Pride

[Rikki]

Straight people haven't been surpressed like gay people have. When a group of people are surpressed it seems only logical that they may try and go the extreme opposite way in one way or another.

[Rikki]

Couple that with the fact that a lot of gay people like to make a song and dance lol

[nfisher1226]

Are you sure about that?

[Person66]

I don't know what to do about Gay Pride. Last year, I wasn't even sure I was bisexual. Now I have a boyfriend, gay friends, all my friends know, etc. and it's New York City so there's an accordingly large Parade. What am I supposed to do?

[zeon]

Upto you person 66.. If you feel that you want to go to a event which celebratesd the diversity within the gay scene then please do go... It might be worth going once and seeing if it is for you or not... For me it isnt because i find it very clastrophobic but i guess some people enjoy it more..

[Zet]

Zet, you should get a friend (it can be a female friend) and go out there.... who's to know that you are gay? Maybe you are just gay-friendly?

Heh noone, still dancing in the closet... Snail steps does it :redface:.

[mrk2010]

Talked to my friend about what the pride is like near where I live and he said its just a bunch of guys being total whores, drinking and doing ecstasy and poppers so I don't think I'll be attending lol

[azulai]

I went for the first time last year and had a lot of fun. But, it was more of a State Fair/Festival atmosphere. There were lots of families with children and people were respectful of that. I did volunteer at my uni's LGBT booth, so I was with a group as well as my bf.

There are so many things the two of us didn't get to do in high school (we even dressed up and went to our Homecoming as a sort of prom for us). So, it was nice to be able to kiss him at the top of the ferris wheel and then lay on a blanket and watch the fireworks display to close off the night.

It's nice to have a place and an opportunity to do those things. It's an insular atmosphere but I'll take it. It wasn't so much about pride for me as freedom.

If it's not your thing, it's not your thing. It's ok. It's all good. mile:

eta: I never would have gone by myself. I also would not have gone near it if it was a drugs/alcohol/hookup type of atmosphere.

[ManicReptile21]

i've always wanted to go. but i'm waiting for a special someone to show up and give me the coruage to go to one of these events. i feel so chicken and cold going to a parade alone.

[72jay]

@ManicLewis21:
If you've always wanted to go, I say 'just go' ... I seriously doubt you'll be the only one there who is there alone..

I had that same uncomfortable feeling of going by myself that you mention. Any last bits of it were gone the moment I saw all those people.