2012-06-10, 08:27 PM
Rick Wrote:I do not want a gay pride month. Being gay is nothing to be proud of. It is not an achievement, it should not define you, you are a regular person just like everyone else. Being gay does not make you any more special than being blonde or left handed or whatever does. A gay pride month will do little more than make everyone roll their eyes at yet another perceived attempt to force homosexuality on America. It's bad enough there have to be people parading around main streets in their rainbow coloured underwear every so often but now there's this?
Do you even have an inkling where it came from or how long it's been in effect? Hint: Go lookup the stonewall riots.
This is nothing more than a president acknowledging it officially to garner attention. June has been Gay Pride for longer than I've been out.
Do not confuse "Pride" with Hubris. This is the Self Esteem side of pride. This is "It's not something to be shamed of". This is Be Proud to Be You.
It's not having what you want - It's wanting what you've got.