The Size of Pride
Monday, June 14, 2010
Gay Pride L.A….come and gone—a flashy day infused with the usual mix of jewel-tone feathers, melting make up, near-nudity and drunken displays of…ummmm…pride.
…I suppose there are all sorts of ways to display pride, and I suppose that’s the purpose of the day. There are those who mark the event high atop a float, strutting their pride with a feathery in-your-face style:
…and then, there are those who understand the importance of quiet elegance: a less-is-sometimes-better helping of homo—not to mention a true understanding of scale. (which always appeals to me)
These two—cloistered across the country while communing with nature—quietly, albeit elegantly, display their gayness, their friendship and, like any good gay boy(s) their understanding of how to be size queens….
