Happy Gay Pride Weekend Everyone

[frontaloadotmy]

Allen you crack me up

I have never had the urge to look like Joan Crawford! -> !

How about singing like Ethyl Merman, or Johnny Ray, or
maybe relating to Chuck Yeager? ( I used to take telephon
orders from he and his first wife a million years ago, when
worked at the local Montgomery Ward Catalog Store; I kno
you know who he is!) I myself don't have an overwhelming urg
to look like or be any one else, but I can tell you, that it is a riot to dress up in drag; it's fun, it's silly. Th
world would be at least a sligthly better place if we all jus
cut up one way or another with out hurting somebody else
Now brew some coffee in the Corning Ware, and try on some wig
for your Halloween Flight this October!!!

 

[petek]

Besides many cities these days ae courting if not competing to attract the "gay" tourist and events for the dollar. A busload of queens will spend more in one day than a planeload of British tourists will in a week LOL

 

[oxydolfan1]

That cake DOES look delish.....and like a whole lotta work <br
Pride was very nice here, with perfect weather, no incidents <br
Wishing you all a very belated but happy Pride weekend <br
And now, I think I'm going to go sleep for a week <br

 

[toggleswitch]

A trap? Ok I need to know once and for all......

I once heard this rumour. Is it true that the female organ has teeth in it and that any attempt to go near it and it cutzyerpekerrov? <br
(ducks and runs.) *LOL* WHOOS <br
[Yes they definitely want our money! <br <br

 

[whirlcool]

Thanks for your responses.
I didn't mean to infer that I am anti-gay, I just didn't understand some of the concepts of gay life. Since joining applianceville, I have learned so much, about all different kinds of things, including gay life.
Remember, with understanding comes acceptance.
Thank you all for enlightening me on this subject.

 

[hydralique]

May I have some cake too

One answer to the question as to why all the dress up is that one of the most venerated events in the history of gay pride was the Stonewall Rebellion of 1969. In the years before the ‘70s, gay life for those few people who dared be openly gay in public revolved around bars. There were almost no other venues to just meet people and socialize. Every major city had gay bars, but they were hugely discriminated against by city officials, zoning laws and the police. Raids by the cops were frequent, and to be caught in a raid could ruin a career or land one in jail on trumped up charges of lewd behavior for just being in a gay bar or touching someone of the same sex. During a raid most bar patrons made very little trouble for the cops in hopes of being allowed to quietly leave. <br
In June of ‘69 the New York City Police raided the Stonewall Inn, and to everybody’s surprise a group of drag queens fought back in the bar and street. Unlike other patrons, the drag queens were already ostracized by society and had little to lose. The police were able to overpower the drag queens but it took a bit of work to do so and the whole situation became public knowledge and rather famous. When pride parades started happening in a few larger cities in the ‘70s there was still a huge amount of ani-gay feeling in the nation, and Stonewall was often cited as a symbol that oppression and injustice could be fought . . . and of course the drag queen connection wasn’t forgotten and became a great excuse for many participants to dress up and be flamboyantly beautiful. That tradition has continued to this day, and while many of the drag queens, diesel lesbians in leather or other dressed up types wouldn't normally appear like that in public, pride parades are seen as the one day of the year to celebrate ALL apsects of the gay community.

 

[toggleswitch]

Actually I heard it was that the sistahs were upset at the news that Judy had died. They were not in the mood to be f---ed with, so they fought back <br
I wonder how many cops had the pleasure of being intimately acquainted with their own night sticks, before that night when the DQ shoved em...... well you know. <br
YOU GO GIRLS! I have the utmost respect for the law. But sometimes you have to bully a bully. Only thing they understand.

 

[Unimatic1140]

<i>[Yes they definitely want our money!] </i <br
You can say that again Toggs, with each passing year they seem to want more of our money, now don't they? I think its a good thing. Part of the Pride celebration is to celebrate how far we have come since those early days of Stonewall back in 1969. As so many have said above, it is important to remember what Pride is really all about.

 

[andrewinorlando]

If I remember correctly, the Stonewall riots happened on the night of Judy Garland's funeral. Yes, I think the sistahs were indeed pretty pissed off, and had enough of the almost nightly police harrassment and raids that were part of Stonewall life. I think they got even that night...and the gay rights movement was born.

 

[selectomatic]

Whirlcool,

Gays and lesbians are among the 'invisible minorities.' As such, we enjoy the ability to disappear into the mainstream, and to reap the benefits of being 'normal' whenever we find it convenient <br
'Visible minorites" (blacks, asians, women, etc.) can't hide. They are forced to contend with prejudice every day. <br
This works both for and against gays and lesbians. On the one hand, we don't have to 'admit' anything to employers, families, friends, etc., but on the other hand we go unnoticed and therefore underestimated <br
During the Carter presidency, Miss Lilian (Jimmy's mother) was asked how she and her Plains, GA cronies dealt with the "Gay Situation." Her answer? "We don't have them 'round here.&quot <br
I tend to agree that a well-publicized freak show runs contrary to the concept of 'pride,' but at the same time I see the need for people to be aware of the fact that homosexuals are everywhere. <br
Much as I'd like to see everyone treated as equal, I just can't see the publicity possibilities of a parade which featured normal people, dressed normally, doing normal things. <br
It's a two-edged sword. It's hard to get recognition without being outre. But it's hard to be outre while trying to appear average.

