing these days, it’s encouraging to see how the concept of Gay Pride has spread all around the world. It’s a much-needed antidote to the awfulness of the rest of the political scene.
The narrow-minded, stupid, loud-mouths of the world make the most noise. So much noise, that sometimes they drown the rest of us out, as if we don’t really exist. We exist. We care. We aren’t going away.
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We have a big parade here. I have seen it. It is a long parade and very crowded. It is good to see, but I don’t need to see it in person again.
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I don’t “do” parades anymore, either. But that was purely a happy accident. We were there. The parade was there. I don’t think it was entirely planned, either. I think a lot of people were there more or less by happenstance.
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Mine was planned and now I never plan to be there again. Been there, done that.
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This reminded me of a trip to Toronto in the late 1980’s- my friend and I ended up watching a pride parade as it went by the outdoor cafe we were eating in!
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Nice 🙂 We more or less wound up IN the parade. It swept us up as it went past.
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Why not? We have something similar in Zürich in Summer, but it is more a parade with fancy dress and trucks, and for everyone.Too many people for me.
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We have one tiny parade in December here in little old Uxbridge. We went the first year, but not since. Maybe if you’re a little kid, but for a grown up? Nah.
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On a related note, it’s great to hear the Pope’s comments. Who wudda thunk?
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