Rainbow flag flying proud at Pride

Gay Pride, Mardi Gras, whatever name we give this major annual event in the gay calendar, is an affirmation of our lives, our rights, achievements, hopes, and possibilities.

These events are meant to be inclusive  (our aim to play a full part in mainstream society), and exclusive in the sense of demonstrating our particular gifts,  qualities,  and means of self-empowerment.  What, then, are we to make of gay critics who see Pride merely as a  big, brash, vulgar display detrimental to our best interests, a social irrelevance,  an excuse to party and little more? Read the rest of this entry »