While Pride parades and festivals are fun and a blast to attend, it doesn't take much for equal rights supporters to get pumped up about LGBTQ Pride Month, but not all of your support and inspiration has to come from the tea dances and parades and rainbow flags. In fact, there are so many other more powerful and important ways to show support. Why not go and see A LOCAL drag queen at the local bar? Or you can start by donating to an LBGTQ charity or donating time to one, or picking up some of your favorite LGBTQ literature, like gay artists and photography books, and authors of books of fiction or poem. Or pick up the CD of that gay recording artist. Gay pride goes beyond just the actual spirit of the parade and festival itself. Last week while in Philly I hit Giovanni's Room pretty hard. Picked up four new books. There are some many things and ways to motivate us to get out there and celebrate, make a difference, and become an activist for out LGBTQ community
Happy Pride!
Illustrations by the talent of Mara Drozdova
Big says, Celebrate, celebrate, celebrate!
ReplyDeleteYes, celebrate and get loud.
ReplyDeleteI want a corner apartment in that first building... and Chelsea Garden.
ReplyDeleteLast week, my company gave out the new Pride flags. I have one in my home office now.
ReplyDeleteThat's great!
DeleteWhat delightful photos! Oh how I love color! I am quite glad the rainbow was adopted as it suits me fine.
ReplyDeleteThe rainbow really is the perfect symbol.
DeleteThat penultimate photo looks as if it should be the cover of a fairy tale - The Road to Freedom it could be called.
ReplyDeleteI can see that!!!!!
DeleteI love that corner house with the Pride banners attached to the fence.
ReplyDeleteI'm GAY all year round, but during Pride is when I go around and collect good LGBTQ charities, products, creators and the such and add them to my 'to follow' list. Then I order things from them and support them. It's a yearly commitment. Pride is just the beginning.
ReplyDeleteAnd YES! Support your local Drag artists and bars!
XOXO
So many things to do. Most big cities have Pride communities...so there is always something to do or get involved in.Philly used to have monthly events to raise money for the community.
DeleteI have been campaigning on gay rights issues since I came out in 1984, my dear! The age of consent in the UK was still 21 then, and I protested alongside campaigners and raised petitions to equalise it; I protested against the notorious Section 28 that "prohibited intentional promotion of gay relationships as pretend families" [sic]; and (successfully) fought for my own right to inherit my partner's pension when he died. I have been on every Pride march in London since 1992 (and was also there in 1985, when Divine sailed down the Thames, singing on a barge), and I have seen the change in its emphasis - away from politics, more towards "celebration". Try living in Qatar, or Afghanistan, or Russia and see how much there is to "celebrate".
ReplyDeletePride is, always has been, and always will be a protest!
Thus endeth the sermon. It is fun as well, of course! Enjoy, but never forget... Jx
Here Here Sister Gin Blossom!!!! I came out in 97, and every year since, seem to attend to Pride parades and festivals. And use to make the rounds every year to Harrisburg, Philly, DC and Baltimore, and NYC. Some years for fun and shows and other for protests. And your right...it's like a war, it's hard and tiring, but fun at the same time. And your story of your passed on loved one, is one I'm familiar with hearing from several friends.
DeleteAnd not to get mushy, but you're lucky to have found a second love.
I love the flower pots! Everyone here knows I'm a gay radical. If you are straight or Republican, stay away. My 'Gay with discretion' next door neighbor doesn't put out a flag which hacks my ass. Ugh!
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The gay Republican?!?!?!?! I will never understand that. But cards on the table, dated one once and we had many, many a lively conversation or debate. He was hot as hell in bed, but alas, he pissed me off royally one to many times, and I threw him into the lion's pit.
DeleteTundra Bunny here.... what a beautiful mood board today, Mistress Maddie -- love the flower pots and balloon rainbow! Protest, celebrate, dispel ignorance -- it all helps to create a more liveable and enjoyable society for everyone regardless of gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, etc. And kindness is never wrong!
ReplyDeleteAnd kindness is free and the easiest thing to give.
DeleteI often wonder if we will ever all get along.
I would like to visit pride at a major city
ReplyDeleteIf you ever get to Philly for a Pride, I'd gladly show you around. There is such a great feeling of community and unity. I have been to the big five gay prides cities near me, and they are all fun.
DeleteLovely mood board! I'm not sure how good those pancakes taste with the dye in them, but they look nice at any rate. I've never been a flashy person, so I agree with you that support comes in many ways and just what you recommended is how I love to support!
ReplyDeleteI agree Blue! Not everyone is a extrovert. There have been some years when I can't attend and have gone the routes in other ways, like yourself.
DeleteHappy Pride, Mistress! Great images!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post! I too love Giovannii's Room and can and have spent hours in that place. A shame it's one of the last of it's kind in the US, and we here in Philly are luckily enough to have it.
ReplyDeleteThank you dear Linda.
ReplyDeleteAll these pictures made me happy and gay. Giovanni's Room is most definitely a city jewel.You know have me wondering what books you got?
ReplyDeleteLoving all the colour! Sending love and support.
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LOOOOOOVE your pics, MM. We have been buying every LGBTQ+ themed movie available on iTunes (no matter how bad it looks) to support and encourage more such content.
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