| 10:53p |
A ramble about this weekend's Pride London etc
OK so it was the first Pride I'd been to since 2004... 2005 in Manchester I *saw* bits of but didn't attend because I wanted to kill people. I anticipated this one being the best yet as I had my partner, friends, banners and belief that this was the right thing to do. Also, I needed to convince myself that this is what it's supposed to be about. It was awesome overall, meeting up with friends and randoms and having a generally good time in good weather. I enjoy the company of and believe in all those people who I walked with, not often that I'm inspired by the youth of today but here was a great example. Youtube, Photobucket, Flickr and other sites have evidence of what went on. I am proud to have been there, and we need to bring some of that confidence to our everyday lives, because that's where it really matters, you know? Pride isn't just a set weekend in a set city, it should be about every day in the environments that we live in. And yeah, fuck it, I'm putting pressure on people who only have a spine during Prides. I've got to live up to that myself.
TCC on Friday was good too, though it was generally just a social to me. Maybe I'm becoming some sort of scene queen for the anti-scene? Hehe. But yeah, new people and constructive talk was a good way to spend an afternoon. I stop getting frustrated with hoping for a really fast revolution, and take the actual good parts from it - some noobs showed up and some professionals showed up and that was productive and beneficial to both.
The only negative thing I've heard so far about Pride is that someone, no link required really because it's all over the internet, happened when a transwoman was refused entry to a womens toilet at Pride. The matter is being looked into by Pride, Police and other organisations and I am impressed with the amount of coverage this seemingly isolated incident is gathering. |