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I t hink this is a very well thoughtout post, I think gays and lesbians deserve the same rights but I was trying to point out a legitimate criticism of the pride parade itself not the whole gay community.
I think we (meaning us straights) need to distinguish between those who hate gays, and those who simply disagree for religious or other reasons with homosexuality/homosexual marriage but do not hate gays.
If you read my op, which im sure you did. I also criticized the uber-capitalism as well as the over-sexualization. But i was not implying everyone at the parade i went to san diego (acted like that). I saw normal people (gay and straight) dressed appropriately and part of the parade was about recognizing the victories and defeats of the movement for equality.
I think we (meaning us straights) need to distinguish between those who hate gays, and those who simply disagree for religious or other reasons with homosexuality/homosexual marriage but do not hate gays.
If you read my op, which im sure you did. I also criticized the uber-capitalism as well as the over-sexualization. But i was not implying everyone at the parade i went to san diego (acted like that). I saw normal people (gay and straight) dressed appropriately and part of the parade was about recognizing the victories and defeats of the movement for equality.
And there you have it.
Why some people march in Pride Parades.
And while I will agree to some degree with the OP - a portion of the Pride Parades really do delegitimize the movement, and, having marched and or attended in PP's in the past, I find the few folks (some always ruin it for others) who do parade their asschaps, flesh and sexualize it, really disgust me.
The time for parades, as they are carried out now, is passed as far as I'm concerned.
Still, the posters above show why people fought, and still fight for the right to live unmolested by the hate mongers who want to banish them, equate them with pedophiles, rapists, dog-fuckers and every vile sin imaginable. Most gays and lesbians are seeking nothing more than to have equal rights, and live as who they are, and love who they chose.
I am thankful people like the above posters will be as reviled in years to come, as the backspit racists from the 50's and 60's are now.