Pride 2011

Last year, for some reason, I managed to catch most of the parade on tv live.  This year, I was out doing stuff and didn't see anything.

The first thing I saw relating to Pride today was the evening news. Of course, the news is on at a time when everyone is sitting together having dinner. I don't even know how to explain how awkward it is whenever I'm sitting with the rest of the family and something like this goes on the tv. Usually, I have two options: (1) pretend to not pay attention and not care, or (2) find something to talk about and drown out the tv. Today I chose #2. -_-'' When will there be a day when this is no longer an issue?

The second thing I saw relating to Pride is the link to the Toronto Star article about Pride. Nothing was particularly catchy except that some person's comment was, "There were also more nudes this year."  And that is the main reason why I really do not take so much interest in this parade. Yes, we value freedom of expression.  Yes, it's great that people are proud of who they are.  But where does the need for nudity come from? Walking around naked is not exactly what freedom of expression and pride is about. Quite honestly, I really don't see how nude people are going to increase people's support for gay rights. How can you blame people for linking gay/les people to sex when this is how you portray yourself to the public?

So now this sounds like some straight person's argument about why they are against Pride...