It's 6PM and the Dykes Are Dancing
It's Gay Pride Weekend in San Francisco. That may not mean anything to readers far away, but here in the Bay Area it is an annual celebration of diversity, and Amacker loves to go to the parade each year and show support for her friends in the gay and lesbian community. Amacker will be sad to have missed the party.
I hope everyone had a marvelous time!
It's funny, but Amacker kind of ticks off time by celebrations. She is always looking forward to a trip, or a festival, or a concert... something. As most of you know, the big one each year for her is Burning Man. It looms off in the distance there on Labor Day weekend. I doubt she'll be ready to travel to the desert that soon, but oh how she'll try.
(very minor clarification: A distant family friend read this post and wrote that she hadn't realized Amacker was gay. She's not. Lots of straight folks in San Francisco go to the Pride Parade. It's a very peaceful Civil Rights movement.)
I hope everyone had a marvelous time!
It's funny, but Amacker kind of ticks off time by celebrations. She is always looking forward to a trip, or a festival, or a concert... something. As most of you know, the big one each year for her is Burning Man. It looms off in the distance there on Labor Day weekend. I doubt she'll be ready to travel to the desert that soon, but oh how she'll try.
(very minor clarification: A distant family friend read this post and wrote that she hadn't realized Amacker was gay. She's not. Lots of straight folks in San Francisco go to the Pride Parade. It's a very peaceful Civil Rights movement.)
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Another reason you don't have to be gay to like the Pride Parade (though it helps to be lighthearted and happy) is that parts of it are an extremely entertaining show! Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Dykes on Bikes, the list goes on. Yes, it calls attention to social issues(anti-discrimination, insurance and spouse-like legal rights for domestic partners, health care, adoption, custody and visitation, etc.) but it's got a lot of Mardi Gras / Carneval spirit too. It's ststistically improbable to live in the Bay Area for any length of time and have no gay friends, so a lot of people go to support their friends (or relatives) who are marching, organizing, or helping out behind the scenes.
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