Drag queens, Dykes on Bikes unite!
For one day a year, it's important we all come together for Pride.
JOAN GARRY
Friday, July 11, 2008
http://www.washingtonblade.com/2008/7-11/view/columns/12902.cfmEACH JUNE, AS I scan national and local Pride coverage and photos, I am reminded of a conversation I had with Bill O'Reilly a few years ago. OK, so maybe it wasn't a conversation. He was yelling at me and I was doing my best to make my point.
O'Reilly suggested to me that Gay Pride parades were a big problem for the gay rights movement. These parades shoot your movement in the foot, he told me in front of his faithful viewers one night.
His argument, of course, is that the more "normal" we appear and behave, the lower the "ick" factor, and the greater our chances for securing equality. (I hope I have the chance to talk about the "normalcy" of marriage with him sometime.) Things would be so much better for us if we just told all the drag queens to stay home.
