Get Ready For Pride Now
When I got married in 2004, my sister was my honor attendant, and did me the gigantic favor of wearing probably the only dress of her adult life. What I didn’t know, when asking her to do me this gigantic favor, was that my wedding fell on the weekend of the Minneapolis Gay Pride Parade. This was good for my sister, I guess, because our wedding was downtown in the same area as the parade, so there was quite the party. But it was one hell of a weekend, and not exactly un-busy, even though she wasn’t the one getting married!
If you’re trying to get things settled for your summer, Ramon’s Gay Life Blog at About.com has a good round-up of both the 2008 Gay Pride Dates and also the 2008 Black Gay Pride Dates, which definitely deserves more attention. As Ramon points out,
In many instances, LGBT people are thought of and referenced as one homogeneous community and not as the diverse cultures within it. Gay and lesbian people come from a variety of backgrounds and ethnic groups. One could say some of us represent a culture within a culture. These differences can pose unique challenges when addressing individual needs. And often times many LGBT people feel they better relate to same-gender-loving individuals in their own ethnic groups.
One example is African-American LGBT people, whose unique needs prompted the creation of a number of black LGBT prides in major cities throughout the country. These pride celebrations for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender African-Americans are growing in numbers and are usually scheduled during the same time of year as traditional gay pride parades.
Whatever your culture or persuasion, there’s a parade for you this coming June - find it!
GLBT, Gay Rights, Gay Pride, 2008 Pride Parades
GLBT, Gay Rights, Gay Pride, 2008 Pride Parades
June 20th, 2007 at 6:20 pm
That is absolutely ridiculous. You would think that people would learn but NO…Aaron Hall’s story is depressing, it broke my heart. It made me angry, and it made me scream. What’s worse is, as you said, nothing seems to be done about it. I suppose in a way, by spreading the word, people can come together and do something…but will it be enough?
That’s what makes me really sad.
*le sigh*
Peace, love and chocolate chip cookie dough