PRIDE
This weekend was fun. It's not often we really do much on the weekend so it was a nice change of pace to be out and about, although the weekend flew by as always.
Pride was awesome. Even though I've been in the city for almost a year now, I am still amazed when I see gay people in day to day life, so to see so many in one place is always a treat. The parade was a lot of fun, although it would have been more enjoyable had it not been scorching hot outside. I was definitely most excited by the dykes on bikes!!! I also enjoyed when the woman next to us caught one of the thongs people were handing out and gave it to Andy because he'd have more use for it. Classic. Most of all I was amazed by the amount of children there. It shouldn't have come as a surprise but I hadn't really given the whole thing much thought so it did. I also really enjoyed seeing all of the older couples who'd been together for 25 or even 50 years. For all the complaining we do about how hard it is to be gay in this country it's nice to be reminded that there are people who made it through much rougher times. I can't imagine having lived with another woman in the pre-Stonewall days and I have such admiration for the people who made it through.
I think Pride is an interesting concept. I don't know that I feel proud of being gay. I know I don't feel ashamed. I'm just not sure Pride is the right word. I don't know, I just find it interesting. I wanted to write more about that but my brain feels frozen at the moment.
We also stopped by the lesbian block party for a moment but it was way too hot/crowded to stay. It made me wish I was the beer drinking sort of dyke because they always seem to be having so much fun. Although I must admit, dressed in my only wife beater and shorts with my now short hair I felt dykier than I have in ages.
We also went to the beach which was fun. It would have been more fun had the water not been freezing. Still, it's been about 6 years since I've been to the ocean so it was so nice to go again. I still can't get over the fact that we can get to the beach in less than an hour.
I just want work to end so I can go home and rest.
Pride was awesome. Even though I've been in the city for almost a year now, I am still amazed when I see gay people in day to day life, so to see so many in one place is always a treat. The parade was a lot of fun, although it would have been more enjoyable had it not been scorching hot outside. I was definitely most excited by the dykes on bikes!!! I also enjoyed when the woman next to us caught one of the thongs people were handing out and gave it to Andy because he'd have more use for it. Classic. Most of all I was amazed by the amount of children there. It shouldn't have come as a surprise but I hadn't really given the whole thing much thought so it did. I also really enjoyed seeing all of the older couples who'd been together for 25 or even 50 years. For all the complaining we do about how hard it is to be gay in this country it's nice to be reminded that there are people who made it through much rougher times. I can't imagine having lived with another woman in the pre-Stonewall days and I have such admiration for the people who made it through.
I think Pride is an interesting concept. I don't know that I feel proud of being gay. I know I don't feel ashamed. I'm just not sure Pride is the right word. I don't know, I just find it interesting. I wanted to write more about that but my brain feels frozen at the moment.
We also stopped by the lesbian block party for a moment but it was way too hot/crowded to stay. It made me wish I was the beer drinking sort of dyke because they always seem to be having so much fun. Although I must admit, dressed in my only wife beater and shorts with my now short hair I felt dykier than I have in ages.
We also went to the beach which was fun. It would have been more fun had the water not been freezing. Still, it's been about 6 years since I've been to the ocean so it was so nice to go again. I still can't get over the fact that we can get to the beach in less than an hour.
I just want work to end so I can go home and rest.