July 08
So a big thanks to everybody who joined us yesterday for the Zombie Pride Ride. It was a blast to have you all there and a big bag of fun to try defending our admittedly absurdist idea to the rest of the Prideteers. It was a big gay day full of sunshine, heat, sweat and Cher impersonators, and we were happy to be involved again.
If you haven’t seen it yet, I’d recommend you check out the unusually tolerant treatment the ‘Zette gave Pride. For them, it’s downright fuzzy, cuddly and progressive. Too, the majority of the comments are supportive. Sure, you’ve got comments like this:
erniezippreplat wrote:
The Freaks are out, why don’t they invest in Shock treatment?
And this:
rightswatcher wrote:
Colorado Springs is now the San Francisco of the Rockies. The fruits and flakes have arrived. What will be celebrated next, adult-child, human-animal marriages? Meanwhile, don’t drop your soap.
But the majority of comments are along the lines of this:
demeter wrote:
Happiness, joy, and best wishes to all the newlyweds! Someday, someday…
(And then there’s a lot of theological discussion about the nature of the soul. Yawn!)
But wait a sec … if a conservative paper is drawing comments that are supportive, or at least tolerant, of gay marriage, does this mark a sea change? Are the loud, stupid people getting quieter? Or less numerous? Or is it that they’re slowing realizing that the majority of our democracy is becoming intolerant of their intolerance? Whatever the case, the huge turnout yesterday and the tone of ‘Zette piece seems to mark that we’re living in very different town than we did even five years ago. Let’s win!
OH, AND! Check out the Gazette’s State of the Arts liveblog here, which starts at 2. Apparently, they will be “web-logging” “live.” Technology!
Posted by: Aaron Retka in Jihad Against Marriage | Permalink
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Aaron - perhaps representative of a bigger trend: http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2008/06/30/080630fa_fact_fitzgerald
If you missed the 2008 pride parade there is video of the entire thing at newsblab.com