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debboamerik) wrote2009-06-13 09:34 am
debboamerik) wrote2009-06-13 09:34 am
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It's June Again
Happy Pride, everyone!
Part 1: DC Pride, this weekend
Part 2: Baltimore Pride, next weekend
Part 3: 40th anniversary of Stonewall, the weekend after Baltimore Pride
While a lot of people see Pride as fun and camp, I also feel that it is important as a community to get together, talk about our lives, and enjoy the company of other queer people. Being such a small and mostly invisible minority (I, for one, do not have a birthmark on my face that says "lesbian"), it's nice to get together and be near other people with shared experiences. I also enjoy hearing about community events: the square dancing groups, the choruses, the theatre, the health services and churches and activist groups. This is why Pride will continue to be important; it is a celebration of our history, an expression of community, and a big party, all at once.
We've come a long way. Sometimes it was an uphill journey, sometimes on the rough side of the mountain, but we've come a long way. We have a long way to go.
Part 1: DC Pride, this weekend
Part 2: Baltimore Pride, next weekend
Part 3: 40th anniversary of Stonewall, the weekend after Baltimore Pride
While a lot of people see Pride as fun and camp, I also feel that it is important as a community to get together, talk about our lives, and enjoy the company of other queer people. Being such a small and mostly invisible minority (I, for one, do not have a birthmark on my face that says "lesbian"), it's nice to get together and be near other people with shared experiences. I also enjoy hearing about community events: the square dancing groups, the choruses, the theatre, the health services and churches and activist groups. This is why Pride will continue to be important; it is a celebration of our history, an expression of community, and a big party, all at once.
We've come a long way. Sometimes it was an uphill journey, sometimes on the rough side of the mountain, but we've come a long way. We have a long way to go.