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by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on November 6th, 2007
No, that would be a little hypocritical of me considering I am just a humble heterosexual.
by Lippycow on May 26th, 2007
My son is taking part in the one in Birmingham UK this sunday i think,he is stilt walking in the parade,i have never been to one and i would like to.
by TEDCAMP on March 17th, 2008
Two years ago I was taking my 89 year old Mother-in-law to her home in Vancouver BC the day of the Gay Pride Parade. The streets were blocked & we had to cross, everyone gave her a huge applause, she danced a little jig, someone gave her a necklace. It was so much fun we still chuckle when we talk about it.
by PandaGirl on March 14th, 2008
No but if it was a gay guy parade being a girl and 95% of the gay guys i know are hott i would love to go and watch! Gay people are so cool!
by Saltlick on November 6th, 2007
Yes, in San Francisco, but it was maybe 10 years ago.
by Firebrand on November 6th, 2007
Yrs, in London
by Nelson - Jetpacking from bed on May 26th, 2007
First Pride Parade. Seattle, just moved there (Capital Hill if you know the area). I woke up one morning, got dressed to walk up the street to get a paper and some coffee and SUPRISE! In front of me there were a bunch of women, topless on motorcycles (Dykes on Bikes). Good morning, it's sunday, I just wake up .. . . So I watched the floats "floating" by. Been to almost every other one in Seattle since.
by 34th st. on December 7th, 2008
Yes, I've ben to lots of parades, events and just plain stuff. I have rallied, supported and voted! I have fought for civil rights for all of us! Lots of Luv!
by Jed Merrill on November 6th, 2007
Thankfully no. I would stick out like a sore thumb!
I am 110% heterosexual, baby! (I'll even wear pink ties to prove it!)
by Athrael on May 26th, 2007
No. But a gay pride parade came to me once.
by Arisztid on December 18th, 2008
I guess that I am a bad bisexual because, other than by accident, no. I am just not fond of crowds and noise. I do not like any kind of parade.
The accidental attendance was strange.
I took the bus to San Francisco to go record hunting when I was about 13.
It was the Gay Pride parade day.
I can tell you that my 13 year old self just kind of watched from the crowd for a bit and left. It was so crowded there that it was not even worth record hunting... my favorite record stores were a couple on Union street (not affected by the parade) and Castro (I did not even try going there that day). So, I caught a bus back to Marin.
I went record hunting the next weekend.
by rachee on December 7th, 2008
Yes. I will do anything to support gay rights and acceptance.
by jeleigh on December 6th, 2008
Most interesting Pride I have ever been to was in Norway. I was there for work and Pride just happen to coincide. Its was great- small, but spirited.
by Penny The Wise on March 17th, 2008
Yes, though most of the time I was working nearby and could see it pass by my workplace.
by redcatt63 is around here somewhere...... on March 14th, 2008
I've been going to the one in St. Louis for at least 6 years now. Love to go to one in another city sometime.
by .Pretty . Zombie. on February 24th, 2009
Yep. I love them.. and I love the little booths where people are selling things. There was an Native American man there who made his own shampoos and soaps, beside him was a woman who made her own candles that looked and smelled like desserts... I love them.
The last one I went to was to support my friend who was competing in a song competition, Pride Idol.. and she won. So it was excited. =D
by Chigg on December 18th, 2008
YES!
I am straight, married with kids and we take the whole family.
Brighton UK's Gay Pride parade is huge and the carnival atmosphere is fantastic. Its very healing too because of the complete mutual acceptance.
Transvestites in their day-glo Madonna outfits strutting down the road .... on stilts.
Solitary transsexuals out in their girl clothes, trying to tuck into shop doorways and be inconspicuous, but still daring to be their real selves *gosh horror* in the outdoors! Near people!
Young lesbians in braces standing awkwardly, almost defiantly, on their float, with the music blaring and arms round each other for safety, waiting for the disapproval that never comes.
Of course that's a few extremes and I'm not into stereotypes. I just LOVE humanity and Gay Pride parades are full of honesty, you know?
by QueenR eats the Terminator for breakfast on December 15th, 2008
Oh God no. I think they are a waste of valuable time and energy. What is the point in them?
by Anonymous on December 14th, 2008
Yes, I watched from the sidewalk. it was fun
by Sodapop on December 14th, 2008
A couple but haven't been to one in a while.
by dea_ex_machina on December 7th, 2008
Yes!
