Gay Pride 2005
May. 31st, 2005 09:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
chenanceouI rarely discus my country here (mainly because most people outside have very little idea, or interest, in what is going on down south), but today I'm doing it the South American way.
We had what could possibly be the biggest Gay Pride Parade in the world (for the second consecutive year) in the city this last Sunday - estimated 2 million people. It was a big event sponsored partly by the city and with the presence of the city's mayor, floats, bands - the works. People came from all over the country and from abroad to take part in it - we even had a Canadian, Mark Tewksbury *waves to the Canadians in my FL*. I was really happy it was such a successful (incident free) event, but part of me questioned if it hadn't just turned into another Carnaval, which this country is so fond of and famous for.
The most important thing wasn't the bright costumes or the pretty & gigantic rainbow flag - but the theme (Civil Partnership Now! Equal rights, no more - no less!). The aim is to extend full rights (civil union, adoption, for tax purposes, etc.) to same-sex couples here and to drown (in a cask of Amontillado) the religious lobbyists pressuring local Congress. The law is all nice and ready, waiting to get its day in Congress (our system is a bit different, but not much). It has been nice and ready for 10 effing years.
In the past I've been discriminated against for my politics, my looks, for being female, my religion, my ethnicity - even for wearing trousers (two different continents and one involved bodily harm). I can now add being mainly heterosexual to my list. *bows* Thank you very much.
Note: I edited this post because my oldest told me it was way too long and people just want to see the pretty pictures.
We had what could possibly be the biggest Gay Pride Parade in the world (for the second consecutive year) in the city this last Sunday - estimated 2 million people. It was a big event sponsored partly by the city and with the presence of the city's mayor, floats, bands - the works. People came from all over the country and from abroad to take part in it - we even had a Canadian, Mark Tewksbury *waves to the Canadians in my FL*. I was really happy it was such a successful (incident free) event, but part of me questioned if it hadn't just turned into another Carnaval, which this country is so fond of and famous for.
The most important thing wasn't the bright costumes or the pretty & gigantic rainbow flag - but the theme (Civil Partnership Now! Equal rights, no more - no less!). The aim is to extend full rights (civil union, adoption, for tax purposes, etc.) to same-sex couples here and to drown (in a cask of Amontillado) the religious lobbyists pressuring local Congress. The law is all nice and ready, waiting to get its day in Congress (our system is a bit different, but not much). It has been nice and ready for 10 effing years.
In the past I've been discriminated against for my politics, my looks, for being female, my religion, my ethnicity - even for wearing trousers (two different continents and one involved bodily harm). I can now add being mainly heterosexual to my list. *bows* Thank you very much.
Note: I edited this post because my oldest told me it was way too long and people just want to see the pretty pictures.
