Pride... Why

[mattpup]

Ok maybe it just me, but what is the big deal with Pride, a bunch of fags get together and make a float for some stupid parade

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man you made me feel old.

[tbrough]

Back in 1993, I lived in Nashville, TN where just to get a parade PERMIT became a radical act. The gay club in Chattanooga had to sue the city twice to make theirs happen - first to get a permit and second to get a route that wasn't behind closed up factories and through cemeteries. There were people at a few of these that wore masks in case their pictures got taken.

While it may not have the scary urgency of 15 years ago, I still feel that getting any mass of people together and forcing your city/state/federal Govt to recognize you is a political act. Even if the news teams immediately zero in on the drag queens and go-go boys, numbers are still power.