 

[whirlcool]

I get it now. The dressing up in drag is kind of a tribute to the Stonewall revolt, which started up the Gay Pride movement.
I remember reading even into the early 80's that police used to raid gay nightclubs in places like Dallas, Denver & Houston and cart all the patrons off to jail.
I could never figure out why the police couldn't just leave well enough alone.

 

[scott55405]

Very nicely said everyone <br
Parunner: thank you for your kind words. I am glad you enjoyed the festivities when you present for them <br
I popped in to thank Jason above just because I thought it was so cool that he took the time to wish us a happy day <br
Whirlcool: I have always known that you are a good person and I'm glad you're part of our group. Anytime you wonder or want to know about anything, just ask us, or spend some time with the boy flight attendants on a layover sometime. They'll fix you right up with all the information you want to know, and they're lots of fun too! :- <br
Xyz: Although we do not remove people from membership for things like sexual orientation or anything similar, try inciting trouble where none exists and your outcome may vary. If you knew anything about the history of this group, you would know that at its inception its membership was very nearly 100% gay. While I'm happy for the diversity we've found over years, I have perhaps been more vocal than others in saying that we *were* here first, and while anyone's welcome to play if they can behave and want to be a postive part of the group, you are in our yard so to speak and you will tolerate us and you will respect us. Now stop going on about things you obviously know nothing about, take a lesson/example from the class and dignity of the other "non-gays" as you refer to them, from this post and throughout the club, and relax and enjoy yourself if you have an interest in the subject matter and wish to be here. That goes double for you Mr. Heterosexual Pride parade <br
Now then, I apologize for the interruption in our regularly scheduled programming, but this is something I feel rather strongly about and it is not a subject I will dance around if I feel something needs saying. Back to that beautiful multi-layer cake Robert depicted above. I would love some of that, day old or not! LO <br <br <br

 

[JerseyMike]

Great thread ...

I want some of that cake. (It looks delicious; someone worked very hard to make that.) <br
I was just cleaning out my e-mail. Here's a copy of a PathAlert that was sent during the height of yesterday's parade: <br
"Do to crowding at the Christopher st. station Path trains will not stop at the Christopher st. station. Passengers are advised to use the 9th. st. station to gain access

To access further updates that may be posted on the Port Authority Web site,
simply click on: http://www.panynj.gov/CommutingTravel/path/html/path_alert.htm <br
To unsubscribe, click on: http://www.paalerts.com/alertunsubscribe.aspx&quot <br
Path is the subway that connects New York and New Jersey. The Christopher Street Path Station is only a couple of blocks from Stonewall. (The Ninth Street station might be a little closer.) I think that it's awesome that so many people went to the parade <br
Mike

 

[foraloysius]

Well mr BTJustice <br
If you ever felt discriminated as a heterosexual perhaps you'd better start organizing a heterosexual parade <br
And if you are here to discuss washing machines and detergent perhaps you'd better stick to the threads about it <br
Enjoy your cake <br
Louis

 

[dalangdon]

"It never ceases to amaze me that when gays talk badly of heterosexuals that they are within their rights to do so but vice versa it becomes a hate crime.&quot <br
And it never ceases to amaze me how eager some people are to paint themselves as victims. <br
No one is forcing you to visit this thread. And I would think that even a bigot - who are not known for their intellect, after all - would have been able to tell what the content was by the title. <br
You could have opted not to click, knowing that it would affect your "sensibilities", such as they are. And, once clicked, you could have been content to keep your opinion to yourself. But no - you had to be the victim. Story of your life, I'm sure. Like our President, nothing is ever your fault <br
Finally, are you paying for membership in this site? Nope, I didn't think so. So take your whining someplace else. <br <br

 

[brettsomers]

Scott, i have to agree with everything you said in your post. My understanding is that this site is funded and operated by gay men, and the majority who enjoy this site are gay. everyone has been welcome as long as ive been here. <br
*HOWEVER <br
it is foolish and thoughtless and ungracious and ignorant and RUDE to persue any arguement that might offend. if you have a problem with gay people shut up about it. there is no room for debate.

 

[DADoES]

Can't we just have some generalized people pride? :- <br
Yay!

 

[lederstiefel1]

Woohoo...sooo much to read and so few time....
Only thing I want to announce is: The big parade in Cologne takes place the weekend 6th-8th July 2007!
We'll be there!!!
Throughout the whole summer we have CSD-parades here in Germany in most bigger cities like Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Berlin, Köln, Mannheim, Nürnberg, Hannover, München, Stuttgart and so on..... <br
Ralf

 

[sudsmaster]

SF Pride

For what it's worth, this year the parade in SF was officially re-named the Pride Parade, no longer the Gay Pride Parade. According to the TV parade commentators, this was because "Gay Pride" was thought not to be inclusive enough of the wide spectrum the parade represents - gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals, transgenders. Did I leave anyone out? LOL

 

[buffster]

Hey Rich....

Nice to see a fellow member from the Bay Area. Email me sometime. I'm curious to learn where you are in the Bay Area. <br
Mik <br
BTW, great looking cake Robert. Did you make that yourself? Looking forward to meeting you in Omaha. You will be in Omaha won't you <br