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Related: About this forumGay Pride parades used to mean protests. Now they're an excuse for straight kids to party
SAN FRANCISCO Paul Ellis has seen a lot of Gay Pride parades. He marched in Pittsburgh's first one in 1973 with just 40 other people, flanked by angry residents holding glass bottles and rocks with only two unhappy police officers for protection.
Ellis, manager at Cliff's Variety Store in the historic Castro district, is part of the generation of LGBTQ activists who fought for basic rights, to get jobs and to avoid arrest. When he most recently attended the San Francisco Pride Parade with his partner, he was shocked by what he saw.
"I stopped and said (to my partner), 'Do you see any gay people around us?' And it was like, 'Oh my God, no,' " he said.
They had run into a cultural shift breathtaking in its speed and still something of a disconnect to many in the gay community. In many large cities, Gay Pride marches have become the new St. Patricks Day, only with rainbow tutus instead of shamrocks.
Read more: https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/LGBT-issues/2018/06/22/pride-parades-excuse-straight-kids-party/712068002/
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)Why, is there something wrong with that?
Was I not supposed to be at the Gay Folks party?
They (often my friends) always seemed pretty happy to have as many cool, supportive, happy, fun people there partying with them ... as wanted to show up.
Maybe shit has changed since last I went, which was a while ago now?
Pretty safe bet the straight kids that show up to hang and party at Pride ... are indeed supportive, or they wouldn't be there. For my part, I was always there FIRST to support, and 2nd to have fun with a bunch of other cool, fun folks.
TexasTowelie
(111,938 posts)had the BEST dance party music. The inside joke was instead of being gay, we were being FESTIVE.
onetexan
(13,020 posts)Straight or gay. Im thinking Straights coming out to party with Gays is a good thing?
If gay pride has morphed into straight partying, to me that means there is greater support & acceptance of the gay community. Tell me where im wrong here.
TexasTowelie
(111,938 posts)Twenty-five cents for a drink was a bargain for poor college kids.
Behind the Aegis
(53,921 posts)Behind the Aegis
(53,921 posts)It is unsurprising. It is partly the fault of the GLBT community for not educating our own. There is a serious disconnect in the community.
lambchopp59
(2,809 posts)I'm glad to tell the story of Stonewall to most anyone interested, it's important. Two days ago a young gay man in Sao Paulo, Brazil asked me about it, seeing that this year's parade is the 50th anniversary, I was glad to give a synopsis and share some links. Their pride parade is Sunday June 23rd, and it's tremendously important in their predicament under Bolsonaro to be loud and proud.
Even in a relatively enlightened day thanks to previous administrations that "evolved",
Under Trump's goofball regime, and plenty of anti-LGBT crap he's stirred on top of hosting Jair Bolsonaro:
We've still got plenty to protest:
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2019/06/05/all-of-trumps-anti-lgbt-actions-since-last-pride-plus-a-few-welcome-moves/
I doubt that only but a few "Straights" attending are unaware of the significance of Pride. I welcome all support.