Tag: gay pride
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A Special Message this Pride Month to Ryan Reynolds
Dear Ryan, On behalf of the gay male community, I have been instructed to renew our bid for you to come and play for our team. We’ve made several offers in the past, but I think we’ve got it this time. First, as mentioned before, we’re willing to let you wear purple anytime, anywhere, in…
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Banned for being a homophobe?
I was banned on a gay subreddit for being a homophobe. No shit. Me. The guy who put the “ho” in “homosexual.” What got me banned? Pointing out the obvious: That the so-called “gay community” is composed of largely vapid, insincere, narcissistic children who don’t care to organize or introspect. Scientific proof was demanded. I…
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Things Forgotten Beneath the Rainbow
At one point in time, it was illegal in the United States for gay men to perform live music, order an alcoholic beverage, eat in a restaurant, or be outside after sunset. These basic rights were secured or on their way to being secured prior to the Stonewall uprising. Gay liberation did not begin at…
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Pride: A Celebration of Queer Assimilation & Consumerism
For years I’ve had a serious problem with Pride month. As a gay man who came of age and embraced my activism during the AIDS epidemic, I didn’t feel proud to be gay–just that I was gay and that was an accident of birth. I’m proud of my achievements, of overcoming early neuro-cognitive deficits and…