I was in Amsterdam a few years ago when the Gay Olympics were on - so my sister-in-law and I went to see the pride Parade - my goodness! it was a wonderful spectacle! A boat parade round the canals in Amsterdam. And we were not the only straight people there -Amsterdam is a little more accepting than most places of diversity.
by kittygoesmoo- engaged...finally on December 7th, 2008
Yes I have, my parents have been talking my brother and I since we were little. Last year there was a man running for Mayor who followed the parade with anti-homosexuality signs and harasing people.
by Miss Madge on December 7th, 2008
On accident. I was with a school group in DC a few years ago, they set us loose at the Smithsonian. I eschewed the Buddy System, went to look for the Nat'l Archives, got hopelessly lost, and ended up at a gay pride parade. The funny thing is, I didn't even realize it until later, because there were banners all over the place for an upcoming Folk Art Festival and I just assumed that's where I was. I just kept thinking "Gee, gay people really love folk art!" It was fun, though; there was a hilarious singer performing and I'd go again just for that.
by Sosueme on March 14th, 2008
No...but unwittingly stumbled upon one once. It was kind of fun to watch but how shall I put this...."different"
by Miss Anubis loves this season on March 14th, 2008
No, but I support the ones closest in my life by other methoods. I'm always there for them to cry to, about anything. They're the people in my life that I care about....not if they're hetero/homosexual. I'm 100% straight and made that knowledge to them...just don't try to hook me up with anyone.
by Spirit of the Nomad on November 11th, 2009
By accident once and it was a blast. I was in Berlin on Christopher Street Day(google him if you don't know who he is) and when we came out of our hotel that morning to start the day we walked into a giant street party.
by His Lordship... has left on October 29th, 2009
Maybe 7 or 8 of them.
by M-Pearl on March 31st, 2009
i think that it's not hypocritical to go to a gay parade if your a heterosexual
the only way it will be hypocritical and contradicting is if a person says they don't like gays and goes to a gay parade
my best friend and i are both heterosexuals and we are huge homosexual supporters and activists for gay rights
and we have never been to a gay parade but we are going to our first one in a few months
by nzguy.. on February 18th, 2009
Yes I went to one last year in Auckland when i was back home in New Zealand.
Some of the costumes were amazing.
I also went to an event in Wellington which was the "Bare breasted bike riding day!" when a few hundred people rode around the central business area and parliament wearing little more than underpants.
Some of the sites were funny, one woman needed first aid after her left boob got stuck in the front wheel of her bike!
by dea_ex_machina on February 18th, 2009
Yes - I went to Amsterdam pride in 1998 - just before the Gay Games. It was not a deliberate choice to go - I happened to be in Amsterdam at the time on holiday - and it seemed a good idea to go! It was fascinating!!
by Helen of Toys on February 18th, 2009
YES! They have a massive one in Brighton every year...it is HUGE...I was in the town once when it went through.......it was....different!
by Adz3r0 on February 18th, 2009
Yes, and it was actually pretty fun. People made it a point to make others laugh. It wasn't the inappropriate sex-fest that so many haters make it out to be.
Well, it may have been after I left, but it was cool while I was there.
by Sid on February 18th, 2009
Nope.
by Colt COAT of Justice on February 18th, 2009
Yes of course! Many !
by TAPriceCTR s son is wearing his COAT on December 18th, 2008
nope... but tell me. if I were to try setting up a straight pride parade how do you think that would go over? I see cars all the time with "samoan pride" or what ever else pride... think my car would get vandalized if I had a "white pride" decal on the window? then again, why take pride in something that has no meaning on who you are? if I were to get anything it would be "engineer pride" or some other accomplishment or ability. you are your race by birth, and your sexuality by puberty, everyone has one (or more) what is there to be so proud of?
by Greekgod on December 17th, 2008
No, I let gay people get on with their own thing. I do not get involved being a heterosexual male.
by NarutoRox on December 14th, 2008
no but my parents have a bunch of times
by happiness on December 14th, 2008
several times and I have some video clips, in Chicago BTW.
by ShoulderPadQueen on December 14th, 2008
never
by DwarfClown on December 14th, 2008
No, but my nephew has.
by Queen of Hearts XOXOXO on December 14th, 2008
Yes I have.
by shrinkess on December 14th, 2008
Yup.
by Colt COAT of Justice on December 14th, 2008
Many
by AnonymousGirl on March 14th, 2008
Nope.
by Habba Wants Pizza on March 14th, 2008
No.
by rdrainer on November 6th, 2007
Yes, but not intentionally. My girlfriend and I got into London on the train from Gatwick and were sightseeing on our bicycles around Hyde Park, to discover a homosexual rally in progress. We stayed and enjoyed the beautiful August afternoon for a while, and the parade organized and moved out a while later. It was all very peaceful and friendly, and we were given a lot of literature which mysteriously disappeared during our overnight stay before heading off for Ireland on the train the next day.
by Xtreme2252 on November 6th, 2007
nope, but i have been to an emo pride parade (aka The Black Parade)
by Anonymous on May 25th, 2009
yes i have and it is fun
by Annuska on April 15th, 2009
No , but planning to this year !
by Sharona Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot on May 25th, 2009
When I was young and social, I went with my gay men friends in Chicago. I am straight, but we brought eveyone. It was very fun.
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