Bullshit! Gays are not acting like they are special. They are not asking for specuial rights. They are asking for equal rights, and if the bigots would stop ridiculing them and marganalizing them, they would not have to ask for anything.
It is some straight people who think and act like they are special; Your sexual orientation is neitheran achievment or a holiday. You have not accomplished anything by being attracted to one sex or another
At the same time LGBTQ people have had the gets and determination to fight for EQUAL RIGHTS and have come a long way in the face of adversary, fear and igorance . THAT is indeed an achievemnt.
Pride parades are not proclaiming that they are special. They are proclaiming that they have as much right to exist and be full participants in society. They are proclaiming that they refuse to be shamed by the bigots who tell them they are not "normal" and should become invisible, that they should go back in the closet
Have a nice day