Everything else aside, I don't get the concept of "gay pride" at all. I am proud to be an American, proud of my personal accomplishments, proud of my family, and proud of my ancestors and their achievements. I even hesitate to express "pride in my heritage" for the sole reason that in my mind it implies that I was somehow responsible for the accomplishments of others. Perhaps gratitude is a better word than pride.
But "pride" in, um, bodily functions? I don't get it, no matter what the function is. (I don't want to even get into straight and gay.) Maybe when I was first toilet trained I felt a sense of achievement, but not since.
To me the concept summons up the image of a college kid who is the winner of a farting contest or something. On top of everything, I get tired of hearing about people's personal stuff all the time. I thought the idea was for people to have their "privacy" and be "left alone."
Sorry. That's my take.
When do the Pedophiles get their window..or the BDSM guys..or how about the Animal Lovers...or the scat fans...
LOL your comment about pride of achievement in toilet training pretty much fits the gay pride situation. Like a child who doesnt know any better they run around going "look what I can do" when nobody really wants to know. Like you, I also thought the whole idea was privacy to be who you are. I guess we both thought wrong on that one.
"Maybe when I was first toilet trained I felt a sense of achievement, but not since. "
:-) :-) Maybe they felt the same sense of pride the same-time they kissed someone of the same sex. Toilet-training is an appropriate analogy.