I for once am speachless…I was at the Chicago “Gay Pride Parade” today…all I will say is that gays around the world shoud be ashamed to be and not want to be looked at and thought as - as the people I saw today…not enough time to even go into it…though I did see 10 vagina’s today…and many, many more penis than I care to count. Cant figure out where gay pride, equal rights and social deviant flasher seperate any more…pathetic…
Were they hot?
The women…um…of the vaginas I saw…in full glory…2…the others were hot only due to massive mass and the heat…
you know the rule, … pics or it didn’t happen
did ytou see vagina or vulva?
Wonder why there are no HETROSEXUAL parades??
I think we get the idea. No need to get technical.
So I gather there was some public nudity, oh my god I’m shocked shocked shocked!
So did you voice your disapproval when someone posted about one of those nude bike rides? I can also think of quite a few other various subcultures whose festivals are accomapnied by some displays of public nudity.
A lot of gays disagree with the stereotypes portrayed in these parades and share the same sense of disgust.
One prominent gay writer said these “gay pride” days we’re merely a bunch of horny fags looking for an excuse to party and hook-up. Nothing to do with gay rights, or pride or whatever the hell they are supposedly trying to do…
I did see a gay pride parade in Ottawa once… and I actually thought it was pretty damn funny… but I never found public nudity all that shocking or deviant.
One prominent gay writer said these “gay pride” days we’re merely a bunch of horny fags looking for an excuse to party and hook-up.
Yeah. Replace “fags” with “Irish” and you have St. Paddy’s Day parade.
Nothing like a parade to bring out the freaks. My wife (Hispanic Descent) and I were watching the Puerto Rican parade in NYC one day (on TV). Turns out, there’s a ridiculous amount of sexual harassment charges at these parades. Guys get drunk, see nice rear ends and boobs and just wanna pull girls’ clothes off. I’m not sure if they still have that parade or not.
Every group has an embarassment … most heterosexuals just refer to these freak shows as “family reunions”. But gays seem to take it up a notch over all the other groups.
There’s just something about being gay and/or 13 year old trailer trash that just forces them into public makeout marathons.
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Went to Bourbon stteet, saw genitals, wasn’t surprised, I was at Bourbon street.
This isn’t exactly a secret about the Parade.
Pat
Look, obviously you don’t really come from a town where seeing gay people happens frequently. Myself being from montreal we have a district know as ‘The Village’… further known as ‘The gay village’. It just so happens that those kind of events make them feel like they’re all gay together, not just by themselves. I had this discussion with a guy I work with, who evidently is gay and told me that for him and his friends to see or even participate in gay events like the one you’re describing makes them feel comfortable to be who they are. Now i’m not trying to attack your post or anything, to tell you the truth I laughed when I read it, but just trying to make yourself and other people aware If you already aren’t. 
well said.
a few items:
what drew you so magnetically to the gay pride parade? this is intriguing. I have lived out here for many years and have never felt compelled to go to the gay parade, as parades in general (gay, hetro, metro, irish, white, black, you name it) bore me terribly. are you a big parade fan or just a gay parade fan?
next, you should get out more often, and perhaps travel outside our puritan little country. certain quite hetro festival events in south america would put the little chicago gay pride parade to shame.
I’ve read most of the responses and have a few questions…mostly for other posters.
First, I didn’t go to the parade, but did see some on the news.
I often wonder does the gay community actually “play” on the stereo types that are put on them or do the sterotyes actually fit? For instance what tehy showed on the news was a “troup” of army guy’s doing army drills…with rifels…not quite the same way they do in the army.
Second I do question the reason for public nudity. Certainly some instances of nudity occur all over, but in a parade? I’ve been to many parades, 4th of July, St Patricks etc etc over many years and have never seen public nudity. Frankly it surprises me that Chicago would simply “Allow” nudity to be part of a public parade. Is this common elsewhere?
~Matt
Is this common elsewhere?
if ‘elsewhere’ includes countries other than the US, then yes.
I often wonder does the gay community actually “play” on the stereo types that are put on them or do the sterotyes actually fit?<<
Just like heterosexuals, there is a very broad spectrum of gays, male and female. Yes, some gay men are quite flamboyant, some gay women are totally butch. Others are very, very beautiful women who the ST dudes would be lusting over. Some are hard working parents trying to raise their children. Others are actually…TRIATHLETES! Like someone said, the parade is a chance to “be with your own”, especially in places that aren’t so open minded (i.e., the Midwest).
Second I do question the reason for public nudity. Certainly some instances of nudity occur all over, but in a parade? <<
Two words for you…SPRING BREAK. What’s the difference? Except for the fact that the parade participants are over 21 and generally not drunk and throwing up or passed out in hotel rooms?
Frankly it surprises me that Chicago would simply “Allow” nudity to be part of a public parade. Is this common elsewhere?<<
Yep. I’ve been to the SF Pride Parade a couple of times. Once I went to a bunch of pre-parade parties, the parade and then the post-parade bash with a bunch of guys and I was the token “hetero”. A totally fun time, especially eyeing all the hottie boys. The SF parade always leads off with dykes on bikes (usually riding topless) and these aren’t Cervelos, but rather Harleys. There are lots of different groups in the parade, covering the spectrum.
As someone else said, Record really does need to get out more. You might meet a gay person or two and actually like them for themselves.
clm, hetero but with many gay friends, some stereotypical, some not
Showing “genitalia” is grounds for arrest in almost any state. Yes, even during spring break.
Apparently, none of you have ever been to Mardi Gras - the hetero pride parade. Want to see male and female genetalia? Want to see more breasts than Hugh Hefner? Want to see oral sex in the streets? Visit New Orleans during Mardi Gras - and it’s a religious parade.
Gay? Straight? Who cares. Don’t want to see naked people? Don’t go to Mardi Gras or Gay Pride parades.
Jay