Technically it might be yes. But as we all know, this is 'the norm'.
I agree with jwm - they're hardly comparable. We're marching through the city, bringing traffic to a standstill with noise, colour, obscene campness and intimidating drag queens. We actively draw attention to our lifestyle, whereas straight people talking about marriage and births are simply bringing attention to their lives.
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Stopping traffic is annoying regardless of sexuality. I'd much prefer it if pride events were more toned down and more respectable. I am afraid I do not understand your distinction between lifestyles and lives.
Asking people not to talk about their marriages, pregnancies, etc. because of our sensibilities seems to me just as unreasonable as asking us not to have pride events because of theirs.
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Yet you were the one who compared them.
I wouldn't ask people not to talk about the events in their lives simply to spare my sensibilities. Just as, I agree, we shouldn't hide ours either.
My actual point is that we need to tone it down. It's too brash and vulgar and stereotypical. And it probably does much to alienate any spectators who may have been indifferent to it.
When a couple talk about marriage or pregnancy, they don't get in-your-face about it. They aren't showy or loud about it, they're simply modest. Proud, certainly. But subtly.
Why can't we as a sub-culture do that? I know it's how I live MY life, and handle MY sexuality.
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I apologise, I appear to have misunderstood your original post. I thought you were expressing misgivings about any sort of public pride events as they are forcing our sexuality on others. I think that is unreasonably deferential, straight people would not, nor should they, accept equivalent constraints.
If I now understand you correctly you are suggesting the brashness and in-your-face attitude of many pride events are forcing our sexuality on others. I would, generally speaking, agree with this.
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Ah no! Absolutely not. I very much respect - and agree with - the point of Pride.
Whether we like it or not, we ARE different and in cases of difference, I think there is a right to celebrate it.
In spite of my misgivings regarding the execution, I absolutely got swept up in the atmosphere when I joined the Newcastle event, and I really connected to the emotions of unity, openness and fun that the whole event encourages.
I'm glad we now agree, though! Sorry if I made it more complicated than it actually was!
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My mistake, but I'm glad we agree too.
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i liked it rely .becase it was good and lot os things happinging. it was in the park
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Congrats on your first Gay pride parade joseph! They really are fun and it was a good idea for Hannah to bring you... and a good idea to take a break also... and more dancing LONG into the nite!
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ay frank i done lot if dancing some peple said i m very good dancer. i wish you come. that is good marshlander was it were you live.
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