August 1, 2010
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Belfast Pride 2010
It's been a very tiring weekend as it's been Pride weekend here! Apart from the now annual pilgrimage to Gran Canaria I rarely go out to pubs and clubs and I never really drink at home so two nights in a row drinking in clubs has left me feeling rather wasted.
We (Patrick, my ex who came over for the event and I) went down on Saturday to see the parade. It was very good natured and there seemed to be as many straight people there as gay. The usual demonstrations from the Christian Right Wing were generally ignored - some straight people in town for shopping but who stayed to watch the fun were the people most likely to react to the bigots; there was very much a feeling of 'not in my name'.
We didn't stop out much after the parade passed by - my days of drinking and dancing in the park after Pride are very much over!!
Below is a link to a BBC news video clip which captures some of the fun of the day.
Comments (3)
You still have your pride, you just don't need to toast to it every at every bar you pass! Good times. My week has been busy with birthday celebrating all week. TIme for me to take a break. I go to gay bars on occasion with my gay friends, my favorite over straight ones any day of the week. Have a great weekend.
Happy extended Pride!
Glad to hear you had a good time - you will always get people who just don't want to respect anothers lifestyle choice. Usually they are the miserable ones - not us.
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