Did you think you could spend the entire month of June throwing glitter and waving rainbows in my face without getting any response from me? If so, you were wrong.
Gay Pride.
It’s a queer pairing of words.
I understand them individually.
Gay means – a bright, cheery pleasantness.
I’m kidding! I’m kidding!
That was offensive and I apologize!
Gay means – sexual gratification with someone of the same gender.
Pride means – satisfaction with your (or another’s) achievements.
Pride makes sense when it follows words like
…National, School, Parental or Military
It lacks clarity when it follows ‘Gay’.
Homosexuals are proud of …
…what, exactly?
Is it just the sex?
Straight people have sex too.
We just don’t have parades to celebrate it.
For straight people, sex itself is enough of a celebration.
No need to seek public approval.
Maybe gay folks are proud of the love they share…
Is that it?
Okay.
But I’ve got a lot of close friends.
…dudes
…who I care for deeply.
The relationship easily qualifies as love.
But…
…we don’t have sex.
Not even close.
Because sex isn’t an important part of love.
Most loving relationships are platonic.
So…
…this gay pride thing…
I guess it IS about the sex.
Gay Pride is
…satisfaction from having achieved sexual gratification with someone of like gender.
Seems self indulgent to me.
You assuage your carnal desires.
You climax.
Yippee-Skippee.
Is now the time when I applaud?
Unless …
…I’m using the wrong definition of ‘pride’.
Maybe that’s it!
Pride also means: “Unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem”
Using that definition,
…’Gay Pride’ makes more sense.
Love the Lord, all his saints! The Lord preserves the faithful, but the proud he pays back in full.
Psalm 31:23
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And I maintain, most homosexuals do not want an end to bullying.
If they did, they would not be bullying others into celebrating and worshipping their choices.
And to end bullying, we must be all
The same, so there’s nothing to bully about. And to do that, we *must* embrace communism. Right?
I’m proud of not cowering in the shadows and having the courage to be who I am even when ignorant assholes don’t get it. I’m proud of having survived years and years of violent bullying. I’m proud for having worked hard to change the laws in my state and hopefully someday soon this entire nation. Sex and “unreasonable and inordinate self-esteem” have nothing to do with it.
I appreciate the comment, Kevin. I too have the courage to be who I am when (insert derogatory name) don’t get it. I’ve survived bullying. I’ve made efforts to change laws, though I’ve not experienced the success that you have. I maintain that if sex has nothing to do with it, then it isn’t ‘gay’ pride.
Lmao!
Speaking as a fellow word-smith, I couldn’t agree more! 🙂