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SouthernDemocrat · 06-08-08, 05:47 PM

This is how I see it. The problem with Gay Pride parades is that for the most part, they a Mardi Gras just for gays, lesbians, and transgendered, with the premise that its supposed to be some kind of a political protest / statement.

Gays and lesbians have some legitimate grievances, namely they don't get equal treatment under the law in that they don't get the option in the majority of states of entering into some kind of civil union / legal marriage recognition, and (for those that agree with the premise of hate crime laws), they are not included in federal hate crimes statute despite being the victim of hate crimes.

This is the thing though, when Martin Luther King led the marches and protests in the 1960s that eventually turned the tide of pubic opinion enough for the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act be enacted, he did not have everyone in the march get dressed like a bunch of pimps and thugs. When Ghandi led his fellow Indians in protests against the British, they did not hit the streets dressed like freaks.

So, if you want equal rights, especially in regards to marriage / civil unions, then by all means hit the streets and demand the rights you should have. However, it would be a good idea if when you got out in large numbers and asked for the same rights the rest of us enjoy if you did not show up to the protest / march in drag, or with your boyfriend on a leash while wearing nothing but a tanktop and thong, or with your ass hanging out of some chaps, and so on. By all means hit the streets, but try looking like a regular American when you do it. Its hard to argue for equal rights and protections when you look like a sexual deviant when your doing it.

06-08-08, 05:47 PM	#23 (permalink)
SouthernDemocrat Handsome Join Date: Jun 2005 Last Online: 11-12-08 09:01 AM Location: KC Posts: 4,997 Thanks: 411 Thanked 954 Times in 541 Posts Lean: Slightly Liberal Gender: Current Mood:	Re: June is Gay Pride Month! This is how I see it. The problem with Gay Pride parades is that for the most part, they a Mardi Gras just for gays, lesbians, and transgendered, with the premise that its supposed to be some kind of a political protest / statement. Gays and lesbians have some legitimate grievances, namely they don't get equal treatment under the law in that they don't get the option in the majority of states of entering into some kind of civil union / legal marriage recognition, and (for those that agree with the premise of hate crime laws), they are not included in federal hate crimes statute despite being the victim of hate crimes. This is the thing though, when Martin Luther King led the marches and protests in the 1960s that eventually turned the tide of pubic opinion enough for the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act be enacted, he did not have everyone in the march get dressed like a bunch of pimps and thugs. When Ghandi led his fellow Indians in protests against the British, they did not hit the streets dressed like freaks. So, if you want equal rights, especially in regards to marriage / civil unions, then by all means hit the streets and demand the rights you should have. However, it would be a good idea if when you got out in large numbers and asked for the same rights the rest of us enjoy if you did not show up to the protest / march in drag, or with your boyfriend on a leash while wearing nothing but a tanktop and thong, or with your ass hanging out of some chaps, and so on. By all means hit the streets, but try looking like a regular American when you do it. Its hard to argue for equal rights and protections when you look like a sexual deviant when your doing it. __________________ Charles Krauthammer describing Obama: "He's got both a first-class intellect and a first-class temperament."