Pride (without prejudice)
The day after Pride is always a good time to think about being gay. When first out of the closet and flushed with 24/7 walking billboard lesbianity I couldn't turn it off. Now, I think I have lost a little touch with that different-ness, or maybe I have just lost touch with the core of the community
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You know, the thing is... that color that was displayed at Pride? usually isn't there in our community on a day-to-day basis. There is no surprise, titillation, smiles, openness, hugs or any of that.
I wonder if it is because we are all, in so many ways, OVER "gay" or "lesbian" -- prefering to strip it all off and away (which I suspect was the good folks at HRC's intention all the time... *adding a heavy helping of sarcasm*) -- but let's be honest... str8 folks are not always very nice to each other and we don't even expect other gay people to be nice to each other... and while we could be better, being better often requires some kind of trust and/or inner strength that is generally very hard to come by. I know, I am Mary Sunshine today. I maybe should chill on my critical negativity, but eh... it'll pass like clouds in the sky.
On an up note, I enjoyed myself and barely wanted to go home! Home I went anyway and enjoyed that, too.
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