Thursday, June 2, 2011

Is LGBTQ Pride Still Significant Nowadays?

Pride is more than just COMING OUT; Pride to me is knowing that who I am in regards to my sexual preference or gender identity is OK and that I don't have to hide behind anyone's closet door to be a successful and productive member of society. It should be a time to reflect on where our community has come from and where exactly it needs to go. We have come a long way, but we are far from equality. It seems that since there are so many 'public' out Gay folks, (Ellen, Neil Patrick, Chastity) that everyone thinks we are mainstream. We are not. We get fired from jobs, lose our housing, get bashed outside of clubs, get bullied at schools because of who and what we are. Pride used to mean something when the LGBT (Now LGBTQ) community got together to network, renew enthusiasms and become educated about issues affecting progress towards equality. Moreover, We must always take a moment to reflect on the struggles of the past, and thank those that fought them for us, blazing the trail bringing us to where we are today...

However...


Little to be Proud About: I have recently found myself in a very interesting place when it comes to what I think of Gay pride parades, celebrations and certain aspects and behaviors among LGBTQ’s. Pride should be a time for the community to put our differences aside and celebrate a small part of who we are. It is also a way of showing the world that we are here and continuing to grow. I think that for the most part, LGBTQ’s have lost their way somewhere along the line, and are now pandering to themselves and that these Gay pride celebrations have become a caricature of what pride is truly meant to be. As I ponder this entry, I cannot help but wonder how many attendees actually feel as part of a family or warm and friendly community when they attend such events? I can only answer for myself; The only Gay Pride demonstration that I have ever been to where I felt we had truly joined together as one was the Gay Pride March on Washington D.C. in 1992. There were NO strangers there at all. It would have reminded you of an enormous family reunion.

..."We're pretty much promoting the stereotypes that society has of us in the first place"...
In retrospect, I really don't think there was much unity from other people at these events, besides the people who participated in its organization in some way or form, or the ones who wanted to get into your pants. Most of the time, it's really an excuse to go out, look for a potential bed mate, or to get dressed up in some outrageous outfit, whether that be drag, leather, or something that shows as much bulge, skin, or tits as possible. There is so much emphasis placed on the raw sexual side of us at these events that they have hardly anything to do with pride. It should really be called "Gay Freaks and Sex Addicts Weekend! -- Sponsored by Bud Light".

Furthermore, it disturbs me that these events serve as a stage for what the average person out there thinks of us. We are really not putting ourselves in the most complimentary of positions when it comes to advocating for the rights we want to gain. Showing “Dykes on bikes” riding topless, outrageous drag queens, assless-chapped leathermen, and mostly naked buff men really isn't it making it any easier to demand respect from the rest of society. We're pretty much promoting the stereotypes that society has of us in the first place. I guess what I'm really trying to say is that we've come to a point where we are supposed to be more grown up and sophisticated than this. We have allowed the freaks to have the biggest voices in representing us, the average, guys and gals next door, that never dress in leather, walk around half naked through the streets, dress in drag, and just want a little more respect. What it comes down to is that we've created our own tacky version of the Jerry Springer show, and the midget lesbian hermaphrodite who has sex with her uncle's wife has taken over the spotlight. Is LGBTQ Pride Still Significant Nowadays? ABSOLUTELY...Every day should be Pride celebration day day...BUT there are those of us who want to take our dignity back. There's very little dignity left in Gay Pride celebrations these days...

Wednesday, June 1, 2011

June 2011 Centerfold

June Man




Chuck 51 Kentucky


Rough & rowdy truck-driving Chuck will be 51 this month, and graces me with being both my June Centerfold and I guess my man for PRIDE. Chuck is all man until he crawls in bed with his partner. Then its "bottom's up" as Chuck's hole takes a pounding. Chuck likes being a bottom to a musky top dad and states his current fantasy is he would  "like to have a dirty musky man play in a garage with a machanic under my caddy!  grrr !!" When not truckin' or fuckin', Chuck likes to work on his vintage Caddy...(Bottom pic...No pun intended...) Happy Birthday,Chuck & Happy Pride Month everyone! Enjoy!