Gay Pride Parades

[Atonement]

What do you think of them? Would you watch one? Participate in one? Are you against it? for it?

[SlightlySane]

I've seen one and it really freaked me out I felt like they were WAY overplaying many HUGE stereotypes. I didn't like it at all. I'm staight and have nothing against those who are bi,gay,lesbian but it was rediculous what they were doing.

This was just in central ohio I hope there are parades out there that better represent homosexual in a non-stereotypical way

[pkid]

Well I'm really curious. So I would probably just watch one. But then no offense to anyone but I wouldn't be there to watch the drag queens.

[Wonder.]

I would love to go to one. My parents would never let me though. As for participating, not so much. I heard they are fun though.

[Sapphire]

Some people look down on me for never having gone to one and for never wanting to go to one. They seem to think that I'm less of a bisexual because of it.

I am of the opinion that if I wanted to get together with people and celebrate something then it would be something more important than sexuality like success in education/work.

[YourFriend]

I am neutral about them even tough they shouldn't exist. What's the point in showing you are gay? I wouldn't participate in one even tough i am gay because i don't want any1 to know i am gay....

[mr.sexy_bomb]

i am going to my city's gay parade on this sunday (28th)

[Hyper]

I can already expect the love coming to me for saying this.. But the gay parade held in this country... Specifically the capital is a freak show.. Infact one gay organisation filed a complain to the city mayor to ban it because they thought it was a horrible representation of gay people.. And they were right! And it was banned!

In general I'd be against it even if it was ran by different people.. Like the organisation named above..

Why? Simply because I don't see the reason in skipping across town, flaunting it, fucking up traffic and luring in a bunch of skin heads looking for attention.. If you really are proud you don't need to demonstrate yourself to anybody.. Meh it might help to build some gays confidence, but really seeing the old parades held in the capital from TV... I don't want to know about it, watch it, be near it much less go to it.. The skin heads that show up are already annoying enough

[Neverender]

I think they're perfectly fine. If blacks could do it, why not gays? I'd participate in one. I'd be there with Lance. :D

I've seen one and it really freaked me out I felt like they were WAY overplaying many HUGE stereotypes. I didn't like it at all. I'm staight and have nothing against those who are bi,gay,lesbian but it was rediculous what they were doing.

This was just in central ohio I hope there are parades out there that better represent homosexual in a non-stereotypical way

Well they're being extremely sterotypical to show they dont care what people think and that they're proud. But of course, those are the craziest, most extremeist ones. I think most are fine with just wearing a Pin or walking down the street.

[punkjake]

Houenstly there stupid if you are gay i don't mind or having pride,but you don't have to tell the whole world look at me!Its ok for people who just came out of the closet,and i agree with neverender they are streotypical with people acting the OPPSITE sex and i know all the other GLB people are think WTF?

[byee]

Well, here in NYC anything goes, so the Gay Pride thing this W/E is just another day in the Big Apple. Some group is always marching/protesting/making a spectacle of themselves somewhere in my fair City, so it's no biggie. It ties the City up in knots, but it's an entertaining event, and reminds us of our diversity. And although I don't participate or attend, there's something about living in a place where these types of things are accepted (and often seen as non events) that speaks to a wider sense of acceptance of humanity. Which is a good thing.

I think it's supposed to be 'in your face' as a way of letting us all know they're out there. Sometimes, when people feel dismissed or marginalized, they respond by being a caricature of themselves in response. It's harder to ignore a thunderstorm than a drizzle, you know.

The thing about gays, you know, is that they're really like 'Us', accept for one small detail.