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Today usually provokes a mixed response... I'm happy to see the expressions of pride and community and love and the free expression of these. While at the same time, at a personal level reminding me that I'm marginal, an outsider. Too mundane to be at a Pride parade, too weird to be welcomed enthusiastically in parent groups or at church... not fitting well anywhere, really.

I hope that my many participating friends have a beautiful day marching or watching, as well as those up at the Loving More conference at Harbin. For me, I'll be at home working on rewiring electrical circuits and fixtures...

Date: 2004-06-28 07:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] purplecthulhu.livejournal.com
just showing up in an unfamiliar environment, alone, with a hundred thousand people... is perfectly OK in a foreign country, but not in SF

You do realise how silly that sounds?

Date: 2004-06-28 07:57 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] brian1789.livejournal.com
Ah... but in a foreign country, I'm there on a mission, with some defined reason for going. At a pride parade, I feel like I have to justify my presence there.

Date: 2004-06-28 11:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] purplecthulhu.livejournal.com
One of the things that pride marches thrive on is weight of numbers. Being a number in these cases (and not in a Village/Prisoner sense) is good support on its own.

Date: 2004-06-29 12:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] brian1789.livejournal.com
That makes sense... just showing up equalling a form of community service, rather than party-crashing.

Date: 2004-06-29 08:11 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] purplecthulhu.livejournal.com
So why couldn't you work this out yourself? Its not like you're stupid :-)

Date: 2004-06-28 03:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mactavish.livejournal.com
This is how I justify my presence at Pride:

"Wow, that looks like fun!" I also justify it with, "It's good that bisexuals are visible," but I can't think of a single year that either straight or gay allies haven't been marching with the bi group.

And again, this year we had the giant pile of polyamorists behind us.

Date: 2004-06-29 12:46 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] brian1789.livejournal.com
Community service -- demonstrating numbers, and support... that's a justification. (nods)

Date: 2004-06-29 06:41 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hobbitbabe.livejournal.com
Also, there's something really encouraging about seeing ordinary people on the sidewalks, whether or not they went there on purpose or were interested enough to stop their shopping for a few minutes.

If you didn't want to go alone, you could take some or all of your sons to watch.

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