At least it's always the drag queens (or leather daddies) that get featured in pics or videos of Pride.
Here's today's photo gallery about Pride...and it's all about, yup, Drag Queens.
Is it 2008 or 1988?
Listen: I don't have a problem with either drag queens OR leather daddies. But our community is So Much More than that. Why are drag queens garnering additional attention...what about the ordinary gay heroes who are changing culture by bravely living their lives openly, as Sean Bugg writes about? Or the under 30 somethings the Blade focuses on?
Drag is not new. It's not at the forefront of what is exciting and new in our culture or community. Drag as a topic is tired and it's definitely not news.
One could fault the Post for resorting to cliche in covering Pride this way. But the Pride organizers did select a drag queen to emcee the main stage.
Mountains, here I come.
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And don't forget the DC Strippers, OOPS I mean Cowboys. If I see one more photo of them, I am gonna scream!
Happy pride weekend man!
Gosh.. the VA edition of the Post featured a pic of Ed Wilson of DCDD...although according to some friends the rain did make his white shorts a tad revealing :-) BV
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