Mores for Gays: Gay Pride parades
Gay Pride month is in full swing, and two of the largest celebrations happened this past weekend. The California Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling helped San Francisco’s parade achieve record numbers, and New York City’s parade had an estimated turnout of over a million!
In this episode, Daniel takes a look at how the parade has evolved in its span of nearly forty years. From fashion defiance to glad handing politicians, Daniel covers the history and the etiquette of these gay celebrations and figures out how we can keep the pride in Gay Pride.
Daniel: On “Mores for gays: pride parades” -a little background- After battling breast cancer for 9 years, my mother passed away May 6th of this year.
Before she died in Florida, she looked me in the eyes and said “I am very proud of my gay son”. I went home to Austin, Texas, put those words on a 4 1/2 foot picket sign, and carried that quote through the streets of Austin during the gay pride parade. I was dressed in my full leather outfit.
I did this to honor her memory and the love she had for me. The cheering and enthusiastic hugs from the spectators was overwhelming. I was in tears as I told the crowds “I will carry her words with me for the rest of my life”. And I will
James G., Austin, Texas