For them, being homosexual appears to be their main purpose in life and they define themselves by it. Pity they can't put some of this energy to productive uses.
Posted on 06/30/2013 12:51:33 PM PDT by IbJensen
Gay Pride weekend festivities are rarely understated, but after the Supreme Court’s decisions last week, marches and rallies all over the country were expected to be especially celebratory this year.
Pride weekend generally occurs at the end of June to commemorate the Stonewall Riots, in which the gay community exploded against a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, in New York City on June 28, 1969.
After the Supreme Court’s decision on Wednesday to overturn DOMA, granting legally married same-sex couples the same federal benefits as their heterosexual counterparts, and to let "Prop. 8" die, resuming the legalization of gay marriage in California, the festive atmosphere surrounding Pride events has been ramped up several notches.
While many of the largest and most notable Pride rallies and parties occur in New York, San Francisco and Chicago, smaller but equally colorful celebrations were set to take place in Seattle, St. Louis, Cleveland and other cities throughout the U.S. and around the globe.
Although the first gay pride march was in New York, in forty-plus years, pride events have spread throughout the world. The Paris pride march also had a duel celebration purpose on Saturday, marking the one month anniversary of France’s first gay marriage. Simultaneously, LGBT groups and supporters marched in Spain, Portugal and Mexico. Canada, Sweden, and Finland held parades on Sunday.
Apropriately leading the way in New York City, was Edith Windsor — the woman who championed the fight against DOMA.
Singer Harry Belafonte and activist Earl Fowlkes, both equality and civil rights advocates, will join her in leading the two-mile march down New York's famed Fifth Avenue from Midtown to the historic Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village.
“LGBT rights are expanding across the country and these individuals embody the soul of a movement far from over,” organizers NYC Pride said in statement.
The NYPD this year increased plain-clothes patrol to deal with problems that may occur before and after the parade, officials said. The additional surveillance is in response not only to expected record-breaking crowds but also the deadly shooting of a gay man that took place just a month ago in the area that Pride-goers are set to congregate.
Progressive songstress Lady Gaga spoke out against gay violence at New York’s kickoff rally on Friday, declaring "The violence that has taken place towards LGBTs in the past months is unacceptable here and anywhere … enough is enough," according to NBCNewyork.
While the parade marks the peak of excitement in New York, marchers may have trouble trumping the grandeur of her surprise appearance and performance of her pride-centric “Star-Spangled Banner” including the line, “Oh, say does that flag of pride yet wave."
Although New York's Stonewall sparked gay pride marches, San Francisco is equally famous for its gay community, and also boasts a large and colorful pride weekend. According to NBCBayarea, San Francisco’s police chief expects over 1.5 million people to attend the parade.
"Even though the World Series was huge, this could quite possibly be larger in light of the decision that just came down from the Supreme Court — but it will be just as happy as the World Series," Police Chief Greg Suhr said. Police presence has also been bolstered in San Francisco to keep musical performances, rallies and the parade enjoyable and safe.
Meanwhile, Chicagopride.com announced that their pride weekend will also include performances, over 200 floats and of course, marchers.
According to the Chicago Transit Authority, the parade route was expanded to include more streets last year and maintains that distance this year to accommodate the greater amount of people who wish to display their pride in Chi town.
According to NBCChicago, the gay rights advocates of their city could use a joyous occasion after Illinois could not garner enough support from the house to legalize gay marriage in the state, even after a petition on Change.org and a plea from President Barack Obama to the lawmakers of his home state.
America's proudest moment. Thanks to the Supreme Kort and a sycophantic Congress, this mystery 'president' gets away with poisoning America.
ONLY 3% OF THE POPULATION IS GAY.. You’d think EVERYONE was, with all the hoopla going on in the media.
Why don’t these talking heads ask the homosexuals and lesbians:
“EXACTLY WHAT IS IT THAT ARE YOU PROUD OF?”
This country chose to drink the Kool-Aid, most obviously in the 2012 election but really in everything that led up to it--from the 60s on. The fun part now is speculating on what the Muslims will do with the rotted corpse when it falls into their hands.
I never thought that I’d believe that the head of Russia had it right; but he does. Putin signed legislation this week that denies homosexuals the right to solicit or propagate their unusual, unwholesome and sinful ways to achieve their filthy orgasms.
For them, being homosexual appears to be their main purpose in life and they define themselves by it. Pity they can't put some of this energy to productive uses.
Yes, Harvey Milk is probably smiling creepily right now. Unfortunately, the victims of the maniac he covered for probably aren’t
The Tyranny Of The Minorities
A country of 315 million people is being ordered by the courts and the Obama administration to live the way the black 13%, the atheist 5%, and the homosexual 3% tell us to live.
Yes. Why can’t these people go march in Russia or Georgia? I would love to see the response.
I guess they are proud that they can shove their peckers up each others butt holes now..I will NEVER consider that love..its disgusting
Are you referring to ‘The Doodler’, by chance?
I read somewhere the SFPD did indeed question a suspect about the crimes, but apparently the three surviving victims didn’t want to go public about it, so the cops cut him loose.
“The fun part now is speculating on what the Muslims will do with the rotted corpse when it falls into their hands.”
Amen. America, the new Babylon
I was actually thinking of Jim Jones, but Milk had his fingers in lots of disgusting pies.
Good, natural things don't require this much artificial promotion.
It’s always seemed to me that the more people had to tell everyone else how proud they were, the less proud they really were - the silly, camp, overthetop behavior gays usually engage in betrays their real self-contempt.....
What are these contagious child molesters so proud of, and why do normal people tolerate these intolerant perverts?
Ah, OK. Yeah, Jim Jones - another whackjob.
Yes. Why do we continue to tolerate the degradation of our nation and the destruction of whatever remains of polite society?
Homos especially enjoy licking the instrument that gave them pleasure thereby ingesting fecal matter. No wonder these sickos get sick and die.
Meanwhile, lurking in the background, is a sickness that affects lesbians. So, beware Janet (two of them, one ready to croak), Hillary, Rozie, Madcow, et al, your turn is coming.
They’re sick.
Sickest is the pretending mystery man in the White Hut who never had a GIRL friend. He’s in Africa promoting the homosexual agenda.
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