They are a waste of time and effort and are probably even counter productive. At least when viewed through a lens that Pride is an event that has some political meaning.
Why not just divorce the notion of "Gay Pride" from the parade and call it what it is: Gay Madi Gras.
In DC we celebrate Pride with a parade on Saturday and a street festival on Sunday. I find the Festival worthwhile, it brings the community as a whole together for one day, which is productive. But the parade is mostly a titallating party, and this year, not a very fun one at that.
Keep the festival. I'd as soon do away with the parade.
I do think a Pride parade would have value and serve it's original purpose in less diverse and smaller cities.
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