What is the point of "Gay pride" parade?

There is no point.
Not any more, no. The point has been made and accepted. It should perhaps move on to countries where it is not yet accepted.

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It’s a show of support and unity for their community which is routinely discriminated against on a routine basis.

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What he said.

Same reason people wear t-shirts with their favorite band’s logo, but louder.

Because in our society, particularly historically, when the parades were started, gays were not accepted. They were sometimes beaten, reviled and murdered. The parades were a way for gays to come out in numbers to acknowledge who they are and for people in the community at large to support them.

I am happy and proud to say I have marched in gay pride parades and attended many. Perhaps you should have gotten out of your car and joined in the fun.

Once on a business trip to San Francisco, I was staying at the old Palace Hotel. I had to stay over the weekend, and it was the weekend of the Gay Pride Parade. The one in San Francisco is a marvelous, joyous spectacle of humanity. I felt very lucky to be there in that place and time.

Ever see the Puerto Rican Day Parade in NYC? Talk about traffic jams! More to the point, why shouldn’t there be a Gay Pride Parade?

It’s not the “Gay Pride” that is bothering me (wanting personal pride for you beliefs/lifestyle is understandable), but having a parade where 80% of the people that passed us were wearing clothing that was one step above x rated eg: This, :this, this, this (worse than what I could find) seriously,

Oh, I see. These outfits would be better?

No, they wouldn’t

Yes, they do deserve a parade. Whatever they wear is perfectly fine, it’s an expression of themselves just as a businessman wears a suit.

Next time, be more informed about what goes on in your city to avoid such delays.

Maybe we should have a straight parade and then they’ll wonder why we have a parade! Those pics slew me though! The first was like ewwwwww. The second was “wow I wish I had a body like that” The third was like yummy, and the third was “a blank”. I love gay people. Let them have their parade!

@tyrantxseries I’ve seen worse at the beach. Though, maybe not the tranny nips.

Regardless, that’s a separate question altogether, and I could totally get behind that one. Just not the original one.

@shilolo I was there that year. Humminahummina

@Grisaille I lived in NYC for 8 years. Let’s just say I wasn’t a fan…

Gay people do not have equal rights in this country. We should all be parading daily for those who are legally discriminated against.

And if it attracts more attention, we should wear bad outfits too, or just go naked.

See, the problem is, the people who think gayness is an abomination, and all that jazz, probably aren’t going to be swayed by you marching down the street half-naked, disrupting everyday life. In fact, that’s probably only going to hurt the situation.

@shilolo How dare you belittle my boriqua sisters?!

@dynamicduo (that will be hard, I don’t read newspapers, or watch T.V) it was in the city next to mine,(that I/we don’t know well, I only know one way to my doctors office.
@Marina I wouldn’t be in a parade that had no meaning to me.
@jamielynn2328 they have more rights than I do I have a three page list of things I can’t do

and I’m not saying they shouldn’t have a parade, I just don’t understand why they do…

@Sarcasm

People who think gayness is an abomination are not going to do a complete 180 because of a parade. It’s not disrupting everyday life anymore than the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade or any kind of protest or public event that uses the streets.

Now that I’ve actually been to a Gay Pride parade (in San Diego) and saw what it was like and how positive everything was, I am completely for them.

@tyrantxseries

Oh yeah, those pictures are so offensive. God forbid people should be dressed in underwear. Oh my! What is this world coming to? At least they’re not naked, jeez. You call that “x-rated”, do you even know what that phrase means?

Yeah I’ve been delayed in my travels because of “pride week” before but it’s not a big deal. That just hi-lighted the fact that I could’ve planned my day better. If there’s a parade scheduled, they’re not making a secret of it. It’s all over the news for weeks prior.
So yeah it’s somewhat annoying to be stuck in traffic. That way you learn something from the experience.

@Grisaille It wasn’t the party atmosphere as much as the giant traffic nightmare each year…

@shilolo Well that settles it, i’m moving to Puerto Rico.

@Nially_Bob Just move to NYC. There’s a bunch of us here.

@shilolo If it makes you feel any better, just think of it as a giant traffic nightmare caused by obscene amounts of booty.

@Grisaille Beautiful scantily clad lady friends? My experience of NYC dictates otherwise (my experience of NYC being a couple of visits, Friends and Taxi Driver) ;)

Today the point is to make people like you stop putting quotations marks around the phrase gay pride…

I think they are important. It is kinda nice to know you are not alone. And the parades do just that.

@Nially_Bob Eh, don’t feel bad.

My experience should probably dictate otherwise as well. That is to say, my experience has been a lifetime’s worth of grit, crime and poverty; NYPD Blue; and Dog Day Afternoon.

Doesn’t mean that the women aren’t beautiful. :D

@Grisaille You may have swayed me yet my friend :)

All parades are about happiness in what you are. Enjoy as these happy people parade themselves. It is fun.

I remember being in San Francisco during Gay Pride Week one time. We were staying at the St. Francis on Union Square. I was there with a client company that published reference books they sold mostly to libraries. They had many former librarians on their staff including one lovely lady from Connecticut whose husband was a minister.

We were meeting the boss in the lobby so we could all go for dinner. While we were standing there chatting, two very cut, very handsome gentlemen wearing only crossed black leather cartridge belts and black leather chaps walked by. As they passed us, it was absolutely clear that the only thing under the chaps was them. I turned to say something and the look on Jane’s face was priceless. (Where is a camera when you need one?) She never said a word, although she did blush.

Who needs a point to have a Parade? Just relax, enjoy, and all will unfold as it should.