Hi Zythyra,
I like what you wrote and I appreciate your sentiments.
I went to the Pride Parade in Boston on the 9th. We began in the Union United Methodist Church in the South End by having a service held by some very talented and inspiring religious leaders of different faiths. One of them was the Reverend Elder Troy Perry who was very animated and who was touching as well as humorous.
It is my first parade, but not my last. The Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick marched in the parade. The issue of Equal rights in relation to marriage was a big theme.
I felt like I was at home. Everybody was beautiful and the pride was beaming.
Some of us were saying that maybe in the future, there will be no need for the parade because we will be accepted and there will be no particular need to remind the world that we're here and we need to be paid attention to. But I think there will always be a need for Pride. One reason will be to acknowledge and memorialize those who came before us and who didn't make it. Another reason is that the Parade allows for public celebration of self expression for us. And, also, it is one way to ensure that we do not again become a forgotten people.
I really like the idea of reclaiming our ancient roles in society and being reminded of our invisible history. We need to find a way to recover our history - what's left of it in terms of records and facts that were attacked and eradicated by the established order.
Pride,
Rebecca
